Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer has been dealing with a health issue this season, and multiple times during games and press conferences he has been seen touching the side of his head while wincing in pain.

At one point during the Buckeyes' 49-26 win over Indiana on Saturday, Meyer took a knee on the sideline because the pain was so severe.

When asked about it during his Monday press conference, Meyer somewhat downplayed the situation. He referred to it as a "headache," but did elaborate a bit.

"I've been dealing with that cyst for many years," Meyer said. "We had surgery several years ago. When it does take place, they give me some medicine. I feel fine now. It's something we have to monitor."

Specifically, Meyer had surgery in 2014 on the cyst.

Has the coach thought about having another surgery?

"No," Meyer said. "Just get by with what we're doing."

Meyer of course briefly retired from coaching following the 2010 season at Florida, which was initally reported as a "heart issue." (Meyer's wife, Shelley, placed a call to 911 in Gainesville thinking her husband was having a heart attack.)

However, Meyer later clarified that the ailment was something regarding his esophagus. He also called it a case of "severe acid reflux."

After sitting out the 2011 season and working as an analyst for ESPN, Meyer was hired as Ohio State's head coach prior to the 2012 season.

Regarding his incident during the Indiana game, it was initially reported by FOX that Meyer collided with someone on the sideline, which caused him to fall. That was not accurate.

Here is the portion of the transcript following the Ohio State-Indiana game when Meyer was asked about it (courtesy of ASAP Sports):

Q. What happened to you on the sideline there where you had to go down for a while like you were in the 15-yard line or so out of the coach's box, but I'm not laughing but you know what I'm saying, I understood --



COACH MEYER: Sure you are. (Laughter).



Q. But you ran into someone. What happened there?



COACH MEYER: I dealt with headaches in the past, I deal --



Q. It was a headache. It wasn't a collision. Did you feel like you might have to leave the game at that point?



COACH MEYER: No.



Q. When did it come right for you, just a few minutes later?

COACH MEYER: Two minutes ago. No. (Laughter).

No. 3 Ohio State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) hosts Minnesota (3-2, 0-2) on Saturday (noon ET; FS1).

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OHIO STATE 2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Saturday, Sept. 1 – Oregon State (Ohio State 77, Oregon State 31)

Saturday, Sept. 8 – Rutgers (Ohio State 52, Rutgers 3)

Saturday, Sept. 15 – vs TCU in Arlington, Texas (Ohio State 40, TCU 28)

Saturday, Sept. 22 – Tulane (Ohio State 49, Tulane 6)

Saturday, Sept. 29 – at Penn State (Ohio State 27, Penn State 26)

Saturday, Oct. 6 – Indiana (Ohio State 49, Indiana 26)

Saturday, Oct. 13 – Minnesota (noon, ET)

Saturday, Oct. 20 – at Purdue (7:30 p.m. ET)

OFF WEEK

Saturday, Nov. 3 – Nebraska (Time TBA)

Saturday, Nov. 10 – at Michigan State (Time TBA)

Saturday, Nov. 17 – at Maryland (Time TBA)

Saturday, Nov. 24 – Michigan (noon ET)

Saturday, Dec. 1 – Big Ten Championship Game (Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, time TBA)