Urban Meyer addresses how long he will stay in TV

Urban Meyer is committed to being a part of the FOX Sports television crew for the foreseeable future. The former Ohio State and Florida coach been on the Big Noon Kickoff college football preview show for the past few seasons to offer his perspective on the biggest games of the week.

Meyer initially joined FOX in 2019 after retiring from coaching, but left briefly to come out of retirement in 2021 to coach the Jacksonville Jaguars. However, now retired again, he expressed the joy that he gets from continuing to stay around the game and working with the FOX crew, saying he plans to stick around for a while.

“To me, I’ve reached the point in my life where I want to do what I want to do where I want to do it and, most importantly, who I do it with,” Meyer said on Another Dooley Noted Podcast. “FOX is like — I always use the term family because I can’t wait to do it. It’s a lot of travel. It occupies a lot of time, but I’m also with family. It gives me a chance to go somewhere and then I’ll fly to see the grandkids. So I really enjoy it. We’re on-site at big games and I don’t like it, I love it. As long as they’ll have me, I’ll do it.”

Meyer won national championships at both Florida and Ohio State and ended his college career with a 187-32 overall record. That puts him among the top 30 winningest coaches in college football history and a unique perspective on the game to share with viewers.

The coach joins names such as former players Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn and Mark Ingram on the Big Noon crew. That’s a group he has grown particular close with, even hosting the Triple Option podcast together with Ingram.

Meyer is not the only former coach to transition to television in recent years. Former Alabama head man Nick Saban just wrapped up his first season as part of the ESPN College GameDay crew, which is another pregame show before Saturday’s slate of games.

Saban has often spoke about how the job at ESPN gives him something to do in addition to letting him stay connected to the game. Some coaches often have difficulty adjusting to the slow-paced lifestyle in retirement and a job talking about something they’re passionate about helps keep them busy. Perhaps it is the same for Meyer.