‘Right Down To Business’ As Urban Meyer Returns To Work
Ohio State football has its head coach back for the first time in a month – at least for a while.
Urban Meyer returned to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Monday as the Buckeyes prepare for their Big Ten conference opener against Rutgers.
However, Meyer won’t be able to coach that game in person. He will serve a 24-hour suspension for each of the next two game days. That covers both the September 9 Rutgers game and the neutral-site clash against TCU on September 15.
Still, Meyer’s return is a big deal for the Buckeyes. He will now be able to take part in practices and game-planning, things he couldn’t do since going on paid administrative leave on August 1.
One thing Meyer apparently won’t be doing the next two weeks is meeting with the media.
Monday, acting head coach Ryan Day held what has been Meyer’s traditional weekly press conference. He said that having Meyer back during the week would make a big difference.
“So much of coaching is done during the week,” Day said. “The decisions that are made up to the game is really where most of the coaching is done, and then once we get on the field the game plan is in and now it’s just a matter of calling the plays and going from there.”
Day and defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said the staff was excited to see Meyer again, but they didn’t waste much time getting caught up.
“A lot of the coaches hadn’t seen him much, so embracing and great to see you back, but we got back to our meeting. We had our meeting; it was business as usual,” Day said.
“We kind of got right down to business,” Schiano said. “Today is a big day as a coach. Monday is your big game planning day, and I think Coach has been very sensitive to that. We got together, the staff met, it wasn’t very long, and then get in there, get to work on the game plans.”
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