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Woody (via iPhone) > On Nov 16, 2014, at 8:44 PM, John Bowers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Rich Rodriguez, Dabo Swinney among popular potential candidates to replace > Gators coach Will Muschamp > > By Edgar Thompson,Orlando Sentinelcontact the reporter > The Gators are hunting for a new head coach after firing Will Muschamp Sunday. > > After Muschamp struggled to make the transition from the assistant coaching > ranks to a head coaching job, many expect UF athletic director Jeremy Foley > to target someone with head coaching experience. > > Take a closer look at top potential candidates for the high-profile Florida > job: > > > •Rich Rodriguez: Rodriguez has resurrected his career at Arizona, highlighted > by two wins over Oregon. But he has a lot to explain from his three seasons > at Michigan (2008-10), where his teams were 15-22. Rodriguez, 51, arrived to > Ann Arbor after fielding three straight top-10 teams at West Virginia. > > •Mike Shanahan: Shanahan is a former Gators offensive coordinator and > familiar with the program. But at age 62, Shanahan would have to be willing > to hit the recruiting trail for the first time since 1983, when he left > Gainesville for a long career in the NFL. > > •Dan Mullen: Until Saturday's loss at Alabama, Mullen's Mississippi State > Bulldogs were unbeaten and ranked No. 1. The former Gators offensive > coordinator would be a step away from the defensive-minded Muschamp. But it > is hard to ignore Mississippi State was just 13-19 in SEC play the past four > seasons under Mullen, 42. > > •Kevin Sumlin: If Foley could go back in time, he might have hired another > coach out of the state of Texas — Sumlin. Sumlin left Houston a year later > for Texas A&M. Sumlin, who earns $5 million annually, would carry a hefty > price tag. The 50-year-old also would leave behind a program amid $450 > million in facility and stadium upgrades and with a recruiting base in Texas > as good as any. > > •Huge Freeze: The offensive-minded Freeze has turned Ole Miss into an > upper-echelon team in just three seasons. He signed the nation's No. 4 > recruiting class in 2013, and No. 14 in 2014. Freeze surely could find some > players in the state of Florida that would love to play in his spread > offense. At age 45, he is a rising star, but also a native of Oxford, Miss., > who may hedge before leaving his home state . > > •Bob Stoops: If the third time is a charm, then Stoops, 54, might be > Gainesville bound. Foley reached out to Stoops in 2002 and 2004, but the > former Gators defensive coordinator stayed in Oklahoma. These days in Norman, > though, Stoops' flower has faded. Besides last season's Sugar Bowl upset of > Alabama, the Sooners have not won a lot of big game in recent seasons. > > •Mike Gundy: Gundy has fielded explosive offenses and won 82 games in 10 > seasons at Oklahoma State. It would be hard to imagine he cannot get better > players to come to Gainesville than Stillwater. Gundy, 47, was mentioned in > connection with the Tennessee job two years ago. These days, Gundy and > Cowboys athletic director Mike Holder are not on the best of terms. > > •Todd Graham: Graham had Arizona State in playoff contention until Saturday's > shocking loss at Oregon State. He has shown he can field a prolific offense > during every stop of his peripatetic career. The 49-year-old also showed he > wants to climb the coaching ranks, leaving jobs at and Pittsburgh after one > season apiece. > > •Doc Holliday: Holliday's Marshall Thundering Herd join FSU as the nation's > remaining undefeated teams. Holliday was a UF assistant head coach and > safeties coach (2005-07) under Urban Meyer. Few can recruit South Florida > like Holliday, but would a 57-year-old coach from a Conference USA school fit > the profile Foley seeks? > > •Chip Kelly: Kelly would be a home-run hire, but is a major long shot. Using > a high-octane offense, the 50-year-old built Oregon into a national power and > now has the Philadelphia Eagles atop the NFC East. If Kelly wants to return > to college, the Gators would be a nice landing spot. But he is in the second > year of a five-year deal that pays him $6.5 million annually. > > •Dabo Swinney: Clemson's head coach is quite familiar with the SEC. He is a > Birmingham native who played and coached at Alabama. Swinney, 44, has proven > he is a terrific recruiter, and Clemson — currently 7-3 — has won 10 games > during each of the past three seasons. > > •Gary Patterson: Patterson's TCU Horned Frogs are in the hunt for a playoff > spot and would be unbeaten if not for a late-game meltdown against Baylor. > Patterson is a long-time defensive coach, but TCU scored 82 points against > Texas Tech a week after holding Oklahoma State to nine points. The > 54-year-old is a front-runner for national coach of the year. > > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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