Where will Urban Meyer coach after Ohio State?

On Tuesday, Urban Meyer announced his plan to retire following Ohio State football‘s Rose Bowl game. What jobs could lure him back to the sidelines?

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer’s decision to retire is an unexpected one, but hardly unbelievable following what’s transpired over the past few seasons at Ohio State.

After sneaking into the College Football Playoff in 2014 and defeating Oregon in the inaugural CFP National Championship, Meyer’s Buckeyes haven’t won a Playoff game since. Now, any regular program in the country would be happy just reaching the committee’s final four. But Ohio State isn’t just any program; championships are the goal.

In addition to the Zach Smith-fiasco leading up to the 2018 season, the Buckeyes suffered a couple of embarrassing losses to Big Ten opponents during Meyer’s tenure. In 2017, an Iowa team that finished 8-5 beat Ohio State 55-24. Follow that up with losing 49-20 to a Purdue team who finished the regular season 6-6, and the Buckeyes’ brass might’ve grown tired of these disappointing efforts against lesser opponents. These losses aren’t the reason for Meyer’s departure, but it’s fair to question him leaving at this particular time.

What type of program could lure Meyer back to the sidelines? It’d certainly have to be a perfect fit – with top-notch facilities, the ability to recruit any player in the country, and of course, a check he could write himself. And while Meyer is the only coach to win a national championship in two separate conferences (Big Ten and SEC), he could make history again by heading to a school on this list. He’s certainly made a comeback before.