When Urban Meyer capped his first year at Ohio State with a 26-21 victory over Michigan last November, he secured just the sixth undefeated season in school history and sent Buckeyes fans into a frenzied celebration. If history really does repeat itself, that was just a preview of the brilliance to come. Throughout Meyer’s coaching career, his teams have consistently performed at a higher level during the second year of his tenure. This wasn’t just true at Florida, where he took a 9-3 team in 2005 and turned them into national champions a year later. Bowling Green and Utah also fielded more successful teams in Meyer’s second year, both statistically and in overall victories. Will the Buckeyes experience similar growth? Naturally, this question won’t be answered until the end of the season. Oddly enough, though, Meyer has the pieces in place to improve on the perfection Ohio State achieved last year. There are certain similarities that link the teams Meyer has…
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