Urban Meyer Says He Plans to Return to Fox After 1 Season as Jaguars Head Coach

Former college and Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer plans to return to Fox Sports as an analyst. 

"I love Fox. I love their team and their guys," he said on The Tim May Podcast this week (h/t Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post). "There's nothing that's been finalized yet, but I plan on going back and doing it. I really enjoyed that."

Meyer had previously served as an analyst Fox's college football program Big Noon Kickoff in 2019 and 2020. 

He then took over as the head coach of the Jaguars for the 2021 season, a disastrous run that ended after 13 games, a 2-11 record and a mountain of controversy and drama surrounding the head coach. He was fired in December. 

"After deliberation over many weeks and a thorough analysis of the entirety of Urban's tenure with our team, I am bitterly disappointed to arrive at the conclusion that an immediate change is imperative for everyone," Jags owner Shahid Khan said in a statement at the time. "... As I stated in October, regaining our trust and respect was essential. Regrettably, it did not happen."

Prior to that, Meyer served as the head coach for Bowling Green State (2001-02), Utah (2003-04), Florida (2005-10) and Ohio State (2012-18), compiling a 187-32 record, 14 bowl appearances and three national titles. 

However, his time at Ohio State ended in controversy as well after he was placed on administrative leave by the university in 2018 for reportedly knowing that his assistant coach, Zach Smith, had allegedly physically assaulted his wife Courtney in both 2009 and 2015 but kept him on his coaching staff and denied having knowledge of the incidents. 

And during his time at Florida, 31 of his players were arrested. 

Given the debacle in Jacksonville, it's hard to see Meyer coaching again, though if he does it will assuredly be at the college level. So a media gig may be the 57-year-old's best chance to stay close to the game.