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Report: Urban Meyer to become Assistant AD at Ohio State
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Urban Meyer already has plans to take on a new role with Ohio State University.
Saturday night, Bill Rabinowitz of the Columbus Dispatch reported that Meyer will become the assistant athletic director at Ohio State. He’ll take over the position after he coaches in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, his final game as the leader of the football program.
Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith confirmed the move on Saturday evening.
.@OSUCoachMeyer will become an assistant athletic director at Ohio State after he retires as coach, AD Gene Smith confirms. Smith declined to provide any more details.
— Bill Rabinowitz 🗞 (@brdispatch) December 23, 2018
Smith had hinted at Meyer taking on another role at Ohio State at the head coach’s retirement announcement earlier this month. There were no specifics on what position, if any, Meyer would take over.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Meyer also intends to teach a character and leadership class at Ohio State as well. He’ll be a co-instructor for the course.
Currently, there aren’t many details of the duties and responsibilities Meyer will handle in his new position.
Meyer was the head coach at Ohio State from 2012-2018, leading the Buckeyes to three B1G titles, tw0 College Football Playoff appearances and a national championship. He was a perfect 7-0 against Michigan and an 82-9 record overall. The Buckeyes won at least 11 games in each of Meyer’s seven seasons.
Ohio State will take on Washington in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB