Is Ohio State coach Urban Meyer on the back end of his career?
That was the suggestion apparently made by Clemson coach Dabo Swinney to Fairfield, Ohio five-star offensive tackle recruit Jackson Carman – who ended up signing with the Tigers over the Buckeyes – this past fall, igniting a firestorm over negative recruiting tactics but also speculation over whether Meyer was, in fact, getting into his final years as a coach.
Meyer and Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith want recruits to know that Meyer isn’t planning on leaving the Buckeyes anytime soon.
That’s why Meyer will soon sign a two-year contract extension, bringing his years remaining under contract to five (through 2022), as confirmed by both Meyer and Smith during Ohio State’s National Signing Day press conference on Wednesday.