Meyer retiring after Rose Bowl

Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer abruptly announced his retirement on Tuesday, citing health concerns and a difficult year that included a three-game suspension over his handling of domestic violence allegations against a now-fired assistant coach. He will step down after the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. Meyer is leaving at the top of his profession after three national championships in a career spanning three decades, the last seven years at Ohio State, where he has an 82-9 record. The 54-year-old Meyer has an arachnoid cyst in his brain that causes severe headaches and he had shown obvious effects of being in pain on the sideline this season.