Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer, who was in Atlanta on Monday to watch Ohio State win the national championship, came to the defense of current Buckeyes coach Ryan Day.

Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer knows what it's like to win at the highest level and said Ryan Day could do the same recently.

The Ohio State Buckeyes claimed their ninth national championship in program history after beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 on Monday night. However, they still had a few major blemishes during the season. The first was losing to their bitter rivals, the Michigan Wolverines, 13-10 and the second was not winning the Big Ten.

The Ohio State coach was an assistant under Meyer with the Buckeyes as well as the Florida Gators. Meyer was thrilled to see his former assistant lead Ohio State to another national title. The win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish marked Ohio State's ninth national championship .

National Champion Ohio State will go down as one of the best teams in college football history according to Hall of Famer and former head coach Urban Meyer.

Here's a look at how many national championships Ohio State football has won heading into the Buckeyes' CFP title game matchup with Notre Dame:

ATLANTA – The two teams in Monday's College Football ... to Urban Meyer's heart. Meyer, who is Catholic, coached wide receivers at Notre Dame from 1996-2000, which served as a springboard to his head coaching career. His allegiance to Ohio State runs ...

Urban Meyer, the third-winningest coach in Division I history who led Ohio State to a national championship, three Big Ten Conference titles and seven wins over Michigan during a seven-year tenure as head coach,

When former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer reflects on his career, he remembers the losses as much as the wins

When it comes to Monday's College Football Playoff championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame, former Florida football coach Urban ... there," Meyer said. "The Buckeyes, Ryan (Day ...

ATLANTA – The two teams in Monday's College Football Playoff championship game are close to Urban Meyer's heart ... is tough to beat.” As for Ohio State, Meyer said, “That's arguably ...

Co-defensive coordinator with Luke Fickell for Ohio State’s 2014 national champions, Chris Ash helped coach Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes go 26-2 in 2014-15.