When Urban Meyer quit as head football coach of the University of Florida in 2010, he left behind more than his two championship trophies: He and his wife, Shelley, are still trying to sell their six-bedroom, 5½-bathroom, 6,800-square-foot home in Gainesville, Fla.

Listed for $1.7 million in February, the house comes with some unique features—and some unique selling challenges. There's a sand volleyball court out back, and what Mrs. Meyer calls a "ginormous" family room, built to accommodate a full house of extra-large players....