Week 4 College Football Rundown: Focus on Florida's Coach

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00:00Why don't we hook up with my boy, Rich Cermonello.

00:05Hey, Scott, let's do a college football roundup for week three.

00:09I'm going to start with coaches.

00:11You and I talked in the offseason about who has the hottest seed.

00:15It was Billy Napier of Florida.

00:18That obviously hasn't changed.

00:19Big opening day loss to Miami.

00:21And then this past Saturday, Texas A&M in the swamp against a true freshman quarterback

00:28and Florida gets trucked by the Aggies.

00:32It's really just a matter of when, not if, Billy Napier is going to get fired.

00:37I think that happens during the regular season probably soon.

00:40So how about replacements?

00:42I think Florida has to go for a proven coach, preferably someone who has an offensive mindset

00:48and has had success in the SEC.

00:50Let me throw a few names out to you.

00:52I'm going to start with Jed Fish, a Florida alum.

00:56Reminds me a little bit of Pharrell in that he went to Florida specifically to learn from

01:01Steve Spurrier, much like you did at Indiana with Bob Knight.

01:06And then Fish has had success out in the Pac-12 with Arizona.

01:09Arizona obviously now with the Big 12.

01:12Three current SEC coaches to keep in mind.

01:14Number one, Kentucky's Mark Stube, 12 years in Lexington, turned a basketball school into

01:21a football school.

01:22Has done a great job.

01:23Good foundation builder in Kentucky.

01:26Number two, Eli Drinkwitz at Missouri.

01:30Offensive-minded coach.

01:31Done a great job with Mizzou.

01:32He's got them in the top 10, 41 years old.

01:36Very popular, excellent recruiter.

01:38I think he'd fit in at Florida.

01:40But the home run hire for the Gators right now is Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss.

01:45Go out and get Lane Kiffin.

01:47Anytime Florida's been great, anytime they've competed for national championships, it's

01:52been the offense.

01:53Steve Spurrier, Urban Meyer, Kiffin I think would fit in perfectly.

01:59Great recruiter.

02:00Keep this in mind, Scotty, too.

02:01Whoever Florida hires has to first keep DJ Lagway from leaving Gainesville.

02:07You cannot afford to lose the franchise quarterback.

02:11I think Kiffin would be perfect.

02:13The portal king, I think he'd keep Lagway out of the portal.

02:16So a lot to watch on the coaching front.

02:19Week four, quickly, two games to watch.

02:22Tennessee at Oklahoma.

02:24Tennessee's been phenomenal so far this year.

02:27Tennessee, one of the six SEC teams ranked in the top seven going to Norman.

02:32Oklahoma has struggled so far this year, but they've got an opportunity to make a national

02:37statement.

02:38And then USC at Michigan.

02:39It kind of feels like New Year's Day, feels like Rose Bowl 1982.

02:44But instead, it's USC as a Big Ten game going to Michigan.

02:49Michigan's out of the national title picture.

02:50USC is not.

02:51They already have a ranked win against LSU in the opener, now have a chance to showcase

02:57that new defense and quarterback Miller Moss in Ann Arbor.

03:00If they pull off this win, two ranked wins in September, I think we have to start talking

03:06about Troy as a possible playoff, deep playoff run contender.

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