Tressel will coach for years, PD reporter says, but when the time comes, Meyer's resume speaks for itself. Watch video
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Welcome to today's edition of Starting Blocks TV, our Web video show about what's going on in Cleveland sports. Today's show is hosted by Chuck Yarborough and Branson Wright.
Today's guest is Plain Dealer Ohio State writer Doug Lesmerises. Doug talks about the sudden retirement of University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer on Wednesday. Doug says that given Meyer's Ohio roots, he might make a great replacement for OSU coach Jim Tressel years from now when Tressel decides to retire..
What do you think the future holds for Meyer? Cast your vote in today's Starting Blocks poll.
Doug also talks about the quick sale of 1,700 Sugar Bowl tickets by the OSU athletic department on Wednesday; whether Buckeye QB Terrelle Pryor will be a Heisman Trophy finalist next season; and whether the OSU men's basketball team deserves to be ranked No. 2 in the nation in this week's polls.
SBTV will be back Friday with PD Browns reporter Tony Grossi answering questions from his weekly Hey, Tony! feature.