'You're finished': Meyer wants bans for coaches lying about violations

Urban Meyer refuses to stay quiet in the wake of a federal investigation into corruption throughout college basketball.

The Ohio State bench boss offered his thoughts Thursday on how coaches should be permanently banned if caught lying about NCAA violations or found guilty of other serious transgressions.

"If you intentionally lie about committing violations, your career is over," Meyer said, according to Dan Murphy of ESPN. "You're not suspended for two games (or) some of the silly penalties you have, you can't talk to a recruit for a week and a half or something like that. No. You're finished. That will clean up some things."

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Meyer went on to compare the penalties he feels coaches deserve to those handed down to players under similar circumstances, saying that because players would not be allowed to play if found to have lied to NCAA investigators, than coaches should not be allowed to coach.

He's a firm believer in a zero-tolerance policy that extends beyond lying as well.

"I'm not talking about mistakes made when you have a rulebook like this," Meyer said. "But if you intentionally pay a guy money or willfully have a second cell phone to make illegal phone calls, you're done. You can never coach again."