PASADENA, Calif. – Urban Meyer said all week that he wanted his final game as Ohio State’s head coach to be business as usual, and for the most part, that’s what Tuesday’s Rose Bowl felt like. There wasn’t anything noticeably different about the way Meyer coached. Even after Ohio State’s 28-23 win over Washington, Meyer seemed to be his typical self. While his wife, Shelley, and daughter, Gigi, were moved to tears as they celebrated with the Buckeyes on stage, Meyer didn’t cry. While it was his 83rd win in 92 games coaching the Buckeyes, he didn’t want to take much credit for himself. As he has done so often, he deflected the praise that came his way to his players. “Coaches are way overrated,” Meyer said after the game. “It’s about the players doing the job they have to do and us having them ready.” Meyer didn’t want to…
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