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A new era is underway in Jacksonville as the Jaguars enter the 2021 NFL season with the top overall pick and a new head coach in Urban Meyer. With the 2021 NFL Draft already looming on the horizon, Meyer bared that he isn’t jumping the gun on a decision just yet. “You see Trevor, you […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars once again find themselves as the NFL’s cellar-dweller. Gone are the days of Sacksonville that struck fear in the hearts of opposing quarterbacks. In most years, finishing dead last would be devastating. However, with their pitiful 1-15 record, they secured the top pick in the draft. The consensus first-overall pick is Clemson […]

After firing Doug Marrone following a 1-15 season, the Jacksonville Jaguars will have former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer as its new coach. Meyer initially said that he was done coaching after the Buckeyes won the 2019 Rose Bowl, but revealed that he felt the “time was right” for him to return to […]

After Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes won the 2019 Rose Bowl, Meyer insisted he was done coaching. About two years later, and Meyer has become the Jacksonville Jaguars’ main man. Meyer battled different health issues that helped make his decision to leave Ohio State, so some seem surprised that he has made a […]

Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Urban Meyer has wasted no time in assembling his staff. After the announcement was officially made on Thursday that he was taking over the helm, Meyer quickly targeted his desired offensive coordinator. Scott Linehan has emerged as a prime candidate for Jaguars offensive coordinator under Urban Meyer, per @toddarcher and me. […]

Urban Meyer could not be walking into a more ideal situation in Jacksonville. The Jaguars are reportedly finalizing a deal to bring the former Florida and Ohio State head coach as Doug Marrone’s replacement. Meyer will have plenty of work to do as he takes over a franchise fresh off a 1-15 season, but he […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are closing in on their new head coach, and as previous reports have already made abundantly clear, former Ohio State shot-caller Urban Meyer appears to truly be in the pole position to land the job. As a matter of fact, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Jaguars are already in the final […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars may be closing in on hiring Urban Meyer to be the franchise’s next head coach. According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, “rumors are spreading” that Meyer will take the Jaguars job, and he will retain interim general manager Trent Baalke, too. Jacksonville has effectively shut down their coaching search as […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars have expressed interest in naming Urban Meyer the team’s next head coach. While the Jaguars are still considering other candidates, Meyer has been assembling a coaching staff in the event that he takes the job, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Former Ohio State HC Urban Meyer has been assembling a coaching staff, including […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to meet with Urban Meyer on Friday, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport. Jacksonville is one of the six teams looking for a new head coach. The organization parted ways with Doug Marrone after Week 17, and fired general manager Dave Caldwell during the season. According to […]

The Los Angeles Chargers list of targets for the team’s head coaching vacancy just keeps on growing. The latest reported addition to the pool of potential candidates? Urban Meyer. “Hearing that the #Chargers also have some interest in Urban Meyer for their head coaching vacancy,” Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports tweeted on Tuesday. Los Angeles […]

How deep are Shahid Khan’s pockets? Reports surfaced Sunday suggesting the Jacksonville Jaguars are targeting former Florida and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer to replace Doug Marrone.  For his part, Meyer has reportedly shown some interest in the job. However, if the Jags hope to land Meyer, they will have to pay quite the […]

After securing the top overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft away from the New York Jets, the Jacksonville Jaguars looked like they were all set to draft Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. The 21-year-old was deemed to be head and shoulders above his counterparts and was highly regarded as the best prospect coming out of […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to open a new chapter as they recently parted ways with head coach Doug Marrone after a five-year tenure with the team, via an official statement posted on the club’s Twitter page. Statement from Owner Shad Khan. pic.twitter.com/cmLo7ss9gS — Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) January 4, 2021 After the recent firing, Urban […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to move on from Doug Marrone after Sunday’s regular-season finale versus the Indianapolis Colts and they have their sights set on a notable name. According to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Jaguars have former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer as one of their top candidates to replace Marrone. […]

Despite already announcing his retirement from coaching a couple of years ago, former Florida and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer is reportedly gaining a ton of interest from a number of NFL teams. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, at least a couple of teams have apparently reached out to the 56-year old to […]

Aside from being a six-time champion as the head coach of the New England Patriots and one of the greatest coaches in NFL, Bill Belichick can now also call himself a member of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition (PCSFN). This is after Belichick, along with other notable athletes and coaches from different […]

The COVID-19 pandemic could push the upcoming college football season into the spring of 2021. If that scenario occurs, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer thinks top prospects hoping to be selected in the 2021 NFL Draft would be prudent to skip their final collegiate season. The two-time national championship winning coach opined that it’s […]

Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins did not have a great rookie campaign, and he is taking a lot of heat for it. But count his former collegiate coach among those who feel that Haskins is getting a bad rap. Urban Meyer, who coached Haskins at Ohio State, thinks that the youngster’s poor supporting cast with […]

Chase Young was selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins after a successful collegiate career at Ohio State. Urban Meyer, Young’s former head coach, believes the Redskins are getting a generational talent in Young. “You’re getting arguably the most talented guy to go to the NFL in […]

