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For Urban Meyer, success doesn't hinge on Tim Tebow or Travis Etienne. It's all about validating Trevor Lawrence.

He hired, and then quickly unhired, a controversial strength and conditioning coach. He drafted a running back in the first round, and then had him take reps at wide receiver during a rookie minicamp.

And he has, you might have heard, considered signing 33-year-old Tim Tebow … to try out at tight end no less.

If Urban Meyer bombs out as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, the narrative is already set. These early decisions will be pointed to as proof that Meyer, an undeniable force at the college level where he won three national titles, wasn’t ready to adapt — or conform — to the professional game that deals with grown men, not college kids.