Urban Meyer is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Meyer joins a 2025 class that includes Nick Saban, Michael Vick, Montee Ball, Michael Strahan and others. Meyer and Saban were both eligible for the first time under the Hall’s criteria of being retired from at least 3 seasons (Meyer) or retiring after the age of 70 (Saban).

Meyer is being recognized for his coaching career at Bowling Green, Utah, Florida and Ohio State. He won 3 national championships with the Gators and Buckeyes.

After finding success at Bowling Green (17-6, 2001-02) and Utah (22-2, 2003-04), Meyer took the Florida head coaching job ahead of the 2005 season. In 6 seasons, he would post a 65-15 record, going 36-12 in SEC play.

Meyer’s Florida career was highlighted by 2 SEC titles and 2 national championships won in 2006 and ’08. He also coached College Football Hall of Famer Tim Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, from 2006-09.

The stress of the Florida job created health issues that led Meyer to retire early from coaching. He initially said he would retire following his 2009 team’s appearance in the Sugar Bowl, but quickly decided to coach the 2010 season. During 2010, he decided that season would be his last at Florida.

Upon leaving Florida, Meyer took a broadcasting job at ESPN. His retirement did not last long.

The Ohio State head coaching job came open in 2011, and Meyer decided to return to coaching after 1 season of retirement.

Meyer led a 12-0 Ohio State in 2012, his first season. The Buckeyes were under sanctions, however, that prevented OSU from playing for championships or being ranked in the Coaches Poll.

The 2013 team was eligible for postseason, but OSU finished the season with back-to-back losses to Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship Game and Clemson in the Orange Bowl.

Meyer led Ohio State to a national championship, the 3rd of his career, in 2014. OSU went undefeated in B1G play winning the conference title and defeating Alabama and Oregon in the first College Football Playoff.

Meyer never lost more than 2 games in a season with the Buckeyes. Following the 2014 national championship season, OSU remained a top-10 team, but never quite won it all again.

Meyer finished his final 2 seasons at OSU with a 22-3 record, guiding the Buckeyes to wins in the Cotton Bowl and Rose Bowl. Meyer left Ohio State with an 83-9 record.

After retiring again, Meyer took a broadcasting gig with FOX following his decision to end his OSU tenure. He gave the NFL a try, taking the Jacksonville Jaguars job in 2021. Meyer was fired by Jacksonville before completing his first season, going 2-11.

After Jacksonville, Meyer returned to FOX.