“He’s taken a massive step leadership wise. He’s exerting himself much more. I’ll tell this quick story. They do a ‘Real Life Conversation’ at Ohio State often. They bring in CEOs and people of influence to speak to the team about real life. After one of those, J.T. Barrett walked up to Coach Meyer and said, ‘Coach, I would really like the opportunity to bring in some of the guys who spoke during the DUI classes I had to take.’ Urban granted him that. In that room, I’m told you could hear a pin drop. Those were tales of lives dramatically affected by poor decision making. That was a great example of how far he’s come as a leader.”
