Florida Gators coach Will Muschamp wants to coach next season. But we all know it won't be with the Gators.
The school announced Sunday that Muschamp would not be returning to the team next season. The decision came after the team's sixth loss in its past eight home games. Muschamp did say, however, that he would "like to obviously be working next year" on Wednesday, according to ESPN.
Speculation has arisen that Muschamp could be in line for potential defensive coordinator opportunities with Auburn, Florida State, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier elected not to comment explicitly when asked if he would hire Muschamp.
"If he wants to coach again next year, I'm sure a lot of people will be after him," Spurrier said.
The Gators ranked eighth in total defense in 2011, fifth in 2012 and eighth last season. They rank 20th so far this year. However, Muschamp is just 27-20 as head coach at Florida with a 17-15 record in Southeastern Conference games.
"I'm looking forward to that next step, but what that will be I have no idea," Muschamp said. "I haven't put any thought into that as far as where, what, when and how. I don't know all those things. Certainly, right now, my focus is on this team and getting us ready for these next two games."
Muschamp has had success as a defensive coach at LSU, Auburn and Texas.
"I don't care what's happened to Will and his circumstances, he did a really good job in my opinion in making that program better, did a great job of recruiting, was a great competitor out there in recruiting, and I think he really did a really good job in coaching the team," said Alabama coach Nick Saban, who hired Muschamp as an assistant at LSU and with the NFL's Miami Dolphins. "There were just some parts of the team that never did as well as people's expectations, and that's the business that we're in.
"But I know that he'll do well wherever he decides to go and in whatever he decides to do because I know what kind of competitor and what kind of person that he is."
