CFB Insider Believes Urban Meyer Will Be Coaching OSU Come Week 1

Pat Forde, a national college football reporter for Yahoo, told ESPN radio that he thinks Urban Meyer will be coaching week 1 and that the statement he released (saying that he told AD Gene Smith about Zach Smith) will be the saving grace for the OSU coach:

Pat Forde on 105.7 the zone saying he thinks Urban will be the coach at start of season.

— bckfn6 (@bckfn6) August 5, 2018

Here’s the column Forde wrote:

Column: Friday was Protect Urban Day in Columbus. From the embattled head coach's statement to his fired assistant's interviews, it was all about shifting responsibility elsewhere: https://t.co/agPZAJfHeE

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) August 4, 2018

The Buckeyes open their 2018-19 season against Oregon State.