Whenever there is a major job opening in college football, three-time national champion head coach Urban Meyer is almost always tossed out as a potential candidate, and that was the case once again when Michigan State fired head coach Mel Tucker. But it doesn’t sound like Meyer has any interest in ever returning to college football.
During a recent appearance at the Knoxville Quarterback Club, Urban Meyer was asked if he could potentially come out of retirement once again to coach another college team, and he had quite a blunt response to the question: “No desire.”
“I am good,” Meyer said according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. “I never really took a day off. People, when I say that, they scratch their head. I am like I never took a day off. I had some health stuff go on. I became addicted to sleeping pills. I was just a maniac worker. … So no. No desire.”
It’s a pretty clear and firm response to the question, and the football world had a lot to say about it on social media as a result.
At a minimum his name being formally attached to the coaching search is a huge win. But I’m not buying any of this lol https://t.co/i5d1fOUY7q
— Jake (@Jake_Green8) October 16, 2023
So you can expect Urban Meyer to be announced the next head coach of MSU. https://t.co/s0p7XZwR8Q
— Angela Dillon (@AngelaDillon) October 16, 2023
This is exactly what someone would say who IS interested getting back to coaching. Nice try https://t.co/Y2GfNwJuq0
— Billy Cova (@CovaTweets) October 16, 2023
That’s what people say when they are actively engaged in negotiations.
— Locust Abortion Technician (@83percenter) October 16, 2023
Translation: the offer isn’t high enough yet.
— Larry Lyons (@lel2200) October 16, 2023
Lie. He’s going to be MSU’s new coach
— pivot tables (@pivot_tables) October 16, 2023
Meyer most recently coached for the Jacksonville Jaguars where he was fired before one full season on the job.
[Knoxville News Sentinel]
