Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer says he turned shot to be CFB GM

Urban Meyer on becoming CFB general manager: ‘I’d rather step on a rusty nail and pull it out myself’ https://t.co/GlNQ0csGRL

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Despite former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer being out of college football now for over six years, it seems like his name still comes up when there are vacancies in the college game. His stint in the NFL was so bad that he’ll likely never get a chance to prove himself at the highest level again, but he’s still one of the best college football head coaches in the history of the game.

These days, Meyer is working as an analyst with Fox Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff,” but he also appears on his podcast, the “Triple Option,” to discuss all things college football with some of his Fox College Football hosts. This past week, Meyer dove into a discussion about the future of college football with all the changes we’ve seen, and he let loose some little-known information. According to Meyer, he was approached by a college football team to be their General Manager, handling some of the business surrounding the new pay models and such that the sport is now working through.

“I don’t know if I even told Rob (Stone) and Mark (Ingram) this, but I had a school come see me this year and ask if I wanted to be the GM,” Meyer said. “And a couple other phone calls. And you start to think, ‘OK, they actually came to see me,’ so I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll meet and I’ll sit down with you guys.’”

Sounds intriguing, but also under the radar. So, why didn’t we hear more about this? Well, according to Meyer, it was mainly the job description he wanted no part of.

“I said, ‘OK, what is the job description?’ They said, ‘Well, basically you meet with all the agents of the 17-, 18-year-olds,’” Meyer said. “And I thought, ‘I’d rather step on a…

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Publish date : 2025-07-07 02:29:00

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