COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s football goals are about mountain tops, not plateaus. So when Urban Meyer thought he saw his team’s performance – and in some cases its efforts – flattening out, he took action. After losing at Penn State on Oct. 22, Meyer told the Buckeyes he thought some of them might need to examine whether they were giving maximum effort and attention to their responsibilities. “I’ve done this a long time, I’ve coached young teams. We were climbing very well early in the season and we plateaued. You’ve got to somehow jump start it and get the climb started again in development of the players and development of the team,” Meyer said. “We had obviously plateaued. “We do team meetings and power of the unit meetings and have those conversations. And if you’ve done everything you possibly can do to help your team win, carry on, move forward. If not, get it fixed. “When your team struggles, it’s because there’s a unit, a player, a coach not upholding his responsibilities,” he said. Ohio State defeated Northwestern 24-20 in its first game after Meyer’s exhortation, then exploded for a 62-3 win over Nebraska in a battle of Top Ten…
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