Urban Meyer Resigns

Shocking news from the University of Florida football program as head coach Urban Meyer will step down due to undisclosed health reasons.

From Yahoo Sports:

The day after his team’s loss in the SEC Championship game, Florida coach Urban Meyer checked himself into Gainesville hospital due to “dehydration.” He was quickly released, and the story passed without much attention at the time. But as of tonight, it may go down as the moment that Meyer’s burgeoning Gator dynasty came to an end:

Urban Meyer is stepping down as coach of the Florida football team, athletics director Jeremy Foley announced Saturday afternoon in a release.

“I have given my heart and soul to coaching college football and mentoring young men for the last 24-plus years and I have dedicated most of my waking moments the last five years to the Gator football program,” Meyer said in statement. “I have ignored my health for years, but recent developments have forced me to re-evaluate my priorities of faith and family.”

Meyer plans an official press conference on Sunday; he will coach against Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, then hang it up for the foreseeable future. He has suffered in the past from extreme pain as a result of a brain cyst, but isn’t in the hospital and isn’t facing any immediate health issues. There’s no indication he’s planning to return to the sideline anywhere else anytime soon. He’s just had enough of the grind for now.