On Saturday, the college football world woke up to a little piece of news, that normally wouldn’t catch anyone’s attention. Cincinnati had named Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Luke Fickell its new head coach. On the surface, the move seems trivial, a Group of 5 school, hiring a Power 5 assistant. It happens all the time. Nothing to see here, right? Probably. But in reading the news, it made me think something else entirely different altogether: Man, is Urban Meyer a great coach. And frankly, some of his best work might be done behind the scenes, in places no fan or media member bothers to look. Why is that? Well, it’s simple really. With Fickell’s departure, that is now by my count three different coordinators who’ve left Meyer’s staff within the last three years. Tom Herman left for Houston (and now Texas) following the 2014 national championship run. Chris Ash left…
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