November 18, 2011

Urban Meyer to Take Ohio State Job

By - Kris Fletcher

Multiple sources close to the Ohio State University football program are reporting that former Florida Gators' coach Urban Meyer will become the next head coach of the Buckeyes.

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Reportedly Meyer has agreed to a deal in principle, though nothing has been finalized. It includes a multi-year contract that will once again make him one of college football's highest paid coaches. Additionally, the sources indicated that he will formally accept the position once the NCAA delivers their verdict on sanctions against the program.

In addition to Meyer's generous compensation package, sources said a major factor in the coach's decision to agree to take the position was the school promising him the budget to assemble what is expected to become one of the highest-paid assistant coaching staffs in the history of college football.

One report states that Meyer will keep current head coach Luke Fickell on as an assistant, and try to add some big names as well, including long time ESPN analyst and former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit.

Meyer was reportedly one of two candidates contacted by the Buckeyes during the hiring process. Former NFL coach Jon Gruden was also approached by the school, but declined interest.

13 comments:

  1. Adam ErwinNovember 18, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    WTF. Where are you finding this? I'm not seeing any of it online anywhere. All I see is where there's speculation he'll take the job.

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  2. Charles LummisNovember 18, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    If this is actually true, you're like the only site reporting it. That would lead me to believe it's not accurate.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 18, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    There are multipes blogs reporting this.

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  4. Brandon JansenNovember 19, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    I've seen this being reported on a few other sites, so it's either pretty accurate or a lot of people are just recirculating bullshit. Either is possible.

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  5. Jaquan MurphyNovember 19, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    And.... I just died inside.

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  6. R. NeeseNovember 19, 2011 at 1:21 AM

    If this is true, they'll actually be better than when they had Jim Tressel. The rich get richer. Big surprise.

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  7. Charles HewettNovember 19, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Guess that means he won't be taking over at Penn State huh? Lol

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  8. Mike McMillanNovember 19, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Probably the only guy they could bring in that's atleast equivalent to Tressel. Unreal.

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  9. Robert GravesNovember 19, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Meyer's a great coach. They'll win the national championship again within the next five seasons.

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  10. Chris BoyettNovember 19, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    The Big Boy sports sites won't break any news unless it has been verified by their people. Don't want to risk losing credibility. But that's good for the little guy, because they can go out on the limb and post stories like this. Nothing to lose, but if they are right they get the satisfaction and props for being correct... and first with the story.
    Keep up the good work, Fletcher. Listened to the podcast the other day. Nice work my man.

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  11. Keith SmithNovember 19, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    This is PHENOMENAL news for me as a diehard Buckeye fan, if it's indeed true that is...One can only hope.

    *Fingers crossed*

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  12. Stephen SharpNovember 19, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Being reported TODAY that Ohio State has contacted Meyer about the job but no deal has been reached yet. So my guess would be this is an accurate post, the two sides are just keeping it quiet for the time being. If that is infact the case, like Chris Boyett said, props to you.

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  13. Paul KerseyNovember 19, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    This story is really starting to pick up steam now. I'm sure it's a done deal. Kudos to you for getting it out there before everyone else.

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