Urban Meyer Has 'No Desire' To Return To Coaching
Death, Taxes, and Urban Meyer being connected to open college football jobs.
If there is one thing you can count on every time a coach at a Power 5 school is fired, it is that Meyer will be connected to that job either through the rumor mill or fans on social media.
We have seen it as recently as two weeks ago, with the former Ohio State Buckeyes coach being talked about to replace Mel Tucker at Michigan State.
But, as has been the case since he left his disaster of a stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Meyer has once again come out to deny all of the rumors, stating publicly at the Knoxville Quarterback Club that he has no desire to return to the sidelines.
“I am good,” Meyer said Monday, per Mike Wilson. “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.”
So why such a hard stance from Meyer? There are surely plenty of schools that would salivate at the idea of hiring a three-time national champion to resurrect their program.
For example, should Texas A&M decide to move on from Jimbo Fisher, the Aggies would likely make one of their first calls to Meyer.
After all, he has won everywhere he has been in college - something that is harder to accomplish than most people realize.
Well, according to Meyer, it is because of how much things have changed at the college level, particularly with recruiting and the new dynamic with NIL.
“It has never been harder I am telling you right now," Meyer said. "Every coach, every player has an agent. Think about that. Remember those days? Maybe a coordinator every once in a while had an agent. There is nothing wrong with agents. They’re great.
"But when I am the head coach having to deal with a high school player that (says) meet with my agent first. I am going I want to meet with your family because you are talking about recruiting and other stuff.”
As it stands right now, it's hard to justify leaving his cushy job with FOX - where he reportedly makes upwards of $7 million a year - for the college game either.
In other words, if someone is going to hope to try and lure Meyer back into coaching, they better come well-equipped with a big checkbook.
