COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Urban Meyer has carved out a nice career as a sports analyst since retiring as Ohio State football’s head coach.

Meyer is a member of Fox Sports’ pregame show “Big Noon Kickoff” along with former USC standouts Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart and former Notre Dame and Browns quarterback Brady Quinn. The show will air live from Ohio Stadium when the Buckeyes face Wisconsin on Saturday.

It will be the first time Meyer has attended an Ohio State game this year, though don’t expect to see him strolling the sidelines like many former players and coaches do when they attend games. He instead will elect to watch the game from the press box.

“No, I’d want to dive in the middle of the field, call a play or something,” Meyer told Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune. “That would be real awkward.”

In seven seasons, Meyer compiled a 47-3 home record as the Buckeyes’ head coach.

Former Ohio State safety Vonn Bell discusses the rumors around Meyer being USC’s next head coach.

“It would hurt.”



- Former Buckeye Vonn Bell on the possibility of Urban Meyer coaching USC.#NFLNow @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/L4XoRUlvf0 — Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) October 22, 2019

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