Brooks Austin Flags 6 Coordinators for Top Jobs After Florida State Opens $50 Million Search
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 3
Brooks Austin Flags 6 Coordinators for Top Jobs After Florida State Opens $50 Million Search
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 3
Summary
$50 million is the reported buyout Florida State accepted to fire Mike Norvell after a 3-5 start, creating one of college football’s biggest head-coaching openings.
Brooks Austin said the next wave of hires could come from coordinator ranks rather than splashy veteran names, pointing to Kentucky’s move from Mark Stoops to former Oregon OC Will Stein as a model.
On offense, Austin highlighted Florida’s Buster Faulkner and Utah’s Kevin McGiven, whose first Utes season has produced nearly 39 points per game with a two-quarterback system.
On defense, he pointed to Georgia’s Glenn Schumann, Indiana’s Bryant Haines and Louisiana Tech’s Luke Olson, whom he said is only 33 or 34 and already highly respected.
The list frames the Florida State vacancy as a test of whether a blue-blood program will bet on younger coordinators despite the risk of impatient fan bases rejecting unconventional schemes.