Ohio State football head coach Urban Meyer talks to his team during spring practice Tuesday at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center in Columbus, Ohio.ADAM CAIRNS/THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Enlarge Published: Wednesday, 3/23/2016 COLLEGE FOOTBALL COVERAGE Michigan headed to Ford Field; BG working on special teams Buckeyes to stay home for spring COLUMBUS — If Ohio State’s football players want to hit the beach for spring break, they can do so on their own. Urban Meyer on Tuesday said the Buckeyes have no plans to follow Michigan to Florida. A week after the Ohio State coach suggested he would be open to moving practice from Columbus, he squashed the idea, saying, “I can’t see taking spring break away from the players.” Meyer unwittingly forayed into the news cycle while in Florida himself for a charity golf tournament organized by his former quarterback, Tim Tebow, calling Michigan’s weeklong trip to IMG Academy earlier this month “creative.” “I’m looking into it for next year and maybe the future too,” Meyer told a local TV reporter. “If it’s good for the players, we’ll probably do it.” By Tuesday, he decided it was not. FULL STORY Falcons make time for their ‘weapon’ BGSU punter Joe DavidsonEnlarge BOWLING GREEN — During spring practices, football teams generally spend little time on special teams — if any. But that is not the case for the Bowling Green State University, which this spring has spent several periods during each practice focused on the different phases of the kicking game. A recent practice saw the team spend a practice period focused on blocking for placement kicks, one period on punt blocking assignments, and a third period on punt coverage routes and techniques. New Falcons coach Mike Jinks said the extensive special teams practice is by design. FULL STORY UM will hold practice Saturday at Ford Field UM coach Jim HarbaughTHE BLADE Enlarge | Buy This Photo ANN ARBOR — The Michigan football team will get another chance to experience life away from the confines of Michigan Stadium and Schembechler Hall. The Wolverines will practice Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit, home of the Detroit Lions. A UM spokesman confirmed Tuesday the plans to work out at the NFL facilities, but further details on the practice have not yet been announced. FULL STORY
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