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.

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).

Urban Meyer has the highest winning percentage (85.3%) of any major college coach other than Notre Dame legends Knute Rockne and Frank Leahy.

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Ohio State's Ryan Day (center) joins Urban Meyer, Jim Tressel, Woody Hayes and Paul Brown in the select fraternity of national champion coaches at Ohio State. / Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated ...

It includes Urban Meyer, Jim Tressel, Woody Hayes and Paul Brown. “It’s an honor,” Day said when asked about joining that roster of greats. “It’s an honor to be the head coach at Ohio State.

Urban Meyer will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December, becoming the eighth Ohio State head coach to receive the honor.

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The Buckeyes have returned to Columbus with a new national championship trophy and memories from their time in Atlanta. From the time the team left the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Friday to their return on Tuesday,

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Of course, the four straight losses to Michigan. Paul Brown won a title in his second season at Ohio State, Woody Hayes in his fourth, Jim Tressel in his second, Urban Meyer in his third. Day, 45, wondered whether his time would come. It did Monday with ...