Outside of Nick Saban, there isn’t a coach in college football in America with a more extensive coaching tree than Urban Meyer. Starting with his time at Bowling Green, through Utah, Florida and now Ohio State, Meyer has seen everyone from Charlie Strong to Dan Mullen, Tom Herman, Kyle Whittingham and many others work under him before becoming head coaches. The newest name that can be added to that list is Chris Ash, who is currently beginning his first year as head coach at Rutgers. Ash was hired away from the Buckeyes this past winter to replace Kyle Flood, meaning that another Meyer disciple to prowl the sidelines as a head coach this fall. It also raises an interesting question: How does Meyer do it? And more importantly, what does he tell assistants when they’re thinking about becoming a head coach. Meyer detailed that process to NJ.com, the home newspaper which of course covers Ash’s new team, Rutgers, explaining what his biggest piece of advice to assistants is. “My advice is don’t be jumpy,” Meyer said. “You get one shot and if you fail you are probably done. Chris wanted to be a head coach. Chris came to Ohio…
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