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After being tabbed as Florida football’s interim head coach on Sunday, Billy Gonzales was quick to reach out to a UF legend for advice.
GAINESVILLE – Florida interim football coach Billy Gonzales called Urban Meyer on Sunday night after found out he would be taking over the Gators program. The two had crossed paths multiple times:
Urban Meyer brings up UNLV Rebels head coach Dan Mullen as a potential candidate to replace James Franklin for the Penn State job.
Hear what former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said about his time coaching with Kyle Whittingham at Utah football.
It has been five days since Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft fired James Franklin. It was a surprise, but in the overall big picture, it was a move that was made after the Nittany Lions lost three straight games.
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Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer thinks Penn State already knows who they're going to hire to replace James Franklin
Former Ohio State Buckeyes and Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer thinks the Penn State Nittany Lions already know who they're going to hire to replace James Franklin. Penn State fired Franklin this past Sunday after the Nittany Lions' loss to Northwestern (which was Penn State's third straight
Penn State’s decision to part ways with James Franklin after 12 seasons has sent shockwaves through the college football world. The longtime Nittany Lions head
Urban Meyer knows how big schools work when it comes to hiring coaches, and he believes Penn State may already know who the next coach is.
Urban Meyer was a relative novice to the Beehive State when he was named the head coach at the University of Utah, or at least his understanding of the rivalry with BYU was, by his own admission. But he soon learned from his then-defensive coordinator (and current Utah head coach) Kyle Whittingham — an All-WAC linebacker at BYU under legendary coach LaVell Edwards — and his players that "this is a deep one.
Meyer praised Kraft as a strong athletic director and a "football guy" (Kraft played linebacker at Indiana) but also called the decision an "overreaction." The FOX Sports analyst added that this was "one man's call," referring to Kraft, who became Penn State's athletic director in 2022.
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