Urban Meyer, clad in an Ohio State long sleeve shirt and black slacks, strolled to his podium of the team room at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
He's done the same thing no short of 20 times throughout the 2015 football season, but Sunday was different. Moments earlier, he'd learned the football team he coaches fell to No. 7 in the College Football Playoff rankings and is set to face the No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish New Year's Day in the Fiesta Bowl.
"Two legendary programs. Two programs I'm very familiar with and have great respect for the Fighting Irish.