Texas’ dream head coach hire was Urban Meyer. The administration and big-money donors pushed hard for the one-time Florida and Ohio State head coach to come to Austin. He turned the Longhorns down.
Now, he will head to the NFL for the first time in his career, accepting the head coaching job with the Jacksonville Jaguars. With the No. 1 overall pick, presumably Trevor Lawrence, Meyer will be working on a rebuild.
According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Chris Ash is a name he is “watching for” to join Meyer’s staff. Ash was the defensive coordinator at Ohio State under Meyer before taking the head coaching job at Rutgers.
Ash still does not know his fate as the current defensive coordinator at Texas. Steve Sarkisian has a list of names he is working through. Alabama’s defensive coordinator Pete Golding and Mississippi State’s Zach Arnett are also in the running.
Two potential moves I'm watching for with Urban Meyer and Jaguars: Chris Ash (Urban's DC at Ohio State) as DBs coach, #Texans DC Anthony Weaver (Urban's GA at Florida) as a head defensive assistant/DL.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) January 14, 2021
Fowler also reports Ash would be the defensive backs coach in Jacksonville. According to 247Sports, Dan Mullen and Florida offered him to join their staff as well.
Sarkisian has said he would like to fill out his coaching staff “sooner rather than later.” Choosing his defensive coordinator is the most important hire that he has left.
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