Bill Livingston’s Sports Columns
Rose Bowl 2019: Urban Meyer's last time at bat: Bill Livingston
Dutiful in his embrace of his demanding father's lessons, derelict in his handling of the biggest scandal of his Ohio State years. Urban Meyer will go out swinging in his last game.
Is Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins Big Ten's best quarterback ever? - Bill Livingston
Dwayne Haskins played just one season at Ohio State as a starter, but in it he rewrote the school and Big Ten records and might be the conference's best ever.
Urban Meyer's Christmas lesson: Bill Livingston
Great success, significant scandal, fragile health and inability to go at anything other than full speed led to Ohio State coach Urban Meyer's resignation.
Expanding the College Football Playoff will improve it: Bill Livingston
Five power conferences and qualified outsiders will not go into the four-team College Football Playoff. Fixing it means rewarding league champions and increasing fairness.
Learning again the lessons of Ohio State-Michigan, but what of Browns' rivals? - Bill Livingston (photos)
The cliches you always hear about The Game are all true. Ohio State-Michigan is still a rivalry game, in ways the Browns' division games, even in victory, aren't.
Defenseless Ohio State faces mighty Michigan: Bill Livingston
Cinderella's slipper would never fit Ohio State because of the Buckeyes' long years as an elite program. But terrible defense is probably too much to overcome against Michigan.
Thanksgiving -- Football, food and gratitude: Bill Livingston
When watching football or gorging on food, bear in mind that the essence of the holiday is being grateful.
The last word on sports' last words: Bill Livingston
The last word on Ohio State's season might not be "playoffs, but it could be. The last word on the Briwns' season is no longer "miserable." It will be " Mayfield."
Remembering 5 new Baseball Hall nominees with Cleveland connections: Bill Livingston
The Baseball Hall of Fame's Today's Era induction committee's field includes Cleveland-connected Albert Belle, Joe Carter, Orel Hershiser, Charlie Manuel and George Steinbrenner.
Cleveland Browns waited much too long to fire Hue Jackson: Bill Livingston
Three wins in 40 games meant the only possible reaction to Hue Jackson's firing is a sense of frank wonder that the inevitable took so long.
Firing Tyronn Lue won't solve Cleveland Cavaliers' problems: Bill Livingston
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert's firing of coach Tyronn Lue doesn't solve the team's problems.And Lue never got the respect his record deserved.
Urban Meyer's abandoned principles, on and off the field: Bill Livingston
Urban Meyer has been as untrue to his coaching philosophy on the field at Ohio State as he was faithful to his pattern of questionable off-the-field discipline.
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