What reason is given for the retirement of the University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer?”
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While his coaching successes mounted and his tough-as-nails reputation grew, Urban Meyer admits there was one thing he didn’t pay much attention to — his health. That hit home when chest pains sent him to the hospital after Alabama beat his Florida Gators in the Southeastern Conference championship game on Dec. 5. And so on Saturday, exactly three weeks later, the 45-year-old Meyer shook all of college football by saying he was stepping down. He resigned after five seasons and two national titles. In so many words, he said he needed to get his priorities straight. He will coach his final game at the Sugar Bowl against Cincinnati on New Year’s Day. He leaves No. 5 Florida with a 56-10 record that includes a 32-8 mark in league play and a school-record 22-game winning streak that was snapped by the Crimson Tide in that SEC title game. “I have given my heart and soul to coaching college football and mentoring young men for the last 24-plus years and I have dedicated mo
Urban Meyer is resigning as University of Florida football coach after five seasons for health reasons, ESPN said. “I have given my heart and soul to coaching college football and mentoring young men for the last 24-plus years and I have dedicated most of my waking moments the last five years to the Gator football program,” the 45-year-old coach said in a statement, according to the sports network.
