His mannerisms suggested otherwise.
For the fourth straight year, Meyer found himself spending a July morning standing in front of a rather sizable crowd at the impressive SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio—just outside of his hometown of Ashtabula.
And for the fourth straight year, the Ohio State head coach found himself interrupting his own speech, making sure that he had the attention of every member of his audience.
"Eyes up here, eyes up here," Meyer repeated. "No. 5, eyes up here."
Only Meyer's directions to the person in the No. 5 scarlet and gray jersey weren't aimed at Braxton Miller or Jeff Heuerman but rather a child who couldn't have been any older than six or seven years old.