With exactly one month between the Big Ten Championship Game and the Rose Bowl, Urban Meyer has had perhaps more time to prepare for his final game as Ohio State’s head coach as he had for any bowl game before.
Typically, Meyer would have spent half of the month on December on the road recruiting before turning his focus back to bowl game preparation after the early signing period. After announcing his retirement on Dec. 4, however, Meyer turned those responsibilities over to Ohio State’s next head coach – Ryan Day – allowing Meyer to keep all of his focus on preparing the Buckeyes to win their final game of the season against Washington next Tuesday.