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Urban Meyer talks B1G title game, addresses 2019 rumors
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Urban Meyer didn’t get to start the 2018 season on the sidelines for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
All went well, though. Despite Meyer’s suspension, the Buckeyes didn’t lose a game. And when Meyer returned, Ohio State proceeded to lose just one game and is now 11-1 entering the Big Ten Championship against Northwestern.
On Friday afternoon, a report came out that Meyer’s final season coaching Ohio State may be in 2019, and that Ryan Day — the team’s offensive coordinator — was in line for a big extension (potentially with the incentive of being the Buckeyes’ next head coach).
As the day wore on, Meyer got to speak with the media ahead of the Big Ten Championship.
He was asked about a number of things, including the report that 2019 would be his last at Ohio State:
I asked Meyer about the @footballscoop report claiming that 2019 will be his final season at Ohio State: "No comment on that."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 30, 2018
Meyer on whether Dwayne Haskins Jr. deserves to go to NY as a Heisman finalist. "There's a time to talk about that. Not now."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 30, 2018
Meyer asked about dealing with the speculation about his future. "(We're) just trying to do the job we're asked to do. It hasn't been a distraction."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 30, 2018
Meyer on offensive coordinator Ryan Day and how he handles job opportunities for assts. "Ryan Day is elite. I've said that many, many times. There will be time and space (to talk about his future). Now is not the time."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 30, 2018
Urban Meyer said it will be tough for Ohio State's offense to hit big plays against Northwestern's defense: "They don't give up many big hits. They just don't."
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) November 30, 2018
Meyer on how hard it is to deal with talk that OSU has to dominate in Big Ten championship to have chance for CFP: "I only deal with it when you ask me. There's zero conversation in there (the OSU locker room) about it."
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 30, 2018
Meyer said "good to go" when asked about any OSU injuries.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) November 30, 2018
Urban Meyer on the Big Ten Championship Game and how it compares to other conferences' championship games: "I'd put ours against anybody."
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) November 30, 2018
Urban Meyer said he feels good about the way the Buckeyes practiced this week and turned the page from last week's win over Michigan: "The foot hits the ball at 8:00 tomorrow night, so we still have a lot of time, but I like where we're at."
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) November 30, 2018
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.