See what Urban Meyer had to say about the Cal game and the Buckeyes' forthcoming game against UAB.
Urban Meyer spoke about Saturday's near miss against Cal as well as what's to come against the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers. Check out the highlights from his weekly Monday presser:
Positives: 3-0, beat a PAC-12 team, come-from-behind win.
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Hankins (D. Player of Game) -playing at a very high level, graded 88%, 22 production points.
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Other defensive champions Roby 18 prod. points, Shazier 30 prod points. Bryant near-miss.
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Offensive champions: Hall, Boren, Heuerman and D. Smith. Smith only 3-time Champion this year, also offensive and special teams POTW.
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Negatives: penalities -very bad, ignornant, sign of lack of discipline. 3rd down, only 33%. big plays, 40% of Cal's offense came on 6 plays.
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Lack of big plays from running game. Need "highlight-reel" plays from others besides Braxton and Devin Smith.
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Ohio State not getting guys pull through tackles, making guys miss -except Miller.
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Hyde is a guy with the body type that could do that.
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Meyer said John Simon could not give more to OSU than he's already given.
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On tackling, it comes down to being something that is emphasized. Instead of one day, may be two.
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Jump/pop pass, though famed by Tebow at Florida, started in Utah with Alex Smith.
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Meyer says Ohio State won the game although everything went against their field position and plan to win.
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Meyer on Mewhort: model student, model citizen. Stupid decision.
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Calls Mewhort best lineman right now.
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On UAB, need to find a way to get win no. 4. Average team right now. Ready for non-adversity games, unlikely at this point in development.
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Have to get to 4-0, that has to happen.
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Perfect offense, rush for 250, pass for 250, complete 70% of passes.. Need to take shots, Smith and Brown have proven they can do that.
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Too easy to say bad tackling on 13 plays of 20+ yards thru 3 games. Good piece is poor tackling, some scheme issues there.
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Meyer says coaching staff takes responsibility for fixing tackling issues and will fix it
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Have to tackle which means tackling better in practice.
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Convenient. /Bianchi'd RT @lanternsports: Meyer said he wasn't aware of the water main break last night at Park-Stradley residence hall.
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All three defenses have been unique.. Haven't practice was what was played. Worked all day for 3 days on certain defense, then didn't get it
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On heading into Big Ten -have to create or find a way to give a guy a ball and not get tackled. Not getting that, save #5.
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RB Carlos Hyde is getting better but will not play.
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Meyer said team is further along on throwing deep balls than he thought, so they'll throw more deep balls
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Urban had a talk with Braxton on carries "too much, too much, too much"... takes responsibility for Miller lack of running.
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"My shoulder is a long way from my heart" -Simon
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Urban piggybacks on Simon quote saying the groin is a long way from the heart, joking, but alluding to Michael Bennett being injured.
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Meyer never saw where Braxton didn't want to be a part of the game after interception. Wanted ball in his hands.
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At some point, at appropriate time, Meyer will allude to Miller being Hesiman worthy. Says he's not playing to that level right now.
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