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Urban Meyer Lambasted 'D2 QB' Joe Burrow While at Ohio State

According to a report, Urban Meyer had some harsh words for former Buckeyes QB Joe Burrow during his time at Ohio State.

Matt Galatzan

Urban Meyer Lambasted 'D2 QB' Joe Burrow While at Ohio State
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Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer is no stranger to grabbing a controversial headline. 

And on Monday, Meyer was in the news again. This time, for his purported insults of now Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow during his time at Ohio State. 

According to the reports, during a film session in Columbus, Meyer was unhappy with the way that Burrow was performing on the field, and proceeded to tell him that he was a "D2 quarterback", and that "you throw like a girl."

This was not an aberration for Meyer either, apparently, who according to one of his former assistants, would consistently poke and prod players, including Burrow, and welcomed them to transfer if they couldn't handle the pressure of being at Ohio State. 

"He would get personal," the former assistant said. "Joe Burrow would throw an interception and he'd be like 'Wow call your dad, maybe they'll take you at Ohio U'. Like he'd bring your family into it. This man was an (expletive), but it was all calculated. He didn't care. He was trying to make Joe Burrow a great player." 

Burrow, of course, would eventually transfer to LSU, where he would lead what many consider to be the best college football team of all time to a national title, before being the selected No. 1 overall by the Bengals in the NFL Draft. 

And since being in Cincinnati, Burrow has quickly developed into arguably a top-3 NFL quarterback.

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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