COLUMBUS – Buckeye head football coach Urban Meyer has endorsed Gov. John Kasich for president days ahead of Ohio’s crucial Republican primary.
“Go win this darn thing,” the coach says on a video released by the Kasich campaign.
The remarks come days after Republican front runner Donald Trump praised Meyer at a political rally in Columbus. The billionaire businessman said he wasn’t sure if Meyer endorsed him but he had said “such nice things.”
Kasich is 2-0 with the most recent Ohio State football coaches, having gotten the backing of former coach Jim Tressel earlier.
Tressel will join Kasich at a town hall Sunday night at The Spread Eagle Tavern in Hanovertown and on Monday morning, along with U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, at Brilex Industries in Youngstown.
Kasich has been lining up high-profile endorsements, including movie star and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, headed into his home state primary.
The winner-take-all contest, worth 66 delegates, is a must-win for the governor and former congressman.