ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ryan Day did a nice acting job for still-undefeated and fourth-ranked Ohio State.
The Buckeyes won all three of their games with their offensive coordinator also serving as acting head coach.
They passed their biggest test with a win over TCU in the last game of coach Urban Meyer’s three-game suspension.
— Urban Meyer (@CoachUrbanMeyer) September 17, 2018
Meyer has been at practice the last two weeks but will be back on the sideline when the 4th-ranked Buckeyes (3-0, 1,0 Big Ten) play their next home game Saturday against Tulane.
In an interview which aired Sunday morning on ESPN — his first since the suspension — Meyer said he was told by both fired assistant coach Zach Smith and Smith’s wife, Courtney, that a 2009 incident in Florida was not abuse.
“Both parties came to see me, I asked about it and I was told it was not domestic violence,” Meyer told Tom Rinaldi.
Meyer apologized for mistakes he said he made in handling the domestic abuse allegations.
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Defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones has been named the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week, as a result of his performance in Saturday night’s 40-28 win over No. 17 TCU.
He made a momentum-swinging interception in the third quarter, running it back for a 28-yard pick-six that gave Ohio State a 26-21 lead.
The Cleveland native also had a career-high six tackles, including two tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one sack.
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Ohio State’s game at No. 10/9 Penn State on Sept. 29 will air on ABC at 7:30 p.m.