Urban Meyer rejects Ohio State 'national title or bust' narrative, 'it's actually the rivalry game or bust'

Ohio State Buckeyes have poured in a reported $20 million in money into their current roster, hoping to produce a national championship on the gridiron this year in Columbus. Many college football fans and analysts around the country have said this season is truly a 'national title or bust' year for the Buckeyes. Friday night, on the FOX Big Noon Kickoff Preview Show, former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer rejected that notion.

It's all about the showdown with Michigan, according to Meyer.

"Sure, Brady, these non-Ohio people might not understand this, but it's actually the rivalry game or bust," Meyer explained in their brief preview segment on Friday night. "You never really speak of the national championship, at least we didn't when I was at Ohio State. Because, there's too many variables. The one thing that's not a variable? That last game of the season. So, it is a must do or break season. But it's about the rivalry game"