GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Still smiling Sunday night after hearing the official announcement that his team would face Oklahoma on Jan. 8 for the national title, Florida coach Urban Meyer addressed the elephant in the locker room. Someone asked if Gators defensive line coach Dan McCarney had interviewed for the head coaching job at New Mexico, and Meyer confirmed that McCarney had indeed met with Lobos athletic director Paul Krebs, who once hired Meyer at Bowling Green. Next, someone asked if Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen was a finalist for the head coaching job at Mississippi State. Meyer said that wasn’t true, but he did acknowledge “conversations” about Mullen’s future.
So how does Meyer handle the fact that as many as four of his assistants — defensive coordinator Charlie Strong should get several looks, and unless Syracuse hires East Carolina’s Skip Holtz on Monday, Florida offensive line coach Steve Addazio remains in play for that opening — could conceivably land head-coaching jobs by the time the Sooners and Gators play in Miami?
Sports Illustrated
12/8/08
