Steve Spurrier doesn’t hold back often, and on Monday that meant some ear-opening words directed at Ohio State, led by former Gators coach Urban Meyer. Mark Zerof / USA TODAY Sports The Florida Gators have won three national championships in football. On Monday, the coach who won the first one took a shot at the guy who won the other two … and then one more last season. Speaking on “The Paul Finebaum Show” on ESPN Radio on Monday, current South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier talked the upcoming SEC football season. And before long, the 70-year-old Spurrier tried to score some points with the SEC faithful by letting reigning national champion Ohio State have it over its schedule. “Every now and then when I listen in to your show, I know the SEC fans are a little upset at Ohio State’s schedule and rightfully so to tell you the truth,” Spurrier said. “But that’s just the way it is and how it works out for all of us. I remember several years ago, Texas A&M had four sorta gimme games outside the conference, then eight conference games. “There’s four of us that have that in-state rivalry game with a team from another conference. … We’ve got a pretty tough schedule.” The Buckeyes are of course coached by Urban Meyer, who won his first two national titles while at Florida, in 2006 and ’08 – back in the days of the BCS and Tim Tebow swimming in the swamps of Gainesville. The Buckeyes open the season with their only four nonconference games out of the gate — at Virginia Tech on Labor Day, then at home against Hawaii, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan…
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