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Did Urban Meyer pass on Texas football to get No. 1 pick in NFL Draft?

Jaguars coach Urban Meyer visited the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on Friday during the second round of The Players Championship. Urban Meyer

The talk of the town around the Texas football program throughout a good portion of last fall sat with the potential hire of Urban Meyer to become their next head coach to replace Tom Herman. But nothing concrete ever transpired for Texas athletic director Chris del Conte to get the three-time National Champion and ex-Ohio State Buckeyes and Florida Gators head coach to the Forty Acres.

After the talks with Meyer fell through for the Longhorns last year, they went through with the hire of the former Alabama Crimson Tide offensive coordinator and reigning Broyles Award winner Steve Sarkisian.