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Teddy Greenstein: Is Urban Meyer done coaching college football? Fox Sports is banking on it

The last TV series Urban Meyer watched was "Seinfeld."

"Before that," he says, " 'Cheers.' "

The guy's knowledge of pop culture probably rivals yours of the Flex defense.

Keep that in mind when you read this tale: After building a new college football pregame show to rival ESPN's "College GameDay," Fox Sports President Mark Silverman gathered his "dream team" in Los Angeles for some bonding.

Meyer and Reggie Bush joined Silverman and Fox Sports executive Billy Wanger for a round of golf at Bel-Air Country Club. A club member began pointing out some of the celebrity mansions along the holes: Audrey Hepburn, Mary Tyler Moore, Elon Musk.

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