Urban Meyer is known for his focus on the here and now and what’s coming next as the football coach at Ohio State, but he made sure his players understood the significance of when “the unthinkable happened” 15 years ago today.
He referred to the Sept.11, 2001 attacks by terrorists using hijacked jetliners which brought down both towers of the World Trade Center in New York, did heavy damage to the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., but also saw passengers retake a plane – believed bound for the U.S. Capitol – which crashed near Shanksville, Pa.
“I had a very good conversation with a dear friend this morning, and the message to our team was ‘Nothing is guaranteed,’ “ Meyer told the media Saturday after the Buckeyes 48-3 win over Bowling Green.