Ohio State Football Recruiting: Urban Meyer’s 5 Best Victories over Nick Saban
Urban Meyer was named the head coach of Sports Illustrated’s All-Decade Team for the 2000s. He earned that honor by winning at all three stops he made during that decade. First he won at Bowling Green, then he busted the BCS with Utah and followed that up with two national championships at Florida in his first four seasons there. Nick Saban was successful during the 2000s himself. He won a national championship at LSU and then closed out the decade winning a second title with Alabama. Meyer and Saban coached together in the SEC for four seasons. They met on the field three times, two of those in the 2008 and 2009 SEC championship games Meyer got the best of Saban in 2008 and went on to win his second BCS title. Saban flipped the script in 2009. After that loss, Meyer’s Gators weren’t
Ohio State Football: How Buckeyes’ 2013 Assistant Coaches Compare to Michigan’s
The rivalry between the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes is soon going to feel like the old days. With both Urban Meyer and Brady Hoke breathing life back into both programs, these two schools will hate each other more than ever as they both are destined to compete for national titles. Some would argue about which head coach is better, but it is simply too early for anybody to compare Hoke to Meyer at this point in his career. After all, we need to see some championship hardware before that debate can hold much weight. But what about the assistant coaching staffs? These two schools have put together an impressive group of coaches that do all of the work on the sidelines. Some have been around longer than others, but all have had their fair share of accomplishments over the years…
Ohio State Football: 10 Key 2014 Recruits Urban Meyer Must Prioritize
Urban Meyer and Ohio State have already locked up four recruits in the 2014 class, a class that figures to be smaller than the 24-man class in 2013. In a smaller class due to NCAA sanctions and only 14 scholarship seniors , it will be even more vital for the Buckeyes’ coaching staff to evaluate talent and get their top targets because recruiting misses in a small class stick and are more painful. The recruits who made this list were chosen under three criteria: Need, talent and geographic importance. Need is self-explanatory. Meyer will have to focus on positions that the Buckeyes are weak in or are losing players. For example, the offensive line, which will likely start four seniors in 2013. Even if there wasn’t a great need at a position, a top-rated player with interest in Ohio State always needs some focus. Lastly, geographical importance is keeping Ohioans in-state, but also taking advantage of the opportunity to stake claim on other talent hotbeds…
Ohio State Football: Players Who Will Rise Up the Depth Chart in Spring Practice
With Urban Meyer entering his second season with the Ohio State Buckeyes, he will continue to tweak the depth chart until it is absolutely perfect. He wants guys that can thrive in his spread offense, and with only four starters returning on defense, there is a lot of work that needs to be done. More playmakers are in demand on the offensive side of the ball, and talented bodies need to replace gifted starters on defense. Welcome to spring practice, where it will give everybody a chance to make a push up the depth chart and earn more playing time. Right about now, the only safe starting job would be quarterback Braxton Miller, with just about everybody else fighting for reps with the first team. Spring practice kicks off on March 5th for the Buckeyes, and here are some of the players that will rise up the depth chart. Begin Slideshow
