When Urban Meyer took over at Ohio State in January 2012, it didn’t take him very long to identify the Buckeyes’ biggest problem.
Despite having a quarterback who was tailor-made for his spread offense and a stable of capable running backs, Ohio State was missing consistent playmakers on the perimeter.
“My biggest area [of concern] is the playmakers. Where are they or do we have them,” Meyer said last February, according to The-Ozone.net. “When your leading receiver only has 14 catches and one of them is a tight end, that’s alarming. That’s my biggest concern. Where are our playmakers at and do we have enough to do what we want to do?”
It turned out that Meyer had plenty of playmakers on hand as the Buckeyes marched through 2012 unscathed, completing just the sixth undefeated season in school history.
Receivers Devin Smith and Corey Brown emerged as reliable targets for Braxton Miller, combining for 1,287 receiving yards and nine touchdown…
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