CLOSE SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg discusses the latest from Ohio State, where Urban Meyer backtracked and Zach Smith broke his silence. USA TODAY Sports Ohio State has won two national titles since 2002, but at what expense?(Photo: Joseph Maiorana, USA TODAY Sports) In April, Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer stood behind a lectern in Columbus, Ohio and gave a eulogy about his mentor, Earle Bruce, the former Buckeyes coach who had died five days earlier at age 87. He spoke about the values Bruce taught at Ohio State. Bruce “believed in clarity and honesty when he spoke to you,” Meyer said then. “Speak clearly and to the point. … And the difference between right and wrong. There is no gray area. Zero. You follow rules. You do the right thing. Loyalty. Loyalty to your family, your former players and your coaches. And this can never be challenged.”…
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