Urban Meyer does not even train very well Ohio State

Ohio State lost Saturday against Purdue. The Buckeyes were actually routed.

Remaining undefeated is difficult for everyone, Purdue was clearly a dangerous team and Ohio State recently had big problems at West Lafayette. Road upheavals are occurring, and a disappointing match would normally not have anything to do. as well work on.

But the way Ohio State lost to Purdue was not a coincidence. It is not very difficult to observe that the Ohio State has problems that go beyond this one game, that there is no easy solution and that they are all related to Urban Meyer.

Ohio State has a lot of problems on the ground.

The Buckeyes, a team with two NFL-level halfbacks and one of the best quarterbacks in college football, are now unable to run the ball.

Ohio State had 3 yards per race against Purdue, up slightly from 2.9 the previous week. So far, the average has decreased in every game after the first week's game, against the worst team in the Pac-12. Fighting Penn State or another strong front in the Big Ten East is one thing, but the Buckeyes can not convert regularly against Indiana or Minnesota.

If you can not run at all, you have red zone problems. Ohio State made four outings against Purdue in the red zone, totaling six points. Finishing the indoor practices of the 10th has been a recurring problem all season, against good and bad defenses.

A big reason for all this? The quality decline of the offensive line. The Buckeyes line players play out of position, those who play after the wounds and those who fight. For a unit that starts three seniors and is the product of the Ohio State's top recruiting, there is no excuse for the line to be the weak point of the team.

The current issue is new to Ohio State. But the offensive struggles, especially in the big moments, are not new. The Buckeyes have had problems, building over the past three seasons, over too conservative game calls and a lack of execution. Until the arrival of Dwayne Haskins, they had not been able to develop a consistent passing game downstream.

It is no coincidence that Meyer's three worst defeats as head coach have all happened in the past three seasons.

These problems exist because the program has not developed enough players, despite the recruitment at the elite level.

The state of Ohio has not lacked raw talent, although its recruitment is going in the wrong direction for 2019. For now, the Buckeyes are one of the best aligners in the country and by far the best of the Big Ten, ranking in the rankings.

But in situations of need, such as the offensive line or the secondary line, not all young players have been able to get meaningful play time.

If the line guard Michael Jordan, a productive guard, had to slide to the center, what about players like Josh Myers, the big four-star sign, or the rest of the Ohio State centers?

If the Buckeyes can not open holes in the running and a guy like Wyatt Davis, the country's best prospect in 2017, can not claim extra play time, was he misjudged or not has not been sufficiently developed?

If Ohio State recruits the best talent in the field and these players are not ready to reverse the weakest performance, whether in security, corner or elsewhere, what happens?

That's part of the Ohio State coaching staff. Meyer hired this staff.

One of the main causes of Meyer's decline in Florida was his inability to satisfactorily replace excellent assistant coaches who left for other jobs. Replacing Dan Mullen with Steve Addazio is the operation most frequently cited by Florida fans as an example of bad choice.

It could have happened again. The staff has a lot of experience, including Greg Schiano and Kevin Wilson, former coaches of the FBS. But the two units of coordinators have declined, including Schiano's defense. He has been badly trained several times this year and has helped Iowa celebrate a big day the year before.

When the Buckeyes needed a new linebacker, Meyer commented on Billy Davis, an intimate friend who failed to get enough production from his players.

Meyer's management capacity was already in doubt, to say the least.

Of all the things one could remember from Zach Smith's story, appeared to the public this summer, the school's investigation report is clear: Meyer left a personal relationship hampering his ability to discipline an assistant coach clearly fired even before given the multiple accusations of domestic violence against him.

And when Meyer was suspended, the other offensive coordinator of the team, Ryan Day, replaced him – because obvious choices, Schiano and Wilson, were not fit because of their own past.

Smith's case was much more serious than linebackers who did not play well. But there is now much evidence that Meyer should not trust the management decisions that a program must make to its leader.

These problems do not look like those a week off can settle.

Meyer is one of the most successful coaches in the history of college football. But the problems of the state of Ohio require the necessary humility to effect in-depth changes, especially with the staff, and this has never been Meyer's strength.

The best solution, for many reasons, could be that Meyer retires after the end of the season.

This would allow Ohio State to raise Day, which they would have considered making the official head coach on hold. Or they could look for a replacement on the open market.

If the school and the coach stand up, the situation could get worse before improving.