Urban Meyer to be inducted into Florida’s Ring of Honor in 2026
By Mark Kern
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Urban Meyer is responsible for arguably the greatest six-year stretch in the history of the Florida program from 2005-2010. During that time, the Gators were 65-15, while winning the national championship in both 2006 and 2008.
Meyer was in Gainesville on Saturday to be recognized that he will be joining the College Football Hall of Fame on Dec. 9 in Las Vegas. However, that wasn’t the only announcement on Meyer, as the school also announced that he would be the seventh member of the Florida Ring of Honor.
Meyer will join Wilber Marshall, Emmitt Smith, Steve Spurrier, Tim Tebow, Danny Wuerffel and Jack Youngblood as the only other people to receiver this honor. In a statement released by Florida on the announcement, Meyer made sure to give thanks to the Florida fans.
“I am truly honored and humbled to be selected for the Florida Football Ring of Honor,” Meyer said in the statement. “My time at Florida holds so many special memories for me and my family. Everything we accomplished was the result of an extraordinary coaching staff who recruited exceptional players and were supported every day by the University, the Athletic Department, and the entire Gator Nation. I want to thank Dr. Bernie Machen and Jeremy Foley for bringing us to Gainesville and for embracing our family and our staff from the very beginning. There is nothing like game day in The Swamp—the energy of 90,000 fans behind you, pushing and willing you to victory.”
The Gators are in the market for a coach that they are hoping can take them back to the level that they were under Meyer. The team fired Billy Napier earlier in the season, and the team was 3-7 on the year entering the rivalry game against Tennessee on Saturday night.
