How Florida ended up landing Urban Meyer

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Dec 15, 2004 | by Pat Dooley Gainesville Sun

"We're going to have to do this sooner than later," Foley told Meyer. "It's all over the place."

Meyer wanted to at least wait until he could talk to his team Saturday morning. Foley agreed. Although newspaper Web sites, Internet sites and cable television networks reported Meyer was UF's coach that Friday afternoon (newspapers also had the news in Saturday's editions), Florida didn't make it official until Saturday afternoon.

Foley and McGarity returned to Gainesville on Friday evening. On Dec. 6, the Florida athletic director took one more flight to Salt Lake City. This time, he came back with more than jet lag.

He came back with his Urban hire.