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Taver Johnson, Back at Ohio State After Six Years Away, Impressed By How Program Has Evolved Under Urban Meyer

Taver Johnson knows what it’s like to be an assistant coach at Ohio State.

He says the program is very different now, though, with Urban Meyer going into his seventh season as Ohio State’s head coach, than it was when Johnson left Ohio State more than six years ago.

"It feels brand new," Johnson said Wednesday during his first press conference since returning to Ohio State. "When I walked in the first time, and just walking through the hallways, a lot of things have changed. Everyone has to be ready to go 100 miles an hour, detailed and all those things, all the time.