For Ohio State fans hoping for a return to the Urban Meyer era, it doesn’t appear to be in the cards. The former Buckeyes coach released a statement Thursday to clarify that he will not be coaching at OSU in the near future.
Meyer has reportedly been floated as a possible replacement for head coach Ryan Day, who is in hot water with fans after their fourth straight loss to Michigan, even though the Wolverines were unranked when they faced the No. 2 Buckeyes. In the statement, the former coach responded to the “reports,” but did not specify where those reports came from.
“It has come to my attention that there are reports speculating about my return to the bench in Columbus,” Meyer said on his podcast, The Triple Option. “While I thoroughly enjoyed my seven seasons as head coach at The Ohio State University, I have no interest in coaching again. I will always be a Buckeye and will have complete confidence in Ryan Day, his staff and every player who wears the scarlet.” . and gray.”
Meyer coached the Buckeyes from 2012 to 2018 and led the team to a national championship in 2014. Meyer defeated Michigan in every season of his tenure, contributing to Ohio State’s eight-game winning streak in The Game before the Wolverines They will break it in 2021.
Day, who joined Ohio State in 2017 as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, was promoted to head coach in 2019 after Meyer left. The Buckeyes are almost certainly still in the College Football Playoff field this season despite the loss to Michigan, which was their second of the season.
Meyer hasn’t coached since a disastrous stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021, when he was fired after 13 games.