'No Ill Will': Urban Meyer Reflects on Rivalry with Jim Harbaugh

Jim Harbaugh isn't everyone's cup of tea. However, one of his fiercest rivals over the years has developed a surprising respect for him.

Urban Meyer admitted that while he and Harbaugh don't have much of a relationship, the former Ohio State head coach said that he doesn't hold any animosity toward the former Michigan head coach. 

"I have no ill will at all. We got along fine," Meyer said of his relationship with Harbaugh on FS1's "The Herd." "The times we were together, we shook hands, smiled, [asked] how the family's doing, wish you well and move on. That was about it."

In terms of on-field matters, Meyer won all four meetings between the two coaches, with Ohio State ending Michigan's playoff hopes in two of those victories.

However, Harbaugh took some swipes at Meyer over the years. Following Meyer's retirement at the end of the 2018 season, Harbaugh said that his former rival had a "phenomenal record," but "controversy follows everywhere he's been." Harbaugh also took a dig at Meyer's preference for 1% milk in 2016, calling it "candy-ass milk."

Meyer trolled Harbaugh for that comment after Ohio State's victory over Michigan in 2016. When Meyer's wife called him during the postgame press conference, he told reporters that she was calling to tell him to bring home a gallon of milk. 

Harbaugh's arrival at Michigan ahead of the 2015 season also could've added some extra tension between him and Meyer. The former Ohio State head coach recalled just how much Harbaugh pushed the envelope and wondered how uncomfortable he could've made himself and other college coaches.

"When he got to the Big Ten, it was like they were doing all this stuff," Meyer said. "They were going to Europe. They were going to IMG to have practice. They