Former Florida and Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer is not concerned about Bill Belichick, Jarrett Stidham, or the quarterback situation in New England with the Patriots. Meyer said projected starter Jarrett Stidham is in a great place as the quarterback of a winning franchise, and he added Bill Belichick and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels […]

The Washington Redskins aren’t good. They haven’t been good in quite some time. They probably won’t be good again in 2020. Former NCAA head coach Urban Meyer says that isn’t a good thing for the NFL. “The NFL needs the Redskins to be good again,” Meyer told JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington. “Dwayne’s (Haskins) […]

Former Ohio State Buckeyes champion head coach Urban Meyer has a few thoughts on his college quarterback, Dwayne Haskins, now with the Washington Redskins. The rising sophomore did not have a stellar rookie season for the Redskins, who selected him in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, but Meyer still thinks Haskins will […]

Dwayne Haskins is entering his second season with the Washington Redskins and Urban Meyer — his former head coach at Ohio State — seems to still be high on him. Just two weeks before the 2020 NFL Draft, Meyer made some telling comments about Haskins when talking about Joe Burrow, the LSU quarterback expected to […]

ESPN insider Adam Schefter appearing on GetUp said he doesn’t think that former Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer will end up with the Dallas Cowboys. He did mention, however, that he does think the Cleveland Browns are an interesting team to watch in regards to Meyer. "I don't think he winds up as the […]

The Cleveland Browns fired Freddie Kitchens after one season as the head coach and are gathering a list of candidates to replace him. At the top of their list, Cleveland is targeting Urban Meyer to be the team’s next head coach, per Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman. I’m hearing that the #Browns have strong interest in […]

When Urban Meyer announced his retirement as Ohio State’s head coach last December, there was a collective sigh across college football. But in that same vein, there was a crowd that knew better. Meyer is too savvy as a football mind to be relegated to the sidelines. He loves to win more than anything. To […]

The New York Giants ended their season with a whimper, failing in their bid to return to relevance. They do have exciting young talent in the team, but they haven’t found the perfect coach to take the Giants back to the summit. Since it’s clear that they need to find a quality coach to lead […]

The Cleveland Browns fired Freddie Kitchens from his post as head coach on Sunday night after just one season, and now, former college coach Urban Meyer is considered a potential candidate to replace him. SportsLine lists Meyer at plus-800 odds to become the Browns’ next head coach in a list that also includes Mike McCarthy, […]

The Washington Redskins have not had a successful head coach since Joe Gibbs’ first tenure in the 1980’s. Names like Jim Zorn, Norv Turner, and Steve Spurrier have been given the chance to turn the team around and they have all failed. Most recently, the Redskins parted ways with Jay Gruden after four and a […]

The Washington Redskins need a new head coach. The now-retired Urban Meyer remains as one of the hottest candidates to enter the NFL as a head coach. On Sunday, before Washington’s tilt with the Philadelphia Eagles, Meyer was spotted with Redskins owner Dan Snyder at FedEx Field, per Ross Tucker of The Athletic. 👀 Urban […]

It appears as though that it will soon be the end of the line for longtime Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett, regardless of how the team’s season ends in 2019-20. Despite the fact that the Cowboys remain more than likely to reach the postseason by way of a division title, team owner Jerry Jones […]

Urban Meyer retired “for good” for the second time when he stepped down from the Ohio State Buckeyes last season. However, that doesn’t mean he couldn’t come out of retirement again and join an NFL team. Meyer has accomplished everything he set out to do in college football and it would make a lot of […]

The Dallas Cowboys lost another game on Sunday against the New England Patriots and Jason Garrett’s hot seat is getting warmer. As a result, Urban Meyer is the betting favorite to be the head coach of the Cowboys next season per Jon Machota. Odds to be Cowboys coach Week 1 next season (via @betonline_ag): Urban […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are fresh off of a disappointing loss to the Michigan Wolverines this past weekend. Now, there are some that think the Fighting Irish are in need of a change on the sidelines. Brian Kelly has been the head coach at Notre Dame since the 2010 season and has had quite […]

The Dallas Cowboys head coaching position has been in the headlines lately despite the team holding a lead in the NFC East standings. With Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently saying that he is ‘looking for reasons to keep’ current head coach Jason Garrett, there has been an extra spotlight placed on the possibility of the […]

Urban Meyer is no longer coaching the Ohio State Buckeyes, nor has he ever coached in the NFL. However, if a particular opportunity were to arise within the Dallas Cowboys organization, the three-time National Championship winning coach would be interested. Appearing on Colin Cowherd’s radio show on Friday, Meyer discussed another name leaving the college […]

Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins is entering the NFL with a chip on his shoulder, but Urban Meyer has his back. On draft night when he fell all the way to 15th, Haskins made it clear he wanted to punish the rest of the league for passing on him. As Haskins transitions to the pros, […]

Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins may very well be the best pure passer in this year’s NFL Draft class, but in a league where quarterback mobility is becoming more and more sought after, some teams are worried about Haskins’ lack of speed. Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer understands that Haskins does not have top-end quickness, […]