According to a Boston Globe report, Steve Addazio was "aware that there was an issue in the personal life of Zach and Courtney Smith" when he hired Zach Smith as an assistant at Temple in 2011.

The Ohio State University's Director of Athletics, Gene Smith, is Martin Jarmond's mentor. Smith always told Jarmond to stick to a plan and follow its process. Now the AD at BC, Jarmond is doing just that.