With the hiring of John L. Smith, as the interim head coach at the University of Arkansas yesterday, there will now be 28 FBS schools with new head coaches walking their sidelines during the 2012 college football season.
None, however, bring a resume comparable to that of new Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer.
Although I mainly cover SEC sports and high school recruiting, I still field questions about other conferences on a regular basis. This, in part, is because I currently live in Clarksville, TN which is a military town. As a result, the question I have been hearing most often this offseason is what is Ohio State getting with Urban Meyer.
First, and most importantly, they are getting a winner. Meyer has dominated every place he has gone, including the SEC. Meyer was named the college football coach of the decade by both Sports Illustrated and the Sporting News for good reason. He has won 82 percent (104-23) of the games he has coached and two BCS national championships….
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