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Ohio State Football: 4th and short, questions following week 2

By Blake Biscardi

COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Tate Martell #18 of the Ohio State Buckeyes breaks free on a 47-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won 52-3. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Tate Martell #18 of the Ohio State Buckeyes breaks free on a 47-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won 52-3. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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EAST LANSING, MI – SEPTEMBER 29: Head coach Urban Meyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes reacts on the sideline while playing the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium on September 29, 2012 in East Lansing, Michigan. Ohio State won the game 17-16. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI – SEPTEMBER 29: Head coach Urban Meyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes reacts on the sideline while playing the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium on September 29, 2012 in East Lansing, Michigan. Ohio State won the game 17-16. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

Q: [Will] OSU rise to another level [of] effort and execution when Urban Meyer returns to the sidelines?

A: The Buckeyes, players and coaches alike, know the expectations of the program that coach Meyer has built since taking over the reigns in 2012. The standard is excellence and the expectation is elite.

All of the players and coaches have been trained for these times of adverse situations and how to respond which they have clearly done. They do not look like they have skipped a beat because they are trusting their training and preparation for battle.

When Urban Meyer returns to the sideline next week, his game day intensity will undoubtedly strengthen the performance of the Buckeyes. However, Ryan Day and the rest of the staff, in a cohesive effort, have done a phenomenal job keeping the team focused on the mission at hand while performing at one of the highest levels we have ever seen Buckeye football.

Urban Meyer’s full reinstatement will unleash shock waves throughout Columbus and around the nation as Ohio State will have an angry football coach on a revenge tour. We all know how that worked out last time.

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