What Urban Meyer said at Ohio State's weekly press conference

Ohio State didn’t have its best performance of the season on Saturday against Indiana, but the Buckeyes found a way to get the win and improve to 6-0 on the season.

Monday, head coach Urban Meyer met with the media for his weekly press conference to talk about Ohio State’s performance against the Hoosiers and preview the upcoming matchup against Minnesota.

Meyer acknowledged that his team didn’t play well last Saturday, but credited Indiana, particularly the offense, for making things difficult. He also believes next week will be a challenge, as the Gophers bring a quality defense into Columbus.

Here’s more of what Meyer had to say at his weekly press conference on Monday:

Meyer on offensive line: Said it had played well. "This week we didn't play particularly well."

— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) October 8, 2018

Meyer said coaches have considered using Tate Martell in certain running situations.

— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) October 8, 2018

Meyer: "The weakness of our team is balance on offense and obviously pass defense."

— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) October 8, 2018

Urban Meyer says "the wide receivers were outstanding" against Indiana.

— Colin Hass-Hill (@chasshill) October 8, 2018

Urban Meyer said Branden Bowen is "close" to being able to return to the field. "There's a chance" he could play this season.

— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) October 8, 2018

Urban Meyer says the team has overcome "some notable injuries" and is still "finding ways to win games."

— Colin Hass-Hill (@chasshill) October 8, 2018

Meyer said it's not a stupid question when asked if it's harder for OSU to convert third-and-1 vs. third-and-7: "Third and 1 is tough. That's a great question."

— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) October 8, 2018

Meyer on whether he'd have QB take snap from under center in short-yardage situations: "It doesn't really give you anything. Maybe a quarterback sneak. But it doesn't change the defense."

— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) October 8, 2018

Meyer on Hartline: He's been great. He's been learning on the job." Said receivers play indicates how well he's done. Asked if he could get job full-time: "Oh, he sure could."

— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) October 8, 2018