The school confiscated Urban Meyer's phone when it put him on paid administrative leave in early August, but Meyer's staff continues to work their phones to keep the Buckeyes' 2019 class intact.
Doug Nester was waiting in line for the shots that Spring Valley (W.Va.) High administers to its incoming seniors when he checked his phone and saw something more troubling than a metal syringe: Ohio State had placed Urban Meyer, the head coach to which he gave a verbal pledge nearly a year ago, on paid administrative leave. “Really wasn’t expecting anything like that,” says Nester, one of the nation’s top senior offensive guards and the first player to commit to the Buckeyes’ 2019 class. “Right now,…
