Steve Spurrier Names Two Candidates For The Florida Job

USA Today Sports reporter Blake Toppmeyer spoke with former Gators head coach Steve Spurrier this week about the job opening at Florida and what he wants to see in the next head coach.

Spurrier thinks Lane Kiffin would be an option and mentioned Eli Drinkwitz.

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“I firmly think he is a very good coach,” Spurrier, 80, told me this week. “There’s no question about that. I like him. I like Eli Drinkwitz (of Missouri). I like a lot of guys out there that are proven winners.”

Spurrier’s not so convinced of my idea Gators fans crave the second coming of Spurrier. He thinks it’s more they just want another winner, in any shape or form.

“I think we’re going to try to hire a proven coach who’s got a winning record in the SEC or another major conference,” Spurrier said. “I think that’s the type of coach we’re looking for.”

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