Urban Meyer was at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center early Saturday when his son-in-law, Ohio State quarterbacks coach Corey Dennis, learned of Dwayne Haskins Jr.’s death.
“I was with my grandkids and they were running around on the basketball court, and Corey got a phone call,” the former Ohio State coach said. “He said, ‘You won’t believe this,’ and he told me.”
Haskins, who was a 2018 Heisman Trophy finalist in his only season as Ohio State’s starting quarterback, died early Saturday morning when he was struck by a dump truck on a highway in south Florida. He was 24.
Haskins, who was with the Pittsburgh Steelers, was in Florida while training for the upcoming season.
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Jan 1, 2019; Pasadena, CA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer (right) and quarterback Dwayne Haskins (7) celebrate on the podium after the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Washington Huskies in the 2019 Rose Bowl at Rose Bowl Stadium. Mandatory…