Urban Meyer feels terrible for a Penn State player who won't experience Thursday's Orange Bowl. Before the College Football Playoff, quarterback Beau Pribula made the "impossible decision" to enter the transfer portal.

Meyer was born in Toledo, Ohio, and went to college at Cincinnati. He said being a Buckeye fan is born in the blood of residents in Ohio.

Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said the SEC's reign is over, signaling a change at the top of college football's Power Four conferences:

Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Michael Vick and Michael Strahan headline the 22-member College Football Hall of Fame 2025 class

The College Football Hall of Fame welcomes in a new class, highlighted by Urban Meyer, Michael Vick and Michael Strahan.

Urban Meyer is 1-1 picking Notre Dame games the last two games. How does he see the national title game going against Ohio State?

Former Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer has reached college football immortality. He has been elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The newest inductee to the College Football Hall of Fame, @CoachUrbanMeyer! 🐊 🔗: https://t.co/S89mkrDBSp pic.twitter.com/iPH65oovGU

Meyer's inclusion means that five consecutive full-time Buckeye head coaches have achieved the game's ultimate honor.

Florida officials had discussed inducting Meyer to open the 2022 season, with the Gators hosting Utah and Meyer expected to be coaching nearby with the Jacksonville Jaguars. But Meyer’s NFL tenure ended in scandal after 13 games in 2021, so the timing would have been somewhat awkward.

The College Football Playoff is in uncharted territory and injuries are piling up, forcing teams to manage a survival of the fittest gauntlet.

Urban Meyer is part of a star-studded class set to be enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame later this year. The National Football Foundation announced Wednesday that Meyer, who was born in Toledo,