COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As Ohio State continues investigating what head football coach Urban Meyer knew about domestic abuse allegations against former assistant coach Zach Smith in 2015, a new report on Thursday shows just how complicated the issue could be for the investigative team.

In a report published on the Facebook page of veteran sports writer Jeff Snook, the mothers of Zach Smith and his ex-wife, Courtney Smith, painted a very different picture of the allegations against Zach Smith, one that only adds to the confusion of a high-profile case that continues to get national attention.

Claims from Lynne Bruce, Zach Smith's mother and daughter of former OSU coach Earle Bruce, and Courtney Smith's mother, Tina Carano, make it clear that the investigative team will have alternative versions of events to sift through in attempting to determine the fate of Meyer, and that of athletic director Gene Smith.

One thing that seems clear from Thursday's report is that this is the side of the story that Meyer will take. Snook's story was shared on social media by both of Meyer's adult daughters. If Meyer is going to remain at Ohio State, confusion over what might have happened could help him keep his job.

The new version of events might also help explain why no conclusions about what actually happened could be drawn in 2015, when Powell police investigating the accusations against Zach Smith did not press charges. In a statement last Friday, Meyer admitted to being aware of the alleged incident in 2015 and that he followed proper protocol in reporting it. Zach Smith also said Gene Smith was aware of the allegations three years ago.

Further complicating matters for the university's inquiry is the fact that additional investigative materials and narratives from Powell police relating to the alleged abuse in 2015 have remained under seal, as no charges were filed. Powell Chief of Police Gary Vest told ESPN that Ohio State's investigative team will not have access to those records either. The Smiths divorce filings, which make mention of alleged abuse, were sealed until just recently.

In their interview with Snook, Bruce and Carano claim the domestic abuse allegations against Zach Smith are false, and that Courtney Smith vowed years ago to "take down" her ex-husband, and Meyer.

Bruce told Snook that her former daughter-in-law told her back in 2013 that she would "take Zach down and take Urban Meyer down with him."

Carano, the estranged mother of Courtney Smith, reportedly told Snook in text messages that she doesn't believe Zach Smith ever "intentionally swung or punched" or "intentionally abused" her daughter.

Asked by Snook if she ever heard her daughter vow to "take Zach down," Carano replied, "yes."

Without potential key pieces of information in those additional police reports, the independent investigators tasked by Ohio State to look into this are left to sort through whatever information might be catalogued in the university's own records, and the words of the people involved.

Meyer, who's been on paid administrative leave since August 1, said he would fully comply with the investigation. An attorney for Courtney Smith said her client would do the same. Zach Smith's attorney told USA Today on Thursday that his client has not yet been contacted by the university's investigators.

Ohio State said in a release last Sunday night that it expects its investigation to be completed within two weeks.