At least that's what he said Saturday in response to a report about the Cleveland Browns preparing to offer him the sun, the moon and whatever else he might want to turn their fortunes around.
Right, and Nick Saban wasn't going anywhere when he left the Miami Dolphins for Alabama.
These high-profile coaches lie all the time, so forgive me if I don’t automatically believe what one of them tells me.
It pays not to have a short memory about these matters. This is the same Meyer who was dubbed "Urban Liar" by this Orlando, Fla., columnist for interviewing elsewhere after stepping down at Florida allegedly due to health concerns.
It would have been quite the story had Meyer confirmed the latest rumor by saying, “Well, the Cleveland Browns are offering to double my salary, give me complete roster control and a piece of the action, so of course I’m considering leaving this lap of luxury I’m in right now for the challenge of saving football in Cleveland.”
OK, diving into the cesspool that is the Cleveland Browns doesn’t sound so attractive on the surface save for the money and power, but if Meyer is ever going to jump to the NFL, this might not be the worst time.
With three national championships, there would seem little left to conquer at the college level, and if he turns the Browns around and succeeds in Cleveland where Saban failed in Miami, it would be some sweet frosting on his career cake.
The report gained mainstream traction when it became a topic Friday on ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption.
Meyer, perhaps for the sake of his players and recruits, issued this statement through an OSU spokesman:
“I am proud and honored to be the head football coach at The Ohio State University. I have no interest whatsoever in any other position outside of my job coaching the Buckeyes.”
Meyer is 49-4 in four seasons at OSU, including the 2014 national title. The Buckeyes are 11-1 this season and No. 6 in the College Football Playoff rankings, two spots from getting a chance to defend their championship.
A month from now we’ll see if Meyer is singing the same tune.
Or if it was all a lie.
Area’s big-school football title drought continues
Wayne High School mounted a stirring fourth-quarter comeback before dropping a 45-35 decision to Lakewood St. Edward in the Division I state championship football game at Ohio Stadium.
And so the drought continues. The Warriors’ fourth state title defeat in as many appearances since 1999 leaves the Dayton metro area 0-for-forever when it comes to winning Division I state football titles.
St. Ed’s, a traditionally strong Cleveland-area program, continues to be Wayne’s kryptonite, topping the Warriors in the title game for the third time in six years.
This had to be agonizing for the Warriors. They rallied for a 35-31 lead in the fourth quarter before St. Ed’s answered with a touchdown to regain the lead, then recovered a squib kick and put the game away on a 51-yard TD run with 1:09 to play.
Hangover effect minimal as UD rolls past Ospreys
There were undoubtedly some anxious fans among the UD Arena sellout Saturday, especially after Flyers coach Archie Miller made North Florida sound like the best college basketball team ever to don shorts.
“Best shooting team I’ve ever seen,” Miller said in the days leading up to the game.
Turns out he wasn't exaggerating, but while the Ospreys could fill it up from downtown, the Flyers had a more balanced game and won going away 86-71, showing no evidence of a hangover from last Sunday's distressing loss to Xavier.
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