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Mike Vrabel Tells Shocking Urban Meyer Story on the ManningCast

Ryan Phillips

Meyer coached the Jacksonville Jaguars while Vrabel was coaching the Tennessee Titans.
Meyer coached the Jacksonville Jaguars while Vrabel was coaching the Tennessee Titans. / Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images
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People might need to start wearing name tags around Urban Meyer.

Former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel was a guest on the ManningCast Monday night and told a truly ridiculous story about Meyer.

Earlier in the show, the Mannings showed footage of Owen Wilson introducing himself to Meyer during a celebrity flag football game. Meyer stared him down and asked, "Who are you? How do I know you?" Wilson replied, "I'm on your team."

Vrabel one-upped that story during his segment. He claims that when he was coaching the Titans and Meyer was head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Meyer asked if he knew him. Vrabel claims he replied, "Yeah, I'm the head coach of the Titans and I worked for you for two years."

Vrabel was the defensive line coach at Ohio State from 2012 through 2013 while Meyer was the head coach. If that story is true, it's absolutely absurd that Meyer didn't recognize him.

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Ryan Phillips
RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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