Meyer Spurns Irish for Gators
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Notre Dame has failed and Florida has succeeded in hiring Utah Coach Urban Meyer, according to various family members.
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Florida State overcame mistake after mistake to avoid an unprecedented third straight bowl loss. Leon Washington ran for 195 yards and Chris Rix crafted two long second-half touchdown drives, leading No. 17 Florida State to a 30-18 victory over West Virginia in the Gator Bowl on Saturday.
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Jacksonville, FL (Sports Network) - It looks like West Virginia will be headed to the Gator Bowl, again. Following consecutive losses that dropped them out of the national rankings, the Mountaineers (8-3, 4
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SALT LAKE CITY Urban Meyer confirms he&#39;s leaving undefeated Utah to become the head football coach at Florida. Meyer said that at Florida everything is in place to make a run at the whole thing, and that was a factor in his decision.
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University of Florida fans not only enjoyed the school&#39;s hiring of Utah&#39;s Urban Meyer as coach, but some took a bit of delight in beating Notre Dame for his services.
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Miami is closing an 8-3 season. Florida is getting ready to open the Urban Meyer era. That means Gators fans are probably the most excited for a game between a pair of rivals and traditional powers who didnât even reach a New Yearâs Day bowl.
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When Notre Dame fired football coach Tyrone Willingham yesterday, it set into motion a series of events that many involved think will result in Utah coach Urban Meyer coming to South Bend.
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Amid widespread media reports that he has accepted the job as head football coach at the University of Florida, Utah&#39;s Urban Meyer was at his home Friday afternoon in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City.
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Utah's Urban Meyer is expected to take the coaching job at Florida over an offer from Notre Dame, the Times-Union reports.
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Utah football coach Urban Meyer was just where he was scheduled to be Thursday, at practice with his team. The New York Times reported earlier in the day that Meyer had been contacted by Notre Dame and that he would meet with school officials.
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Urban Meyer's eyes widened as he looked around Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. He saw references to the school's six Southeastern Conference titles, two Heisman Trophy winners and the 1996 national championship. It wasn't his first trip to The Swamp, but it sure felt different. This was home now.
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On second thought, Florida State has opted against using its second option at quarterback. After three days of meetings, debate and some
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Urban Meyer, who guided Utah to an 11- 0 record this season, was named football coach at the University of Florida today. Meyer received a seven-year, $14 million contract to replace Ron Zook, who was fired Oct.
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Urban Meyer has been going on and on about the Bowl Championship Series, calling it an imperfect system that should be replaced with a playoff. Then, when the Florida coach had one last chance to lobby for his team, he decided it was time to clam up.
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The timing of Notre Dame's firing of Tyrone Willingham makes no sense . . . unless the board of trustees had a replacement not only in mind, but in hand. The only coach Notre Dame would have to go after with such urgency is Utah's Urban Meyer, who reportedly is also on the short list at Florida.
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Urban Meyer considers himself accountable to the nth degree, so don&#39;t expect Florida&#39;s new head football coach to arrive in Gainesville next week leaning on that popular crutch of a five-year plan.
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Florida A&amp;M had played two other ranked teams this season and was blown out both times. Mohamed Abukar scored a career-high 22 points, and No.