Urban Meyer demands NCAA makes career-defining decision for Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore

Former Ohio State national championship-winning football coach Urban Meyer didn't hold back after learning about the Michigan Wolverines' self-imposed two-game suspension for head coach Sherrone Moore in light of the sign-stealing controversy that rocked the college football world two seasons ago.

Although the Wolverines have immense expectations to build off last year's 8-5 season that included back-to-back classic wins over the Buckeyes and a ReliaQuest Bowl win against the Alabama Crimson Tide, Meyer said on a recent edition of "The Triple Option" podcast the Wolverines, specifically Moore, should be held accountable for his actions.

Even if it means a possible ban from coaching altogether.

“If you lie as a college football coach to the NCAA, in my personal opinion, you’re finished,” Meyer said. “You’re done. That’s not making a text message, that’s not going to lunch with someone you’re not supposed with, all the level three’s and all that nonsense. But when they got you, and they said, ‘did you do this?’ and they refuse to cooperate or they lie — in my very stong opinion, you’re finished coaching in Division I college football.”

Meyer said when he played, it was far different. Punishments were acted upon as such without any hesitation, especially regarding illegal substances.

“They said, if you do that, you’re done playing sports,” Meyer said. “That sport, not for a game, not for two games, not like the marijuana. It used to be marijuana where it was up to the school. This was not up to the school. If you got caught with steroids and performance-enhancing drugs, you know what happened? You just went away. Because the risk reward for an athlete was, don’t do that, or my career is over."

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Meyer said letting Moore still coach is a power imbalance that must be addressed to protect the game's future. No matter how money-driven it may seem, Meyer said, a double standard is obvious.

“The NCAA is to blame for a lot of this,” Meyer said. "Obviously, those who commit the activity, illegal activity, and that’s what it is. Not by law, but according to the laws of the NCAA, and I would come out pretty strong and say that.”

It's unclear whether anything comes away from Meyer's rant, but if another layer were to be added to the rivalry known as "The Game," this latest nugget might be it.