Urban Meyer has heartfelt ties to both Ohio State and Notre Dame. The former Buckeye coach expects "an incredible game" in the CFP championship.
Tressel, of course, was speaking from experience through the lens of what current coach Ryan Day and his family go through on a weekly basis in Columbus. "The next day they're saying you're horrible and you're really not.
Meyer becomes the eighth coach from Ohio State to be voted into the College Football Hall of Fame joining other Buckeye greats Howard Jones (1910), John Wilce (1913-28), Francis Schmidt (1934-40), Woody Hayes (1951-78), Earle Bruce (1979-87), John Cooper (1988-2000) and Jim Tressel (2001-10).
Meyer was born in Toledo, Ohio, and went to college at Cincinnati. He said being a Buckeye fan is born in the blood of residents in Ohio.
Ex-Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, who won three national titles, including one for the Buckeyes, has been voted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
There is a small fraternity of people who understand what it is like to face the pressure-cooker that is being the head coach of Ohio State football.
And with a nod to c ollege football’s 12-team playoff, which concludes Monday when Ohio State and Notre Dame play for the national title, here are 12 reasons why I hate – yes, I said it! – college football: The move by college football to expand the playoff system to 12 teams was all about greed. Period.
TV20 had the chance to sit down with Meyer to discuss his career, the changes in college football, and what the Hall of Fame means to him.
Urban Meyer, the last coach to win a national title at Ohio State, doesn't agree. According to Meyer, the expectation at Ohio State will always be to be the best in the nation. On Monday's edition of his "The Triple Option" podcast, Meyer expressed his opinions (3:00 onwards):
The 2025 inductees include three-time national championship-winning coach Urban Meyer ... claimed the first ever College Football Playoff national championship. Meyer finished his career with ...
Urban Meyer is part of a star-studded class ... They won the first College Football Playoff in 2014 and three Big Ten titles before Meyer retired again following the 2019 Rose Bowl.
ATLANTA – The two teams in Monday's College Football Playoff championship game are close to Urban Meyer's heart. Meyer, who is Catholic, coached wide receivers at Notre Dame from 1996-2000 ...