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Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer endorsed fellow Buyckeye John Kasich Thursday in a two-minute video released on YouTube. | Getty Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer endorses John Kasich

John Kasich scored the endorsement of Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer on Thursday.

The Ohio governor announced Meyer's support in a nearly two-minute video posted to the candidate's YouTube channel featuring a conversation between the two high-ranking state figures.

In the video, Meyer recounts meeting Kasich's family and researching a candidate to support. "We're very proud of Karen and your family and look forward to this," Meyer said.

"I'm trying to raise the bar in the presidential campaign, make sure kids are proud. I think you're raising the bar at Ohio State," Kasich said, comparing the current head coach to legendary Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes.

Meyer's endorsement — wisely, perhaps — comes two days after the primary in Michigan, home to Ohio State's most bitter rival. Former Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel will appear at two Kasich campaign events in the days leading up to Ohio's primary next Tuesday.

Praising Kasich for his leadership and friendship, Meyer said he and his wife, Shelley, wished his candidacy the best.

"Go win this darn thing," Meyer said.

Meyer has an approval rating in Ohio of 85 percent, according to a recent PPP poll, and a disapproval rating of just 2 percent.

The announcement follows a string of recent sports-related endorsements in the Republican race. Earlier this week, Ohio native and retired professional baseball player Paul O'Neill backed Donald Trump, as did Johnny Damon.