Urban Meyer super impressed with Joe Milton, Michigan offense

The former Ohio State head coach was so impressed with Michigan football’s Week 1 performance, he watched the game twice.

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Being a former head coach at Ohio State, you know this had to kill Urban Meyer.

Now a college football analyst for FOX Sports, Meyer joined Rick Pizzo on Big Ten Network to talk about what he liked and what he didn’t from the conference’s Week 1 slate. And he came away so impressed with his former rival in Michigan, that he didn’t just watch the game once, he went back and watched it again.

So what did he like so much about the Wolverines? Well, it started with the player he’s been hyping up all offseason in new starting QB Joe Milton, but he also went on to praise offensive coordinator Josh Gattis as well as his former offensive line coach/offensive coordinator, Ed Warinner, in the job he did with the guys up front.

“Well, I went back and watched it and I think Gattis did a heckuva job,” Meyer said. “That’s a legitimate spread offense. And he has options. He (Milton) wasn’t a real aggressive runner, but he was a good runner. I think he’s just gonna continue to get better. He is a giant athlete and his ball comes out, his release point — I’m actually gonna do a little breakdown on Big Noon Kickoff next Saturday — but the use of RPO in relief, the screens, was outstanding. And you’ve gotta have a quick release to operate that. You’ve gotta be able to think rather quickly, too — and he did both.

“The offensive line for replacing four of the five starters really played well. I thought this was gonna be one of those down to the wire games, but they dominated A-to-Z in that one.”

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Watch the entire segment below:

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