Urban Meyer admits he was approached for a college football job recently that he had absolutely no interest in

The college football landscape is constantly evolving, and the rise of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has played a major role in that transformation. Head coaches and programs are now tasked with far more responsibilities when it comes to recruiting, which has led to the creation of new staff roles.

Ten years ago, it would’ve been rare to hear of general manager positions in college football. Back then, head coaches typically handled all aspects of recruiting (with help of assistants) and roster management. But now, with agents involved even at the high school level, many programs have turned to hiring full-time general managers.

Former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was recently approached about taking on such a role—something very different from his long career as a head coach.

“I don’t know if I even told (co-hosts) Rob (Stone) and Mark (Ingram) this, but I had a school come see me this year and ask if I wanted to be a GM,” Meyer said on The Triple Option podcast. “And a couple other phone calls. And you start to think, ‘OK, they actually came to see me,’ so I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll meet and I’ll sit down with you guys.’ I said, ‘OK, what is the job description?’ They said, ‘Well basically, you meet with all the agents of the 17-, 18-year-olds.’”