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Ohio State Coach Urban Meyer Headlines List of 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Nominees

Former Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer is one of 10 coaches nominated for the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame.

Matt Galatzan

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer watches his team during a punt return against Northwestern Wildcats during the 2nd quarter in the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis, Ind on December 1, 2018. [Kyle Robertson/Dispatch]
Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer watches his team during a punt return against Northwestern Wildcats during the 2nd quarter in the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis, Ind on December 1, 2018. [Kyle Robertson/Dispatch] / Kyle Robertson / USA TODAY NETWORK
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Former Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer is one of the best to ever do it in Columbus.

Now, he is getting recognized for his efforts.

On Monday, the National Football Foundation released its 2025 nominations for the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame, with Meyer included among 77 players and eight other coaches, including former Alabama coach Nick Saban.

OSU head football coach Urban Meyer watches the team before the first half of their game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on April 21, 2012. (Columbus Dispatch photo by Brooke LaValley)
OSU head football coach Urban Meyer watches the team before the first half of their game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on April 21, 2012. (Columbus Dispatch photo by Brooke LaValley) / Brooke LaValley / USA TODAY NETWORK

"It's an enormous honor to just be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot considering more than 5.7 million people have played college football and only 1,093 players have been inducted," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "The Hall's requirement of being a First-Team All-American creates a much smaller pool of about 1,500 individuals who are even eligible. Being in today's elite group means an individual is truly among the greatest to have ever played the game, and we look forward to announcing the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class early next year."

Meyer was the head coach of the Buckeyes from 2012-2018, where he led the Buckeyes to three Big Ten titles (2014, 2017, 2018), five division titles, and a national championship (2014). He was also named the winner of the Woody Hayes Trophy in 2012, which is awarded to the best coach in the country by the Columbus Touchdown Club.

In his career with the Buckeyes, Meyer accumulated an astonishing 83-9 overall record and was 54-4 in the Big Ten. He also went undefeated against the Buckeyes rival to the north, the Michigan Wolverines.

The impressive 7-0 record Meyer racked up against the Wolverines made him the first Buckeyes head coach since John Wilce in 1924 to finish his career unbeaten in the rivalry with the Maize and Blue. Meyer concluded his time at Ohio State with a 62-39 trouncing of Michigan on November 24, 2018.

You can view the full list of 2024 coaching candidates below:

  • Larry Blakeney - Troy (1991-2014)
  • Jim Carlen - West Virginia (1966-69), Texas Tech (1970-74), South Carolina (1975-81)
  • Pete Cawthon Sr. - Austin College TX, Texas Tech (1930-40)
  • Larry Coker - Miami FL, Texas-San Antonio (2011-15)
  • Ralph Friedgen - Maryland (2001-10)
  • Urban Meyer - Bowling Green (2001-02), Utah (2003-04), Florida (2005-10), Ohio State (2012-18)
  • Darryl Rogers - Cal State East Bay (1965), Fresno State (1966-72), San Jose State (1973-75), Michigan State (1976-79), Arizona State (1980-84)
  • Nick Saban - Toledo (1990), Michigan State (1995-99), LSU (2000-04), Alabama (2007-23)
  • Tommy Tuberville - Mississippi (1995-98), Auburn (1999-08), Texas Tech (2010-12), Cincinnati (2013-16)
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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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