By Brian Bennett  (ESPN.com) — Big changes are coming to Ohio State football. But for now, the players are trying to focus on just one thing: playing another game.

The Buckeyes are in the midst of bowl practices for the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl matchup against Florida. They’re working under the coaching staff that led them this season, while knowing that Urban Meyer will be taking over after the bowl game. Meyer has been concentrating on recruiting, so the players haven’t really felt his presence.

“He was out there [at practice Thursday] just kind of looking around,” safety C.J. Barnett told ESPN.com. “But other than that, he hasn’t been around much.”

The players’ only real interaction with Meyer to this point was the team meeting in which he spoke on the day he was hired, Nov. 28. They know much change is coming, but they’ve still got a bowl to play. And at least knowing what’s in store might be better than the uncertainty that surrounded much of the regular season. Defensive tackle John Simon told reporters Thursday that the…..

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