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What Urban Meyer said on B1G Championship teleconference
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Ohio State secured its spot in the B1G Championship on Saturday with a dominating 62-39 win over Michigan. The Buckeyes improved to 11-1 on the year and clinched another East Division title.
After struggling for the last month, the Buckeyes put together a complete performance in the blowout win over the rivals. The offense was unstoppable and the defense, through three quarters, shut down the Wolverines.
Now, Urban Meyer focuses his attention on Northwestern and winning a second straight B1G title. This time, there’s a good shot at the College Football Playoff if Ohio State can knock off the Wildcats in Indianapolis.
Sunday, Meyer spoke with the media on the B1G Championship Game coaches teleconference. He discussed Ohio State’s performance against Michigan, the challenges that Northwestern presents and individual performances from the weekend.
Here’s what Meyer had to say on Sunday:
Meyer with the rare brief opening statement: "It's an honor to represent the East and arguably the best conference in college football." Also praises Pat Fitzgerald and the Big Ten/staff in Indianapolis.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
Meyer on RG Demetrius Knox's status: He's out. A Lis-franc injury to his foot. "It's a tough loss. We have to regroup. Wyatt Davis looks like he'll start."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
Urban Meyer on Ryan Day's development of Dwayne Haskins: "That's one of the best development jobs I've ever seen."
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) November 25, 2018
Meyer said he's been impressed with Haskins' ability to read defenses and make protection adjustments at the line of scrimmage.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
Meyer said part of being a leader is accepting that followers might not always be your friend. Meyer said Haskins studied Kobe Bryant in working on his leadership skills.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
I asked the style points question of Meyer and got the answer I expected. He said he'd put "zero" emphasis on that. Just wants to win the game.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
Meyer said he believes OSU's run defense was good yesterday but said pass defense remains a problem. OSU got called for 5 pass interference penalties.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
Meyer said he has already addressed the staff and will talk with team leaders about making sure that the effort this week doesn't drop off.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
Meyer on OSU's speed advantage over Michigan: "I have watched a lot of the film. Parris is one of the fastest in college football."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
Meyer on whether his team is good enough to compete for the national championship: "I think certain areas are and certain areas are not. That's just an evaluation on a professional level that most people can see."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
Is this a team that's good enough to compete with anybody in the country? Urban Meyer: "I think certain areas of our team are, and certain areas are not."
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) November 25, 2018
Meyer on the five pass-interference penalties: "That's awful. Are we going to address it? Of course we are. I'm very disappointed in that. It's practice. It's coaching. It's moving forward and having that not happen."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
Urban Meyer on the Tate Martell package: "To say we're going to abandon that, that's not correct."
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) November 25, 2018
Meyer on Shaun Wade: "He's certainly made development. He's a very talented guy. Consistency is his only thing."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 25, 2018
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB