As Offered

136th General Assembly

Regular Session H. R. No. 226

2025-2026

Representatives Ghanbari, Swearingen

A R E S O L U T I O N

Honoring Urban Meyer on his induction into the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame.

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to extend special recognition to Urban Meyer on being inducted into the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, As a college football coach, Urban Meyer has demonstrated remarkable integrity and dedication. A former graduate assistant at The Ohio State University and assistant at Illinois State, Colorado State, and Notre Dame universities, he served as the head coach at Bowling Green University, the University of Utah, the University of Florida, and The Ohio State University during his two-decade career, compiling an impressive 187-32 record and guiding his teams to seven conference and three national championships, and he and many of his players have won a variety of honors and awards. He went on to coach at the professional level with the Jacksonville Jaguars for one season, and he is currently a host and analyst on FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff and a board member of several charitable organizations; and

WHEREAS, The expertise, guidance, and sound judgment of coaches such as Urban Meyer are critical to the ultimate success of any athletic endeavor. Due largely to his tireless efforts, his players have emerged as winners, both in and out of athletic competition, and he has gained the genuine appreciation and esteem of many for his fantastic work; and

WHEREAS, With athletic competition playing such an important role in the development of role models for our young people, we are extremely pleased to pay tribute to Urban Meyer for a job well done. His outstanding rapport with his players, as well as with his fellow coaches, has been a vital factor in his accomplishments, and he is certainly deserving of high praise; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, congratulate Urban Meyer on this tremendous national award and extend best wishes for the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to Urban Meyer.