Urban Meyer: Why Coach's Offensive Style Would Succeed in Big Ten

Big 10 football is about stingy, tough-nosed teams that grind you out. However, with Urban Meyer possibly taking over the reins at Ohio State, his up-tempo offense would be a great change of pace.

His offensive style would be brilliant in the conference. It would succeed at the highest level.

Meyer is 104-23 in his head coaching career, including 7-1 in bowl games. He can flat-out coach the game of football just about as well as anybody in the country.

Not only did he succeed at Utah, taking his team to a BCS bowl game, but he won two BCS National Championships at the University of Florida. Who’s to say he wouldn’t repeat himself?

It will depend on the talent level at certain positions.

Meyer understands exactly what he needs at quarterback and other skill positions, and he will have an easy selling point of playing for one of the best programs in the country. He will bring in a quarterback that can rush and pass the football with success.

Alex Smith, in their 2004 season, threw for 2,952 yards and 32 touchdowns and rushed for 631 yards and 10 touchdowns—he could do both equally well.

Tim Tebow threw for 2,895 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 910 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2009—we know what he brought to the table.

Both players ended up being first-round draft choices, but as we can see in the NFL, both are average quarterbacks. Meyer creates stars in college football. He can create another one.

The Southeastern Conference has been the best league in college football for several years. They have top-tier talent on both sides of the ball. Meyer succeeded in the SEC, where it is widely regarded as having as close to NFL talented players as you can get; he could do it in the Big 10.

Florida has some of the best, if not the best, talent for college football. Ohio is right in their ranks, though. The types of players may be different, but I believe Meyer would not only succeed at bringing in recruits from around the area (Ohio, Pennsylvania, etc.), but he could also entice Florida prospects to come north.

There is no doubt in my mind that Meyer’s system would work anywhere in the country. He understands exactly who he needs to run his offense, and as soon as he brings those players in, Ohio State will be back on top of the mountain.