Urban Meyer Reveals Why He Really Made The Jump To NFL

After years, former Ohio State and Florida head coach Urban Meyer finally made the jump to the NFL and accepted the head coaching job with the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this year. When speaking with Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, he revealed why he finally took the leap...

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“I prayed hard on it,” Meyer, 57, said. “It’s funny you bring Jimmy Johnson into it. He’s been a mentor, a guy that has become a mentor. He wasn’t in my younger days, but the last couple years, I’ve always admired him, and we’ve become friends. And I just felt an emptiness, and I had some opportunities in college. And he made a comment to me, You’ve reached a point where you should just do what you want to do.

“And do I really want to go recruit 24/7 like it became? I’ve done that. I’ve always admired, appreciated and respected the NFL, and then this Shad Khan guy, once I got to know him, I mean, I love the guy. He wants to win so bad. I’ve always loved Jacksonville, Florida. And it’s like this puzzle got put together. I looked at film endlessly, saw some decent players here, and I thought, let’s go take a swing at it. That’s why we did it.”

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(The Spun)