COLUMBUS, Ohio — Urban Meyer won’t tolerate anybody on his first Ohio State team who won’t compete.
When Ohio State’s spring practices kick off on Wednesday, Meyer plans on turning the most mundane of conditioning or technique drills into an all-out competition between teammates. However, that doesn’t mean fisticuffs.
“When you get away from Mommy and Daddy, it’s a tough world out there,” said the ex-Ohio State grad assistant who won two national titles at Florida. “The people that work in corporations and do a really good job usually have corner offices and trips to Cancun and bonuses. If (you don’t do a good job), you don’t. I think a lot of times kids aren’t taught that.”
So Meyer is making that one of his cornerstone philosophies as he takes over an Ohio State team that lapsed to 6-7 a year ago and closed the season with four consecutive losses – including a defeat in the Gator Bowl to Meyer’s former employer, Florida.
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