Ohio State wants Urban Meyer close to the football program... just not too close.
In an interview with Doug Lesmerises of The Plain Dealer, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith shared the initial details of Meyer's new role at the university.
Meyer will fill the position of assistant athletic director starting on January 2, the day after the Buckeyes' Rose Bowl showdown against Washington. His office won't be in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center—Ohio State's primary football facility—but rather across the street at the Fawcett Center.
That move has meaning.