Urban Meyer is arguably the coach with the highest profile that Ohio State has ever hired.
Some of the best coaches in school history—Woody Hayes and Jim Tressel—were more low-profile hires that became high-profile coaches, even though their careers ended in unfortunate circumstances.
Meyer’s resume was more decorated than any coach Ohio State has hired, even more than John Cooper’s who had just come off a Rose Bowl win in 1987 over Michigan.
Fans believed that as soon as Tressel resigned as head coach on Memorial Day 2011 due to the NCAA investigation surrounding “Tattoogate,” Urban Meyer became a serious option for head coach.
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