It appears the Urban Meyer retirement will be very short lived. Meyer has given Gator Nation good news. When spring ball open on March 17 he will be at the ships helm.
However Urban says he will be taking a short break after February 3rd, national letter of intent signing day.
He says he is feeling much better and the test results validate his claim along with the fact he has gained 20 lbs.
Meyer was asked if he would curtail some of his coaching duties, ie coaching the special teams. However he was unclear if he would turn over the reigns to assistant coach D. J. Durkin. Durkin was a hire taken from Stanford and considered by many as a special teams guru.
Meyer certainly wants a hands on approach on how his team is coached and he wants to feel as much a part of it as possible. His health certainly is an important issue, one that may make him want to reconsider his management skills.
He has good assistants, let them do their job and lighten his load. Simply put, you hire good competent people and stay out of their way, you will get good results. Perhaps this season Gator Nation , the team and Meyer would best be served if he was more a manager of the coaches than a hands on everything coach.
Regardless of his decision I wish he, his family and the Florida Gators all the best.
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