COLUMBUS, Ohio – The world learned on Tuesday that suspended Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer was given the opportunity last Thursday to meet with his team before serving the remainder of his suspension, a punishment that will keep him away from his team until September 3rd and then will also cost him the ability to coach in the first three games of the season.

When Meyer's punishment was announced to the world a little less than a week ago, it was not known that he was going to get the one opportunity to talk to his players and fellow coaches and it took many people by surprise when it was first reported by The Lantern, the Ohio State University student newspaper.

Ryan Day will serve as the acting coach for the time that Meyer is away from the team and he was thrilled to have the chance to talk with Meyer on Thursday, even if it may have been all too brief.

"A lot of hugs and I know coach was really happy to see the guys," Day said on Tuesday. "As you can imagine, he was kind of giving them an update on what was going on and kind of explaining some of the situation and then talking about what forward. We try and keep most of those meetings between us, but that was the gist of it."