JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars are working toward finalizing a deal for Urban Meyer to be their next head coach, an NFL source told the Florida Times-Union on Thursday morning.
There's a chance the Jaguars may officially announce the hire Thursday or Friday, but they have not scheduled a news conference yet to introduce Meyer.
From the start, Meyer has been the Jaguars' top target to replace Doug Marrone, who was fired on Jan. 4 after finishing with a franchise-worst 1-15 record and losing 21 of his last 24 games.
Meyer, 56, is only focused on the Jaguars' job, a league source confirmed. However, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that Meyer talked with the Los Angeles Chargers about their vacant head coaching job.
The Jaguars' head coaching vacancy is considered an attractive job, especially with the franchise having locked up the No. 1 overall pick to select Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. The Jaguars also have more than $90 million in available cap space for free agency.
In 17 seasons, Meyer has never had a losing season, including his first two years as head coach at Bowling Green where he went 8-3 and 9-3. At Florida, Meyer won national championships in 2006 and 2008 and went 65-15 in six seasons.
Khan is seeking a proven coach to turn around his franchise that's had 11 losing seasons in 13 years.
