Michael Conroy / APOhio State head coach Urban Meyer walks off the field with his wife, Shelley Meyer, early Sunday after the Buckeyes defeated Northwestern in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis. Ohio State won 45-24. (Michael Conroy / AP)

Ohio State Announces Coach Urban Meyer’s Retirement

By The Wildcard
Published December 4, 2018 at 6:15am
Modified December 4, 2018 at 7:53am

Ohio State says Urban Meyer will retire after the Rose Bowl and assistant Ryan Day will be the next head coach.

After seven years and a national championship at Ohio State, the 54-year-old Meyer will formally announce his departure Tuesday at a news conference.

The university didn’t say why he was retiring, but Meyer has said he suffers from debilitating headaches caused by an arachnoid cyst in his brain.

Urban Meyer at Ohio State:
12-0 first season.
12-2 Orange Bowl.
14-1 National Championship.
12-1 Fiesta Bowl.
11-2 College Football Playoff.
12-2 Cotton Bowl.
12-1 Rose Bowl.

7-0 vs. Michigan.

Pretty darn good run in Columbus.#Buckeyes

— Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) December 4, 2018

He was also battered this year by an offseason issue involving a now-fired assistant coach that led to Meyer’s suspension for the first three games of the season.

Meyer was 81-9 with a national championship at Ohio State after six years at Florida, where he won two national titles.

He left the Gators amid reports of health problems but became the Buckeyes coach after a one-year hiatus.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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