Ep. 207: What Michigan, Penn State and Nebraska think of Ohio State without Urban Meyer
Doug Lesmerises is joined by writers covering the Wolverines, Nittany Lions and Cornhuskers to see if the Buckeyes are seen as vulnerable at the start of the Ryan Day era.
Ohio State dominated the Big Ten during Urban Meyer’s seven years as head coach. Ohio State was 54-4 in regular-season Big Ten play. The Buckeyes had the best record in their division (sometimes tied for first) all seven seasons, making the Big Ten Championship four times and winning three of them.
The rest of the league has been waiting for a shot.
Michigan State, Penn State, Iowa and Purdue each beat the Meyer-led Buckeyes during the regular season, while the Spartans also knocked out the Buckeyes in the 2013 Big Ten Championship. But everyone else never figured out what it was like to beat Meyer in scarlet and gray.
Now they get to try Ryan Day. To see how that coaching change, and the Buckeyes as a whole, are viewed around the league, Doug Lesmerises called three great writers:
• Sam McKewon from the Omaha World-Herald, who covers Nebraska
• Aaron McMann from MLive.com, who covers Michigan
and
• Bob Flounders from Pennlive.com, who covers Penn State.
They gave their views of the Buckeyes, and checked in on the challenges and expectations for those teams this season. These are the three teams Doug thinks will provide the stiffest tests for Day in year one. And you’ll know a lot more about them after this podcast.
Plus, as always, Doug takes your questions. And, as always, thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk.
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