Ohio State Football: 10 greatest coaches in program history
4. Urban Meyer: 2012-present
- Career Record: 73-8
- Awards and Accolades: 2014, ’17 Big Ten Champions, 2014 National Championship, 2012 Woody Hayes Coach of the Year
The current head coach of the Buckeyes lands at number four on this list. Meyer began his collegiate coaching career at Ohio State as a graduate assistant for two seasons. He then went on to assistant positions at Illinois State, Colorado State and Notre Dame before landing his first head coaching job at Bowling Green.
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Following two seasons, he became the head coach at Utah, bringing the Utes program to national prominence. In 2005, Florida hired Meyer as their head coach and led the Gators to two national championships before stepping down following 2010.
Meyer spent a year as a broadcaster for ESPN before joining the Ohio State program in 2012. In his first season, the Buckeyes went 12-0 but could not play in the postseason due to sanctions from the NCAA. Two seasons later, the Buckeyes were national champions, capping off a 14-1 seasons. In Meyer’s career at Ohio State, his teams have never lost more than two games in a single season, an impressive statistic.
Only time will tell if Meyer moves up this list, but at this rate, he will move up in no time.