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12-03-04, 01:11 PM
Sources: Meyer offered Florida coaching job (http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/120304/col_meyer.shtml)
By Gene Frenette and Michael DiRocco
The Times-Union
Utah's Urban Meyer has been offered the Florida coaching job and is expected to accept it later today, two separate sources told the Times-Union today.
Meyer's salary package is expected to be in excess of $2 million annually, one source said.
URBAN MEYER
UTAH COACH
Age: 40.
Distance from Gainesville: Salt Lake City is 2,212 miles away.
Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley denied that the school had reached an agreement with Meyer.
"The search is in progress,'' Foley said. "The search is progressing.''
A source close to the Utah coaching situation, however, told the Times-Union that Meyer met with Foley in Salt Lake City on Thursday, and Foley offered Meyer the job then. Meyer also met with Notre Dame officials on Thursday.
A source close to the UF coaching search said he expects Meyer to take the job, but Meyer wants to tell the Utah administration and players about his plans first.
The source also said Florida aggressively pursued Meyer on Thursday because of the Notre Dame situation. The Irish fired Ty Willingham on Wednesday, and immediately targeted Meyer as his replacement.
"It [Willingham's firing] accelerated the process,'' said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "It was a wonderful opportunity to get a young coach who wants to come to Florida. Let's hope he's our coach for a long time.''
Florida made Meyer a priority over Oklahoma's Bob Stoops, who on Thursday issued his third statement that he wanted to remain with the Sooners since UF fired Ron Zook on Oct. 25, because officials were afraid they might lose out on Meyer if they invested too much time pursuing Stoops.
"We had one bullet to fire, and we were afraid if we fired it with Stoops, we might lose him [Meyer],'' the source said.
Utah (11-0) is ranked No. 6 in the latest Associated Press poll, and the Utes also are No. 6 in the BCS standings, which means they are likely headed for the Fiesta Bowl. Meyer's two-year record in Utah is 21-2, and he went 17-6 in two seasons at Bowling Green from 2001-2002. "
hehe, "Ty's firing accelerated the process", UF knew what ND was up to
God I hope this doesn't mean they go after Tedford :eek: he's the best guy to make 10 win seasons out of the ppl they can recruit
By Gene Frenette and Michael DiRocco
The Times-Union
Utah's Urban Meyer has been offered the Florida coaching job and is expected to accept it later today, two separate sources told the Times-Union today.
Meyer's salary package is expected to be in excess of $2 million annually, one source said.
URBAN MEYER
UTAH COACH
Age: 40.
Distance from Gainesville: Salt Lake City is 2,212 miles away.
Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley denied that the school had reached an agreement with Meyer.
"The search is in progress,'' Foley said. "The search is progressing.''
A source close to the Utah coaching situation, however, told the Times-Union that Meyer met with Foley in Salt Lake City on Thursday, and Foley offered Meyer the job then. Meyer also met with Notre Dame officials on Thursday.
A source close to the UF coaching search said he expects Meyer to take the job, but Meyer wants to tell the Utah administration and players about his plans first.
The source also said Florida aggressively pursued Meyer on Thursday because of the Notre Dame situation. The Irish fired Ty Willingham on Wednesday, and immediately targeted Meyer as his replacement.
"It [Willingham's firing] accelerated the process,'' said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "It was a wonderful opportunity to get a young coach who wants to come to Florida. Let's hope he's our coach for a long time.''
Florida made Meyer a priority over Oklahoma's Bob Stoops, who on Thursday issued his third statement that he wanted to remain with the Sooners since UF fired Ron Zook on Oct. 25, because officials were afraid they might lose out on Meyer if they invested too much time pursuing Stoops.
"We had one bullet to fire, and we were afraid if we fired it with Stoops, we might lose him [Meyer],'' the source said.
Utah (11-0) is ranked No. 6 in the latest Associated Press poll, and the Utes also are No. 6 in the BCS standings, which means they are likely headed for the Fiesta Bowl. Meyer's two-year record in Utah is 21-2, and he went 17-6 in two seasons at Bowling Green from 2001-2002. "
hehe, "Ty's firing accelerated the process", UF knew what ND was up to
God I hope this doesn't mean they go after Tedford :eek: he's the best guy to make 10 win seasons out of the ppl they can recruit