The road ahead for Ohio State may have been laid out carefully by Urban Meyer, but soon the new coach and key players will start making their own decisions.
The announcement of Urban Meyer’s retirement on Tuesday was shocking only in the moment Ohio State chose to drop the news, not in the substance of the news itself, which has been at least a possibility for months. The why of it was evident—health, and perhaps the scandal of this season—and Ohio State quickly made the how of it clear: Ryan Day, the offensive coordinator who coached the team during Meyer’s September suspension, will be promoted. Meyer will stay on through the Rose Bowl. There will be no coaching search, no wild speculation…
