January 19, 2025

Urban Meyer told Jack Nicklaus that Ohio State would be ‘Just OK’ in 2016


Jack Nicklaus (Matthew Emmons-USA Today Sports Images) ORLANDO – Jack Nicklaus may be a huge Ohio State fan, but it’s pretty likely he didn’t expect the Buckeyes to make the 2016 College Football Playoff. Before you cast the Golden Bear, who’s playing in the PNC Father/Son Challenge this week with eldest son Jack Nicklaus II, as a non-believer: 1. That’s his alma mater and he’s been an Ohio State fan for more than half a century, so don’t question his loyalties, 2. A pretty solid source told Nicklaus that the Buckeyes wouldn’t be that good this year. Who was that source? None other than head coach Urban Meyer. “When I talked to Urban at the start of the year this year, I said, ‘How are you going to be?’ He said, ‘Not real good, just OK,’ ” Nicklaus said. Turns out Meyer significantly underestimated his own group. A “just OK”…

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