Urban Meyer didn't get to the top of college football's summit without a keen eye for talent. This much is known.
But it's always interesting to get glimpses into just how refined Urban Meyer's eye is.
During his first head coaching stop at Bowling Green, the up-and-coming Falcons frontman was touring the great state of Ohio for talent to funnel into the down-and-out program.
His search took him to Massillon Perry High School, where he encountered a hulk of a young man pumping some iron.
It was future Ohio State All-American tackle Kirk Barton. Meyer offered him on the spot.
“He saw Barton lifting and said ‘Coach, I want to offer him a scholarship right now,’ ” Perry head coach Keith Wakefield told Mike Popvovich of FridayNightOhio.com. “He was the first guy who really offered Kirk.”
Meyer would of course lose Barton to Jim Tressel's Ohio State, but that's no slight to his eye for talent. All one has to do is current recruiting rankings to see that it's a talent Urban has cultivated all the way to Columbus.
H/T: @Kirk_Barton
