Published: Friday, 3/11/2016 – Updated: 2 minutes ago BY TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER Urban Meyer, Ohio State University’s head football coach, on Thursday endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich for president, the Kasich campaign announced. In a video released by the campaign, Mr. Meyer said, “We wish you the best, go win this darn thing.” [embedded content] In the video, Mr. Meyer said that before he made his decision, he did some research “about the great work, the great leadership you’ve shown our great state.” The endorsement comes less than a week before Ohio Republicans will vote for a presidential nomination. Mr. Kasich, who lags behind three other GOP rivals, has staked his campaign on winning Ohio’s 66 delegates. The primary election is Tuesday. MeyerEnlarge An OSU head football coach’s endorsement can affect the outcome in Ohio. Richard Nixon credited the support of Woody Hayes — the venerable former Buckeyes coach — for his upset win in Ohio over John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential election…
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