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Ohio State coach Urban Meyer reacts from the sideline during the second quarter of his team's game against Penn State.(Photo: Matthew O'Haren, USA TODAY Sports)
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer disputed that there is growing tension between him and athletic director Gene Smith.
"There's no tension," Meyer said on Tuesday's Big Ten Conference call. "I talk and work with Gene on a daily basis."
The Buckeyes were shockingly upset 49-20 by Purdue on Saturday.
"There are things need to be fixed," Meyer said. "I would not call it tension, I would call it day-to-day going to work and working on your weaknesses and getting it fixed. There's no tension – urgency is what I would call it. "
Footballscoop.com was reported between Meyer and Smith because of the situation involving assistant coach Zach Smith. Gene Smith and Meyer Zach Smith's dismissal.
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With this week, Meyer said he and his coordinators stayed in Columbus to address the team's problems, rather than be on the road to recruit.
Even with the loss to Purdue, the Buckeyes still controls their own destiny in college football Playoff. Ohio State will host Nebraska on Nov. 3 and then play Michigan State and Maryland before its regular-season finale at home against No. 5 Michigan. Wins in those four contests and the Big Ten championship game would be the Buckeyes in the field.
Before they can think of that kind of finish, the Ohio State must ignite a running game that has been ineffective by its standard lofty. Twelve hours was spent Monday by Meyer and coordinators discussing how to improve the area of the offense.
"That's something that has to happen," Meyer said.
The next three days will be spent working on the attacking area. Over the last two games, the Buckeyes have eight trips to the field and have produced two touchdowns and four field goals.
"Obviously there are things that have been corrected," Meyer said
The first signs of their efforts will be paid off next month.
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