​From one ​Ohio State boss to another -- as well as to the new man in charge -- former head coach Jim Tressel has his wisdom with both Urban Meyer and Ryan Day, two men who find themselves in new, unfamiliar roles in Columbus this year.





Meyer ​retired from coaching this year following a Rose Bowl victory over Washington, and will now move into an administrator role at the Ohio State program after seven years of coaching the Buckeyes. Meyer is now taking on the role of "assistant athletic director of athletics initiatives and relations." Day now takes the reins as head coach of the Scarlet and Gray.

Jim Tressel's advice for new Ohio State administrator Urban Meyer: "Make sure that he believes that the next chapter is just as important as the last chapter."



His advice for head coach Ryan Day: "The thing that he needs to believe is that he can do it."https://t.co/iL3AaRdNgp — Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) January 31, 2019

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“I think when you’re involved in such a myopic operation like coaching, your focus needs to be so total on what you’re doing and so forth," Tressel said, via Eleven Warriors.





“My only suggestion to him was to make sure that he believes that the next chapter is just as important as the last chapter, and he’s got to create this next chapter as being something that will excite him and make him be fired up about what it is he’s contributing to the good of the whole,” he continued.





Urban Meyer nearing deal to become CFB analyst for Fox Sports, per @MMcCarthyREV pic.twitter.com/TNXn6Eb6Eb — Bleacher Report CFB (@BR_CFB) January 17, 2019





Tressel's advice is sound. We've heard plenty of stories of former coaches that just can't adapt to life without being on the sidelines. There is more to life than just holding a clipboard and lying awake at night scouting opponents. There is no doubt that this transition for Meyer will be difficult.





And as for Day, Tressel's message was simple:





“The thing that he needs to believe is that he can do it," he said. "And there’s a great place and a lot of support and the resources available in a lot of different ways. Whether it be a lot of good players around, a lot of good coaches, outstanding university ... he’s just got to know that he can do it and that every day, he’ll want to learn a little bit more about what it will take.”





Ryan Day will want to cherish these words coming from a true Buckeye legend.

