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Football: Urban Meyer and his lasting impact on Ohio State The Lantern's Sports Podcast

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Urban Meyer had a simple objective when he took on the head coaching duties at Ohio State.

However, setting a goal and achieving it are two different things. Despite creating lofty goals in his introductory press conference, Meyer would lead a resurgence of the Ohio State football program, but his journey would not be without turbulence.

“Our objective is simple: It's to make the state of Ohio proud; recruit student‑athletes that will win in the classroom and win on the field,” Meyer said Nov. 28, 2011. “I'm going to go about and try to assemble the best coaching staff in college football. Our goal is to compete and win Big Ten championships.”

Read more at The Lantern: http://www.thelantern.com/2021/01/football-urban-meyer-and-his-lasting-impact-on-ohio-state/

Urban Meyer had a simple objective when he took on the head coaching duties at Ohio State.

However, setting a goal and achieving it are two different things. Despite creating lofty goals in his introductory press conference, Meyer would lead a resurgence of the Ohio State football program, but his journey would not be without turbulence.

“Our objective is simple: It's to make the state of Ohio proud; recruit student‑athletes that will win in the classroom and win on the field,” Meyer said Nov. 28, 2011. “I'm going to go about and try to assemble the best coaching staff in college football. Our goal is to compete and win Big Ten championships.”

Read more at The Lantern: http://www.thelantern.com/2021/01/football-urban-meyer-and-his-lasting-impact-on-ohio-state/

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