Former Ohio State HC Urban Meyer gives a blunt take on one thing he doesn’t like about college football

As we see veteran coaches hang it up around college football here and there, you can’t help but think that the changes in the college football landscape are playing a part.

When it comes to recruiting, keeping a roster together, and being active in the transfer portal — running a program is a bit crazier than it has ever been.

Someone who has done a lot of winning at the college level is former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer , who also recently revealed one thing that he does not like about the current college football setup.

“I found it was very hard to spend time with your own team when they started pumping in those official visits in the spring,” Meyer explained on an episode of The Triple Option. “I just felt like I wasn’t doing justice to our current team (and) current roster.”

Players are now visiting early in the year and late in the year, as well as over the summer unofficially. Recruiting is very much a year-round thing and if you’re not doing it you will be passed up.

Meyer was interviewing legendary coach Nick Saban, who agreed that it became tough to recruit and worry about your current team.

“I don’t think there is any question about the fact that as we’ve passed a lot of legislation relative to college football that has made it more difficult to spend time with your current team,” Saban said. “Even though it is necessary now to spend time with your current team because you have to recruit the players on your team because basically they’re free agents twice a year.”

Meyer and Saban are both out of the college football coaching world, so they have no issue admitting these things. There are certainly current coaches who feel the same way but still have the task to complete.

Holding onto your players is a test every year now, as Saban mentioned. With players having the ability to transfer and make it easier than ever, we are seeing it more and more. Teams are putting together lucrative NIL packages to bring in the best of the best when needed.

Whatever your thoughts are on Meyer and Saban, what they are saying is true and why we are seeing general manager jobs popping up around the NCAA.

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