Notre Dame is searching for a replacement for acclaimed defensive coordinator Al Golden after falling just short of a national championship, and a potential candidate with Urban Meyer ties has emerged.

Urban Meyer will join Nick Saban in the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class. The National Football Foundation announced Saban’s selection last week and the rest of the 18-player, four-coach class on Wednesday.

Former coaches Urban Meyer and Nick Saban are both in the College Football Hall of Fame's class of 2025, and Michael Strahan and Michael Vick are among the former players who will be inducted. The National Football Foundation announced Saban's selection last week and the rest of the 18-player, four-coach class Wednesday.

Ex-Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, who won three national titles, including one for the Buckeyes, has been voted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer was also selected in his first year of eligibility ... and running backs Steve Slaton (West Virginia) and Montee Ball (Wisconsin) are part of a class that also includes former FCS Defensive Player of the ...

When former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer reflects on his career, he remembers the losses as much as the wins.

Former Virginia Tech star Michael Vick and broadcaster Michael Strahan are also among the class of 18 players and four coaches.

Urban Meyer spent 17 years coaching college football ... as well as 18 players, including Wisconsin running back Montee Ball, Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell, West Virginia running back ...

FILE- Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer watches from the sidelines during the second half of the Big Ten Conference championship NCAA college football game against Wisconsin Saturday, Dec. 6 ...

Long before becoming a coach, Urban Meyer was a hard-core college football ... the Buckeyes crushed Wisconsin 59-0 in the Big Ten championship game to earn a spot in the four-team field and ...

Urban Meyer will join Nick Saban in the 2025 College ... Among other picks was Wisconsin’s Montee Ball, who won the 2012 Doak Walker Award as the nation’s best running back.

Nov 26, 2011; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Montee Ball (28) waves to the crowd as he runs off the field following the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers defeated the Nittanty Lions 45-7. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports