CFB world jokingly accuses Urban Meyer of "stealing" from Jacksonville Jaguars amid ex-employee's $22,000,000 fraud case

The college football world has jokingly accused Urban Meyer, the former coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, of "stealing" from the NFL organization during his coaching career in the wake of the recent embezzlement case that's come to light.

The Athletic reported that a former employee who goes by the name of Amit Patel and was associated with the organization for the last five years exploited the Jaguars' virtual credit card program to steal more than $22 million.

Here is what the Athletic report says:

"A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee is accused of stealing more than $22 million from the franchise from 2019 to 2023 by exploiting the organization’s virtual credit card program, and he used that money to buy, among other items, two vehicles, a condominium and a designer watch worth over $95,000. Some of that money was also allegedly used to purchase cryptocurrency and place bets with online gambling sites."

CFB fans on social media took the chance to poke fun at Urban Meyer, who signed a five-year deal worth $10 to $12 million annually in 2021. His five-year deal would have been worth an estimated $60 million. He was fired 13 games into his stint.

Fans on X were quick to equate Patel's antics with Meyer's disastrous time in Jacksonville:

One fan accused the franchise of being irresponsible:

One fan called for a proper investigation to get to the root cause of the problem:

Why is there so much dislike for Urban Meyer?

Many Jaguars fans dislike Urban Meyers because of his struggles with the NFL team. He succeeded in college football and led Florida and Ohio State to national championship titles. However, his tenure in Jacksonville was a disaster.

Meyer was hired as coach in January 2021, but he was dismissed after posting a 2-11 record.

His 13-game stint was the fourth-shortest tenure in the NFL's history.