{"id":81704,"date":"2025-12-13T01:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/81704\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T01:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:34:09","slug":"florida-football-urban-meyer-college-football-hall-of-fame-induction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/81704\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida football Urban Meyer College Football Hall of Fame induction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dec. 12, 2025, 5:12 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Former Florida head coach Urban Meyer was officially inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Meyer is the 14th Gator and one of just 237 coaches to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place during the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I’m very humbled by the mentors that I had growing up and, overall, by the people who have come along our path, our journey,” Meyere said. “I grew up in the Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler era. I worked for a guy named Earl Bruce and Sonny Lubick and Bob Davie. And so when I look at these young coaches coming up, I try to mentor them the same way that I was mentored.”<\/p>\n

Meyer coached the Gators from 2005 to 2010, ending his tenure with a record of 65-15 (36-16 vs. SEC). He won a pair of national championships in 2006 and 2008, two SEC Championships and three Eastern Division titles with Florida. His players received 57 All-America nods and 113 All-SEC honors. Perhaps the most notable player to come out of the Meyer era is none other than legendary Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2007.<\/p>\n

Meyer’s full remarks, as well as those of fellow inductee Nick Saban, can be found below or by using this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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