Oklahoma football: Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer not looking forward to Oklahoma game

Urban Meyer, head coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes, is not looking forward to playing Oklahoma in Norman. The Sooners’ Sept. 17 matchup against the Buckeyes has already sold out and figures to be one of the highlights of the early season, but Meyer said Tuesday at Big 10 Media Days that he doesn’t like the idea of taking his young team on the road early in the season. Urban Meyer on taking young team to Oklahoma early in 2016: “I don’t really have a choice…I wouldn’t say I like it.” pic.twitter.com/23S4WKvpCb — Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) July 26, 2016 The Buckeyes only return six starters from last season and only 41 of their 85 scholarship players have ever appeared in a game. Urban Meyer notes 44 of Ohio State’s 85 scholarship players have never played it a game. That’s more than half, math majors. — Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) July 26, 2016 Ohio State begins their season with back-to-back home games against Bowling Green and Tulsa before they travel to Norman on Sept. 17.

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