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Urban Meyer: Greg Schiano turned down 2 head coach jobs to stay at Ohio State

CHICAGO -- How good is life as a defensive coordinator at Big Ten power Ohio State?

Good enough that Greg Schiano turned down two offers to leave for a promotion, according to coach Urban Meyer.

"He was offered two head coaching jobs -- two significant head coaching jobs -- and he made a decision to come back," Meyer said when asked by NJ Advance Media. "I've known Greg for a long time -- and he's a head coach. He will be a head coach (again)."

One of those two jobs is believed to be Oregon, which eventually went to South Florida's Willie Taggart.