Urban Meyer has been tasked with bringing The Ohio State University back to the forefront of college football after the fall of Jim Tressel and the sanctions levied against the program that will keep the team out of a bowl game this year.
Even without the opportunity to play in a bowl game in 2012, Ohio State and Urban Meyer need to have instant success together.
Meyer’s time at Florida looked great on the surface. He led the Gators to two national championships, three BCS victories and sent many players, including Percy Harvin, Carlos Dunlap and Tim Tebow, who also won a Heisman, to the NFL.
But dig deeper and you can see the cracks in the foundation. While at Florida, Meyer had at least 30 players who were arrested (via USA Today) in five seasons. Both Meyer and Ohio State are going to, or at least they should, be held under the microscope because of what has happened.
In his introductory press conference at Ohio State, Meyer told reporters (via Orlando…
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