This one comes after Arizona fired coach Jonathan Gannon on Monday. The search started Monday but won't be a quick turn. Ossenfort said he doesn't have a timeline for making a hire and that the rules on interviewing coaches whose teams are in the playoffs prevent the process from proceeding too quickly. Then again, Ossenfort said neither he nor owner Michael Bidwill want the interview process to be expedited.
The job has its clear upsides -- location to recruits, fan and financial support, the ability to compete for national championships -- but the coaching churn in Gainesville is undeniable. Meyer won big there but only for a relatively short period. Florida had three straight AP top-6 finishes under Charley Pell and Galen Hall in the mid 1980s. Otherwise, Steve Spurrier is the only coach to build a sustainable winner with the Gators.