Hey everybody. It’s Monday. Time for Immediate Recovery. (Note: To send questions for my Wednesday Mailbag, email Stewart.Mandel@fox.com) ***** Urban Meyer does not lose many football games. When he does, he often appears completely devastated, as captured by that infamous sad pizza shot. Yet when Ohio State lost Saturday night to 19-point underdog Penn State – on two brutal special teams gaffes, no less – Meyer appeared surprisingly nonplussed about it while talking to reporters afterward. “Every goal is still alive,” he said of the 6-1 Buckeyes. “We’re not a great team right now, we’ve got to regroup and get guys healthy, come back and keep swinging.” He’s right — about both parts. Ohio State’s offense has looked far from great the past two weeks at Wisconsin (a 30-23 overtime win) and Penn State (a 24-21 loss). The Nittany Lions’ pass rush smothered the Buckeyes’ offensive line and sacked J.T. Barrett six times. Yet as momentous a win as Saturday’s was for James Franklin’s rebuilding Nittany Lions, the reality is it barely altered Ohio State’s path to a playoff berth. Going into the game, the Buckeyes (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) needed to beat Michigan (7-0, 4-0) on Nov. 26 in…
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