

In 2004, he earned the Home Depot Coach of the Year Award and Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year. In his first year at Utah, he was named Mountain West Conference’s Coach of the Year. He would later take the head coach job at the University of Utah in 2003. His first stint as head coach was at Bowling Green University in 2001. In the next 13 years, Meyer would go on to Illinois State, Colorado State, and Notre Dame as an assistant coach. Great to have you here today Coach! Happy 87th Birthday to my great mentor and friend Earle Bruce!! /DPhyTCVLtg He initially signed a six-year contract that would earn him $4.0 million annually and an additional $2.4 million in “retention payments.” His salary made him one of the richest college football coaches in the country. Meyer led other college teams like the Florida Gators to championships before returning to his home state to coach the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2012.

After earning his masters degree in sports administration at Ohio State University, he set about a two-decade-long career coaching college football. He Negotiated a Salary Raise in 2018Īn Ohio native, Urban Frank Meyer was born on Jin Toledo, and is 54 years old. But Meyer’s high salary has made it possible for Ryan Day to also negotiate a substantial salary. In recent months, the embattled coach has had to deal with his former assistant coach, Zach Smith’s domestic abuse controversy. Ryan Day will succeed him as head coach of Buckeye Nation. Though scandal-ridden, his successful coaching career has earned him an estimated net worth of $30.0 million in 2018. Urban Meyer is set to retire as the Ohio State Buckeyes’ head coach after the 2019 Rose Bowl. Home Depot Coach of the Year Award in 2004, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year in 2004
