Buckeyes should be wary of cult of coach

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was just a couple of weeks ago, as the sordid mess played out at Penn State and led to Joe Paterno’s firing, that many of us questioned whether it was dangerous to have a coach who is bigger than the school. ESPN.com’s own Ryan McGee wrote a thoughtful column about how the Jerry Sandusky case should end for good the culture of coach worship on college campuses. He was, and is still, right.

Less than a month later, Ohio State hired Urban Meyer as its new football coach.
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