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Three days removed from surgery to relieve pressure from a cyst on his brain, Urban Meyer supervised Ohio State's first day of spring practice on Tuesday.
He did just about everything he usually did. He just wasn't quite as loud doing it.
Asked if he was limited in any way by the operation to alleviate recurring headaches, Meyer said there was one bit of advice from doctors.
"Just watch how long I scream," he said. "I'm not kidding you. And how long I blow the whistle. So I had (operations assistant Fernando Lovo) blowing the whistle today and it didn't sound very good. It didn't sound the same. So I'll be back after spring break. You'll hear it again."
A cyst on the surface of his brain was drained during a procedure at Ohio State Medical Center. He said it wasn't the first time he'd encountered problems with the congenital growth.
"Not great, I feel good," he said after the three-hour practice. "I've had it for several years. It's a cyst, an arachnoid cyst. It surfaced a couple of times, once in `98 and once in `04 and a couple of other times. It's just something you've got to manage."
Visibly, Meyer did not seem limited by the operation he had over the weekend to alleviate recurring headaches.
He chatted with players and coaches, yelled out instructions and watched intently as the Buckeyes worked out for two hours at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center's indoor field. Temperatures outside were below freezing.
Meyer had health problems that caused him to step down twice during his tenure at Florida, where he won two national championships.
Meyer and his staff will have a busy spring. They must replace 10 starters, including most of the offensive line, and quarterback Braxton Miller won't take a snap after shoulder surgery.
