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Mike Pouncey Preparing to Go See -- and Then Join -- His Brother Maurkice

Mike Pouncey figures he talks by telephone to identical twin brother Maurkice four to five times a day. That hasn't changed this week, even if Mike has been in Orlando training in preparation for the NFL Combine later this month, while Maurkice has been a big story at the Super Bowl in Texas. The good news is the...

Meyer, ESPN Form Alliance on Their Terms

Here are some things we learned from Monday's conference call to announce ESPN's hiring of Urban Meyer as a college football analyst: Meyer doesn't want to criticize anyone. And he doesn't want to formally cut his ties to Florida, the school he coached to two national titles before announcing his departure in December. In...

Urban Meyer Joins ESPN as College Football Analyst

Once Urban Meyer stepped down for good as Florida's head football coach in November, the clock began counting down to when some broadcast entity would bring the man who won two national titles in six years into the fold as an analyst. It just seemed too obvious that the youthful, telegenic Meyer would make a pit stop in a...

Maurice Jones-Drew Says He Was Only Joking About Jay Cutler

Maurice Jones-Drew says he was only joking. Jones-Drew, the Jacksonville Jaguars' two-time Pro Bowl running back, also said his on-line comments about Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler on Sunday were taken out of context, Mark Long of the Associated Press reported Tuesday. "I never attacked him, called him soft or a...

Florida Wins Outback Bowl for Urban Meyer, 23 Seniors, Ian Lockwood

TAMPA, Fla. -- As Florida senior strong safety Ahmad Black loped down the west sideline in front of the Penn State bench with the football in his right hand, his head coach wondered if he would draw a celebration penalty before reaching the end zone. "I was going to hit him right square in the mouth if he got a 15-yard...

Urban Meyer News From the Web

06/01/12 Ohio State Football: Evaluating Urban Meyer's Work... Source: Bleacher Report Urban Meyer came to Ohio State saying he was going to try to put together the best coaching staff in all of college football.
05/31/12 Ohio State Football: Scheme Adjustments to Look for on... Source: Bleacher Report It's been a full year since Jim Tressel left Ohio State, and things look mighty different twelve months later.
05/31/12 Coach Urban Meyer's Teams Have History As Offensive... Source: NBC - NBC4i - Columbus OH Just over 80,000 fans at the 2012 spring game seemed pleased with what they saw of the Ohio State spread offense that head coach Urban Meyer and his staff unveiled.
05/31/12 Ohio State football seniors have plenty to play for in... Source: The Lantern - Ohio State University - Columbus OH The Ohio State football team can't play in a bowl game next year, but don't tell the seniors on the team they have nothing to play for in their final season.
05/30/12 Urban Meyer's 'intense' coaching style eases... Source: The Lantern - Ohio State University - Columbus OH The upcoming 2012 football season will see a third coach at the helm of the Ohio State Buckeyes since 2010.

Background on Urban Meyer

Urban Frank Meyer, III (born July 10, 1964) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at The Ohio State University, having been hired for the position in November 2011. Meyer has previously served as the head football coach at Bowling Green State University from 2001 to 2002, at the University of Utah from 2003 to 2004, and at the University of Florida from 2005 until his retirement at the end of the 2010 season.

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