"I don't know if the timing's ever perfect, but at least this way they can get a new coach on board, help recruiting and move forward."Įven so, the decision surprised his assistant coaches and players. " was a knee-jerk reaction to the situation and the timing was not right," Meyer said. The two met on Tuesday and finalized the details, which included UF agreeing to pay Meyer a $1 million retention bonus he would have received had he still been the coach on Jan. He also made emphatic statements following the 31-7 loss to Florida State that he was going to rebuild the program after it had dipped this season.īut last weekend he phoned UF athletic director Jeremy Foley and told him he was thinking of resigning. He returned to work full-time for spring practice and said all season that his health was not an issue. Meyer was eventually diagnosed with esophageal spasms and is taking medication for the condition. 27 and instead opted for a leave of absence. Meyer was hospitalized after the Gators lost to Alabama in the 2009 SEC championship game because of chest pains, and that eventually led to his resignation. 26, 2009, because there was no inkling that Meyer was even considering the move. ![]() Wednesday's announcement was as surprising as his first resignation on Dec. He said he isn't sure whether he will coach again. 1 Outback Bowl in Tampa against Penn State. "If it was a different time in my family's lives where they weren't involved in sports and involved in all the things that a dad should be at, it might be different." That was bothering him even more than the disappointing 7-5 record and offensive struggles the Gators endured this season. He has seen very few of their matches, and hasn't been able to attend many of his son Nate's athletic events, either. ![]() His youngest, Gigi, is a senior at Gainesville Buchholz High School. Meyer's oldest daughter, Nicole, is a sophomore at Georgia Tech. I missed two already with one away at college. They're both very talented Division I-A volleyball players so I missed those four years. "I've not seen my two girls play high school sports. ![]() "At the end of the day I'm very convinced that you're going to be judged on how you are as a husband and as a father and not on how many bowl games we won," said Meyer, who is 64-15 with two national titles at UF. The 46-year-old Meyer said Wednesday that football has kept him away too often from his wife, two daughters and his son, and that - not health issues - is the reason he decided to quit after six seasons in Gainesville. GAINESVILLE - A health scare was the impetus for Florida coach Urban Meyer's first resignation last December.
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