Sports World Reacts to Nebraska Fans Chanting for Urban Meyer

The Cornhuskers crowd gave the former Buckeyes coach a warm welcome to Lincoln on Saturday.

Nebraska football is in need of a new coach after firing Scott Frost in the midst of another dismal start. Naturally, Cornhuskers fans have their sights set on some of the biggest names available to become the program’s next leader.

Among the candidates that the fan base seems to want in Lincoln is Urban Meyer, who was on campus Saturday for Fox Sports’s Big Noon Kickoff show prior to the Nebraska-Oklahoma game.

As the pregame show was rolling, Nebraska fans broke out an audible “We Want Urban” chant.

"We want Urban!" 👀 pic.twitter.com/g0pLheTfOL

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 17, 2022

Meyer’s peers on set pointed out what the crowd was saying during the show. The former Jaguars, Ohio State and Florida coach also showered praise on Nebraska fans earlier in the morning.

“Regardless of the score, regardless of the record, this is the best fan base I’ve ever coached against,” he said.

While there seemed to be mutual admiration between Meyer and the Big Red, observers around the college football world met the chant with a mixed reaction on social media. Many questioned why Nebraska fans would want Meyer after he was dismissed from his last head coaching job in Jacksonville before a full NFL season amid controversies on and off the field.

The fundamental truth about Urban is that deep down he believes he was the victim in the Zach Smith situation and that it was all BS. This kind of gross, thirsty behavior only reinforces his delusions.

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) September 17, 2022

Oh dear God https://t.co/fUSvZJkMyO

— Jack Crosby (@JCrosbyCBS) September 17, 2022

Imagine your program sinking this low https://t.co/YYlEXZ6LgH

— Luke Easterling (@LukeEasterling) September 17, 2022

https://t.co/LgUoKu9g4M pic.twitter.com/EdX7A6BCrL

— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) September 17, 2022

I’d ask, “you sure about this, Nebraska …” but the desperation is obvious. https://t.co/F4NrWtzP2D

— Rachel Lenzi 💁🏻‍♀️😎 (@rachelmlenzi) September 17, 2022

Oh honey. https://t.co/Bj6WrgVQkI

— Jane Coaston 🏔️ (@janecoaston) September 17, 2022

😐 https://t.co/syWHq165yN

— 'Nata Edwards (@NataTheScribe) September 17, 2022

Nebraska down BAD! https://t.co/4ZXBsBcDkf

— Tyler Jones (@TylerJonesLive) September 17, 2022

Nah y’all don’t https://t.co/K2rc2VzEVP

— Jamal St. Cyr (@JStCyrTV) September 17, 2022

With only three games gone in the 2022 season, Nebraska still has plenty of time to make a hire, but it appears that the school’s fans have a favorite candidate.

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