Urban Meyer is an emotional man. He always has been. When something goes wrong, like any coach, he can react in the most absurd way possible. When something goes well, he celebrates with the occasional victory double punch or throwing his hands in the air. A game is a roller coaster of emotion for Meyer, and…
Normally when an assistant coach leaves a program, there is a sense of loss pretty much only on the football side of life. Most of the time, the coaches are quickly forgotten by the fan base as life moves on. With Kerry Coombs leaving Ohio State, however, it’s different. When Urban Meyer came to OSU, one of the requirements…
Eighth grade me left the party in the basement and walked up the stairs to watch the final minutes of the 2011 Sugar Bowl alone. The nerves and pressure of an Ohio State loss weighed too much on me, so I watched the game in the living room so I could pace, cuss freely, and get overly emotional where no one could see or judge me.
There is an old saying about not being the guy who follows the guy, but be the guy who follows the guy who followed the guy. In Chris Holtmann’s case, you would think it would be challenging and stressful following in the footsteps of Thad Matta, who won five Big Ten regular season championships, led his team…
Urban Meyer is one of the premier figures in college football. As such, assistant coaches around the country would do just about anything to be part of his program. When there is an opening on his staff, the résumés come rushing in like bingo balls. To expedite matters, Meyer keeps a running list of potential assistant coaches going…
Buckeye Nation was formally introduced to linebacker Jerome Baker on September 17 of last year when Ohio State took on the Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma. On a University television show the previous week, OU backup quarterback Austin Kendall proclaimed that starting quarterback Baker Mayfield would “light up”…
