Urban Meyer called out for his comments about punishing coaches

Urban Meyer’s latest comments about discipline for college coaches led to some blowback on social media.

In the latest edition of his “Triple Option” podcast, Meyer suggested that coaches who are found to be lying to the NCAA should be automatically banned from college football. The former Ohio State coach pointed to a history of the NCAA taking a zero-tolerance stance with players that lied to investigators, and questioned why coaches are not subject to the same treatment.

“If you lie as a college football coach to the NCAA, in my personal opinion, you’re finished. You’re done,” Meyer said. “That’s not making a text message. That’s not going to lunch with someone you’re not supposed to go to lunch with, sent a letter when you’re not supposed to. When they got you, and they say did you do this, and they refuse to cooperate or they lie, in my very strong opinion, you’re finished coaching in Division I. The risk now is too high and I don’t think you ever see this kind of stuff again.”