If Urban Meyer were to ultimately return from a third retirement, he could face some increased opposition from his household.
In early December, and citing health concerns, Meyer announced that he would be stepping down as Ohio State’s head football coach following the Rose Bowl and retiring from the profession altogether. At the press conference announcing his retirement, Meyer stated “I believe I will not coach again"; in late December, as many an observer questioned whether he would ultimately return to the sidelines, he again stated “I don’t believe I’ll coach football again"; as he left the field following OSU’s win over Washington, Meyer once again invoked the “I don’t believe I’ll coach again” mantra that he’s embraced over the past few weeks.
If the 54-year-old Meyer does the unexpected and remains retired from the sport as a head coach, you can count his wife as one who’ll be beyond pleased with that development.
“I would be ecstatic if he didn’t [coach again]. I’m done. I want him to be done. He’s too intense,” Shelley Meyer said by way of ESPN.com.
After he stepped down for the second time as Florida’s head coach in December of 2010, a statement attributed to Meyer alluded to the coach knowing “it is time to put my focus on my family and life away from the field.” “I got my daddy back,” one of Meyer’s daughters famously tweeted after he left the Gators for good eight years ago.
Whether Meyer, now a grandfather, has left the profession for good nearly a decade later remains to be seen.
