Three-time national champion head coach Urban Meyer has retired from coaching football several times already leading some to suggest and speculate that he could be interested in returning to coaching once again. But that does not appear to be the case, after all.
Over the weekend, Ohio State held its annual coaches clinic. As part of the festivities, head coach Urban Meyer participated in a roundtable discussion with current Ohio State head coach Ryan Day as well as fellow former Ohio State head coaches Jim Tressel and John Cooper. During that group talk, Meyer was asked about his coaching future and if he was considering coming out of retirement once again – and he bluntly shut down that talk.
“That book’s closed,” Meyer said during the roundtable, according to Eleven Warriors. “It’s gonna be TV and grandfathering.”
It’s a pretty clear statement, and the college football world had plenty to say about it.
one would certainly hope so, yes. https://t.co/JnxaRw9OZT
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) April 15, 2023
Urban said this after leaving Florida and OSU. Why would anyone believe him? If either ND comes open or OSU fires Day if he loses to Michigan again Urban will take one of those jobs immediately. I can almost guarantee it. https://t.co/IXwZ9wa6td
— Ethan Moses (@mynamesmoses) April 14, 2023
One grind he apparently does not miss. https://t.co/nIVts1nc7j
— Todd Brommelkamp (@ToddBrommelkamp) April 14, 2023
Urban Meyer, chronic truth teller. https://t.co/X7OSU3a3X4
— Untimed Down Sports (@untimed_down) April 14, 2023
— College Sports Only (@CollegeSportsO) April 14, 2023
Meyer, of course, currently works for Fox Sports as a college football analyst primarily on the network’s Big Noon Kickoff pregame show on Saturday mornings. And despite all the speculation last season and this offseason, it sounds like that’s what he will be doing for the foreseeable future.
