Don't expect to see Meyer roaming the sidelines of Gainesville again if the job opens.
Urban Meyer won two national championships as the head coach at the University of Florida from 2005 to '10, but don't expect him to return to Gainesville for a potential second go-around as the leader of the program.
With Florida head coach Billy Napier's seat as hot as it's ever been, the school's potential coaching opening has been of much discussion over the past several months. Florida's 1–2 start to the 2024 season certainly hasn't helped that cause for Napier."That ship has sailed," Meyer said onthis week. "I want that program to do well so bad. I know so many people there and we gave a big part of our life to that program. But that ship has sailed.
Since leading Florida to multiple national titles, Meyer spent seven seasons at Ohio State and won a national title in Columbus as well. He left the college ranks following the 2018 season to focus on his health, but returned to coaching in 2021 with the Jacksonville Jaguars in what was a disastrous NFL tenure that saw him go 2–11 as coach before being fired before the end of his first season.
But until Meyer outright rejects an interview from Florida, it's hard to take him at his word that the ship hassailed. There's plenty of history and success for Meyer at UF, so don't be surprised if his name comes up as a longshot candidate in the event that Napier is let go.Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more.
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