by Urban Meyer sure sounds like a man who’s done hanging around on the fringes.
Meyer, who currently works as an analyst for Fox Sports, is a college football coaching legend, having won three national championships in his career as the head coach of the florida gators and the Ohio State Buckeyes.
December 12, 2021; Nashville, Tennessee. Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer on the sideline against the Tennessee Titans during the second half at Nissan Stadium. (Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)
Although there’s no questioning his college resume, Meyer’s last training stop it ended in disaster.
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Meyer lasted just 13 games as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021, fired following a 2-11 record and multiple off-field controversies.
And while Meyer has previously stated that he “has no desire” to return to coaching, speculation about his return to college play persists.
Meyer closed the speculation on Thursday.
Fox Sports announcer Urban Meyer speaks on air during halftime of the Purdue Boilermakers playing the Michigan Wolverines on December 3, 2022, during the Big 10 Football Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“That book is closed,” Meyer said at the Ohio State training clinic, according to The Columbus Dispatch. “It’s going to be TV and Grandpa.”
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Meyer returned to the world of media last year college football seasonjoining the Fox Big Noon Kickoff team.
“Our numbers are good, our team is good and we love doing it,” Meyer said.
Meyer discussed his short tenure in Jacksonville in January on the “All Things Covered” podcast, saying he had no intention of returning to coaching after retiring in 2018.
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Urban Meyer looks on during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament first round game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Maryland Terrapins at Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 16, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
“I’m done. I’ve retired. I had some health problems at Ohio State,” Meyer said when asked what made him want to take the job in Jacksonville. “Fifty five [years old] It was always my goal. My family deserved it. We worked very hard for 38 years.”
“And I had it all planned out,” Meyer continued. “I found the right guy in Ryan Day, who is fantastic. And I retired, went to Fox, was an AD assistant for two years, and then I was approached by a few teams. And this team really appealed to me.” trevor lawrence, who could be a Hall of Famer one day (that’s how good he is), had a great season. Obviously, it didn’t go well. He had no plans to do that at all. It just happened.”
