Bruce Feldman of Sports Illustrated, one of Urban Meyer's most trusted media liaisons, spent a few days in Columbus and profiled Robert Landers overcoming off-the-field turbulence early in his career, the proliferation of Real Life Wednesdays, and what keeps Urban Meyer up at night:

The truth is, this is the kind of stuff that keeps Urban Meyer up at night these days. Not Nick Saban’s dynasty down in Tuscaloosa or the task of replacing the seven Buckeyes selected in the NFL draft or anything going on with a certain school up north. Years ago, any and all of those things might have popped into Meyer’s mind as he laid his head on the pillow, sat at a red light or tried to unwind on a family getaway. But those closest to Meyer say his focus has shifted.

Marotti says that in the early years of his Ohio State tenure, Meyer would return from vacation armed with ideas to help make his guys better football players. Now, Meyer is consumed with finding ways to help his players better navigate what the head coach sees as a very volatile world around them.

“It’s probably 80–20 now,” Meyer says, explaining where his focus lies between real-world issues and football-related matters. “When I was younger, it was probably 30–70 more football.

FULL ARTICLE: https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/05/01/urban-meyer-ohio-state-bu...

As with anything from the Feldman/Thamel vein, this is rare behind-the-scenes access granted by the university. The piece is worth your time.