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Getty Images Jaguars coach Urban Meyer is the only active coach who never coached or played in the NFL before becoming an NFL head coach. He says he’s up to the task. Meyer said today that he recognizes the differences between college football and the NFL, but he also recognizes the...

Getty Images Urban Meyer and the Jaguars struck a deal on Thursday to make him the franchise’s new head coach. In an video on the team’s website, Meyer discussed what led him to return to coaching a couple of years after he citing health concerns for stepping down at Ohio State. Meyer said he...

Getty Images New Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer is joining a fairly short list of people who have become NFL head coaches without ever playing or coaching pro football. Meyer is one of the best coaches in college football history, but the track record of college coaches to adjust to the pro...

Getty Images Urban Meyer’s decision to take the Jaguars head coaching job comes raises a number of questions and those regarding his health is at the top of the list. Meyer cited health reasons for leaving both Florida and Ohio State, so it’s fair to wonder if that is going to be a concern as...

USA Today Sports Jaguars owner Shad Khan has his head coach in Urban Meyer, but the team has yet to hire a General Manager. From his comments at Meyer’s introductory press conference, Khan hired Meyer first because he wants a team centered around the head coach. Khan declined to specify who...

Getty Images Following the hiring of Urban Meyer as their next head coach on Thursday, the Jacksonville Jaguars apparently have at least one candidate in mind to serve as offensive coordinator on Meyer’s coaching staff. According to ESPN.com, the Jaguars view Scott Linehan as a prime candidate...

Getty Images It’s official. The Jaguars’ search for a new coach focused on Urban Meyer. He has accepted the job. The team announced the hire on Thursday. “This is a great day for Jacksonville and Jaguars fans everything,” owner Shad Khan said in a statement. “Urban Meyer is who we want and...

Getty Images As if the Texans didn’t already have enough problems, they now have one of the greatest college football coaches of all time in their division. With the Jaguars hiring Urban Meyer to coach the team, Mike Vrabel already in Tennessee, and Frank Reich in Indianapolis, the AFC South...

Getty Images With Urban Meyer becoming the next coach of the Jaguars, the next step entails hiring a General Manager. Meyer, who basically will be running the show in Jacksonville, will hire the G.M. Recently, we identified the potential candidates as interim Jaguars G.M. Trent Baalke, former...

Getty Images The wait to find out if Urban Meyer will be the next head coach of the Jaguars continues as the two sides reportedly continue talking about the possibility. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Meyer and the Jaguars met again on Wednesday. Per the report, both sides are interested...

Getty Images Urban Meyer became the focus of the Jaguars head coaching search before they officially fired Doug Marrone earlier this month and it looks like the pursuit is nearing the finish line. According to multiple reports, Meyer and the Jaguars are finalizing a deal for him to become the...

Getty Images Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer appears poised to become the next head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and that has raised a question: With Meyer at the helm, would the Jaguars surprise everyone by passing on Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the first overall pick in...

Getty Images There’s been a lot of talk about Urban Meyer becoming the next head coach of the Jaguars, but it appears that may not be his only NFL option. NFL Media reports that the Chargers and Meyer have spoken recently. The report adds that there has not been a formal interview at this...

Getty Images 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh sat down for a second interview with the Jets on Wednesday, which would seem to indicate a real chance that Saleh could be their next head coach. Saleh left that interview without the job, however, and he’s now scheduled for his first...

Getty Images Jaguars owner Shad Khan has a vision for the area around the stadium in which the team plays its home games in Jacksonville. Jacksonville does not share that vision. On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council defeated the so-called “Lot J” proposal for development of the area...

Getty Images It’s no secret that the Jaguars coaching job is Urban Meyer’s if he wants it. There’s a growing sense in league circles that he does. Rumors are spreading late Tuesday/early Wednesday that Meyer is close to taking the job, and that if he does he’d likely retain interim G.M. Trent...

Getty Images The Eagles are starting to make up for lost time in their head coaching search. They fired Doug Pederson on Monday and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that they have requested an interview with 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh on Tuesday. Saleh has interviewed with five of...

Getty Images The Texans’ failure to request a head coaching interview with Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy right after the end of the regular season reportedly rankled quarterback Deshaun Watson and the team is now trying to go in the other direction. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media...

Getty Images The Jaguars added another name to their list of General Manager candidates on Tuesday. It’s a name that’s familiar to anyone watching the other G.M. searches around the league. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that Saints assistant G.M. of player personnel Terry Fontenot spoke with...

Getty Images For most Super Bowl-winning coaches, getting fired one day would mean getting hired elsewhere quickly. For Eagles coach Doug Pederson, who led the team to Super Bowl LII, will he find another head-coaching job without having to sit out a season, or longer? Super Bowl XLV-winning...