Urban Meyer Felt Comfortable Hiring Bill Davis at Ohio State Despite No Recruiting Experience

Spring Practice 2017 OSU Football Email this Article Share on Reddit Share on Twitter Share on FacebookUrban Meyer took a risk when he hired Bill Davis.

2017 Spring PreviewThe two go way back to their college playing days at Cincinnati, sure, and Davis has over 20 years of coaching experience in the NFL. But there is something Davis never did in his career to this point, something Meyer calls the lifeblood of any college program.

Davis never recruited before he got to Ohio State.

“It’s brand new to me,” Davis said recently in his first meeting with the media since he was hired Dec. 21. “But like I told Coach Meyer, that’s a positive. You tell me how you want it done and that’s how you’re going…