Urban Meyer finally shut down the rumors of potentially returning to college football, saying he has “no desire” to take on another position. His comments come amidst the Michigan State coaching search.
“I am good,” Meyer said on Monday at the Knoxville Quarterback Club, as reported by the Knoxville News Sentinel. “I never really took a day off. People, when I say that, they scratch their head. I am like I never took a day off. I had some health stuff go on. I became addicted to sleeping pills. I was just a maniac worker.”
Now, Meyer says he is spending more time with his wife Shelley and his four grandchildren.
“So the first year or so was kind of like, wake up and like I want to go coach a team. But no desire. So no. No desire,” he added.
Meyer’s most recent coaching gig was at the NFL level with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021, but it was short-lived as he registered a 2–11 record before being fired.
But before that, Meyer succeeded at the college level,…
