ATLANTA – The two teams in Monday's College Football Playoff championship game are close to Urban Meyer's heart. Meyer, who is Catholic, coached wide receivers at Notre Dame from 1996-2000, which served as a springboard to his head coaching career.

Tressel, of course, was speaking from experience through the lens of what current coach Ryan Day and his family go through on a weekly basis in Columbus. "The next day they're saying you're horrible and you're really not.

Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer, who was in Atlanta on Monday to watch Ohio State win the national championship, came to the defense of current Buckeyes coach Ryan Day.

Meyer becomes the eighth coach from Ohio State to be voted into the College Football Hall of Fame joining other Buckeye greats Howard Jones (1910), John Wilce (1913-28), Francis Schmidt (1934-40), Woody Hayes (1951-78), Earle Bruce (1979-87), John Cooper (1988-2000) and Jim Tressel (2001-10).

When Urban Meyer retired due to health reasons and was replaced by Ryan Day ahead of the 2019 season, Buckeyes fans expected Day to continue that domination. Those expectations put heat on Ryan Day, according to Kirk Herbstreit.

And with a nod to c ollege football’s 12-team playoff, which concludes Monday when Ohio State and Notre Dame play for the national title, here are 12 reasons why I hate – yes, I said it! – college football: The move by college football to expand the playoff system to 12 teams was all about greed. Period.

There is a small fraternity of people who understand what it is like to face the pressure-cooker that is being the head coach of Ohio State football.

Here's a look at how many national championships Ohio State football has won heading into the Buckeyes' CFP title game matchup with Notre Dame:

Urban Meyer knew from the moment Ryan Day walked onto Ohio State’s campus that the Buckeyes had their next head coach when he stepped down. Meyer handed the keys to the car to Day in 2019 full time and off he ran. Day joined Ohio State in 2017 as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach before rising up the ranks.

TV20 had the chance to sit down with Meyer to discuss his career, the changes in college football, and what the Hall of Fame means to him.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer told his assistants for years — nearly two decades, actually — that “reflection is a sign of weakness.” “When you’re looking back, you’re not ...

ATLANTA – The two teams in Monday's College Football Playoff championship game are close to Urban Meyer's heart. Meyer, who is Catholic, coached wide receivers at Notre Dame from 1996-2000 ...