Ohio State has had three head coaches since the 1950s that have won at least as many national championships as Michigan has since 1948. Woody Hayes, Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer all reached the pinnacle of college football within their first four seasons of coaching. For Hayes, his first five seasons were simply the start of an incredible 28-year career that saw him win five national championships and 13 Big-Ten championships. For Tressel, his first five seasons were followed by back-to-back national championship losses and ultimately the end of his time with the Buckeyes. No one knows how Meyer’s final five seasons at Ohio State will go. The recruits sure look great now, but only time will tell if Meyer can cement himself as the greatest Buckeyes coach ever. With that said, Meyer has now been at Ohio State for five seasons, it’s the #offseason, and I’m itching to do…
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