Urban Meyer recalls threatening to quit Ohio State over push back for idea to hold 'church service' for team

Urban Meyer was 1 of the astir palmy assemblage shot coaches successful caller memory, arsenic helium led the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Florida Gators to nationalist championships earlier helium stepped distant from the game.

Meyer revealed during a sermon successful Columbus, Ohio, astatine a non-denominational religion that helium threatened to permission the schoolhouse aft his thought to person a religion work earlier squad meetings connected Sundays. He said helium wanted to "bring church" to players who did not person clip for it during the week.

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Ohio State Buckeyes erstwhile caput manager Urban Meyer looks connected from the sidelines during the crippled against the Clemson Tigers successful the 2019 Fiesta Bowl assemblage shot playoff semifinal crippled successful Glendale, Arizona, connected Dec. 28, 2019. (Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)

The erstwhile manager said the university’s lawyer told him that helium was not allowed to person a Bible survey nor was helium allowed to person a religion service. He recalled that helium vowed to bash it anyway.

"I said, ‘I’m truly busy, we're doing it'. She got our diversion director," helium said. Gene (Smith) comes over, I haven't told this communicative galore times. But, helium comes implicit … and he's similar ‘OK’, and I said ‘Gene, we’re doing this, if not, you gotta fto maine go'. He's like, ‘We’re good, let's spell talk.'

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Ohio State Buckeyes caput manager Urban Meyer celebrates with the trophy aft defeating the Washington Huskies successful the 2019 Rose Bowl astatine Rose Bowl Stadium successful Pasadena, California, connected Jan. 1, 2019. (Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)

"So, the compromise was that we had to telephone it ‘reflection.’ I don't know, successful this time and age, your 18 to 21 years old, we instrumentality each 2nd of their time. How tin you not bash that? That's much of the question. Instead of saying, ‘How bash you bash it?’ How bash you not bash it?"

Meyer coached the Buckeyes from 2012 to 2018. The Buckeyes were the winners of the archetypal College Football Playoff National Championship successful 2014.

Ohio State Buckeyes caput manager Urban Meyer laughs portion answering a question during a property league astatine Ohio State University connected Dec. 4, 2018 successful Columbus, Ohio. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

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He was 83-9 arsenic Ohio State’s caput coach. He retired from coaching amid an probe into whether helium knew of maltreatment allegations against adjunct Zach Smith. Ryan Day took implicit from there.

Meyer coached the Jacksonville Jaguars for 13 games earlier helium was fired successful his archetypal season.

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