Come Monday night’s College Football Playoff national title game, former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer, a three-time national championship-winning coach, will be in the same boat as the rest of us – eagerly watching to see if No. 1 Michigan or No. 2 Washington emerges victorious.
Meyer, however, has already made his pick, and he’s giving the edge to Michigan. The seasoned coach detailed his reasoning for favoring the Wolverines in this highly anticipated clash.
“I think the front-seven on both sides of the ball. On both sides. It was on display in the last game against Alabama. It was really, really good,” Meyer explained. “I think it all starts and stops with the line-of-scrimmage, especially when you start getting into — I used to say talent equated. That was a term we used all the time. In talent equated games. Everybody is going to have really good skill. When you go out and recruit skill, there’s a lot of it. You say, ‘Give me the top 25 wide receivers,’ they’re all really good. Now obviously there’s Marvin Harrison — you can find, if you say, ‘Give me the top 25 offensive tackles,’ there’s not that many. When you say, ‘I want to go find the top — give me the top 25 centers,’ there aren’t any. There’s not 25 guys. So it’s a fistfight for those top four, five guys.”
Meyer’s analysis focuses on the crucial element of the line of scrimmage, emphasizing the significance of talented players in the front-seven. He acknowledges the scarcity of top-tier players in certain positions, highlighting the value of a well-coached team with dedicated and skilled players.
With the kickoff scheduled for 8 p.m. E.T. on Monday night, football enthusiasts will be tuning in to ESPN to witness whether Meyer’s prediction holds true and if Michigan can secure the national title against Washington in what promises to be a hard-fought battle.