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12/6/2009, 01:52 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4719127
Florida football coach Urban Meyer admitted himself into Shands Medical Center in Gainesville, Fla., early Sunday morning and was treated for dehydration, according to school spokesman Steve McClain.
Meyer "is doing well now," McClain said.
Meyer checked himself into the hospital only hours after the No. 1 Gators lost to No. 2 Alabama 32-13 in the SEC championship game in Atlanta's Georgia Dome. Multiple attempts to reach Meyer and Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley were unsuccessful on Sunday.
Meyer didn't appear on his weekly TV coach's show Sunday. The Gators flew from Atlanta to Gainesville on Saturday night.
Meyer, 45, led Florida to BCS national championships in 2006 and '08 and has been one of college football's most successful coaches the last six seasons. The Gators finished 12-1 this season and their loss to the Crimson Tide cost them a chance at playing No. 3 Texas in the Jan. 7 Citi BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, Calif.
Florida is expected to play No. 5 Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year's Day.
In a story published by Sports Illustrated this week, Meyer revealed that doctors discovered an arachnoid cyst on his brain when he worked as an assistant coach at Notre Dame in 1998. According to the report, doctors didn't consider the cyst to be life-threatening, but told Meyer he could suffer from head pain if the condition flared up because of stress.
Meyer is one of the country's highest-paid coaches after signing a six-year, $24 million contract with Florida in August. This season was one of his most difficult at Florida in terms of off-field distractions and problems. After returning quarterback Tim Tebow and all 11 defensive starters, the Gators were a popular favorite to win their second straight BCS national championship.
But several Gators battled bouts of swine flu heading into the team's 41-7 victory at Kentucky on Sept. 26, and then Tebow suffered a concussion during the fourth quarter of that game. All-America linebacker Brandon Spikes was suspended one game for trying to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey during a 41-17 win over the Bulldogs on Oct. 31.
On Nov. 6, Meyer was fined $30,000 by SEC commissioner Michael Slive for comments made about the officiating in Florida's win over Georgia. It was the first time a coach was fined under the SEC's stiffer penalties for criticizing officials.On Tuesday morning, Gators starting defensive Carlos Dunlap was arrested and charged with DUI. He was suspended from playing in the SEC championship game.
ESPN.com football writer Mark Schlabach and ESPN.com's Chris Low contributed to this report.
Florida football coach Urban Meyer admitted himself into Shands Medical Center in Gainesville, Fla., early Sunday morning and was treated for dehydration, according to school spokesman Steve McClain.
Meyer "is doing well now," McClain said.
Meyer checked himself into the hospital only hours after the No. 1 Gators lost to No. 2 Alabama 32-13 in the SEC championship game in Atlanta's Georgia Dome. Multiple attempts to reach Meyer and Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley were unsuccessful on Sunday.
Meyer didn't appear on his weekly TV coach's show Sunday. The Gators flew from Atlanta to Gainesville on Saturday night.
Meyer, 45, led Florida to BCS national championships in 2006 and '08 and has been one of college football's most successful coaches the last six seasons. The Gators finished 12-1 this season and their loss to the Crimson Tide cost them a chance at playing No. 3 Texas in the Jan. 7 Citi BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, Calif.
Florida is expected to play No. 5 Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year's Day.
In a story published by Sports Illustrated this week, Meyer revealed that doctors discovered an arachnoid cyst on his brain when he worked as an assistant coach at Notre Dame in 1998. According to the report, doctors didn't consider the cyst to be life-threatening, but told Meyer he could suffer from head pain if the condition flared up because of stress.
Meyer is one of the country's highest-paid coaches after signing a six-year, $24 million contract with Florida in August. This season was one of his most difficult at Florida in terms of off-field distractions and problems. After returning quarterback Tim Tebow and all 11 defensive starters, the Gators were a popular favorite to win their second straight BCS national championship.
But several Gators battled bouts of swine flu heading into the team's 41-7 victory at Kentucky on Sept. 26, and then Tebow suffered a concussion during the fourth quarter of that game. All-America linebacker Brandon Spikes was suspended one game for trying to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey during a 41-17 win over the Bulldogs on Oct. 31.
On Nov. 6, Meyer was fined $30,000 by SEC commissioner Michael Slive for comments made about the officiating in Florida's win over Georgia. It was the first time a coach was fined under the SEC's stiffer penalties for criticizing officials.On Tuesday morning, Gators starting defensive Carlos Dunlap was arrested and charged with DUI. He was suspended from playing in the SEC championship game.
ESPN.com football writer Mark Schlabach and ESPN.com's Chris Low contributed to this report.