They said, ‘Well, basically you meet with all the agents of the 17-, 18-year-olds,'” said Meyer. “And I thought, ‘I’d rather step on a rusty nail and pull it out myself.' ...

“I had a school come see me this year and ask if I wanted to be the GM, and a couple other phone calls,” Meyer admitted. “You start to think, okay, they actually came to see me, so we’ll meet.

While appearing on his Triple Option podcast, former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer says he turned down chance to be college football team's GM.

Former Ohio State and Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer would seem like a great choice to be a general manager for a major college football program. However, during a recent podcast, the legendary ...

Meyer, who won three national championships during his 13 seasons at Florida (2005-10) and Ohio State (2012-18), said one school recently approached him about stepping into that kind of role.

Despite Meyer's early interest, he wasn't inclined to take the offer after learning about the job description. In fact, Meyer would rather "step on a rusty nail" than dealing with players' agents.

Former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and former Texas coach Mack Brown both made an early prediction for Buckeyes vs.

Despite former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer being out of college football now for over six years, it seems like his name still comes up when there are vacancies in the college game.