In a move that would shake college football, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has been targeted as a leading candidate to succeed Larry Coker should he be dismissed as Miami head coach, a source close to the situation said Sunday.
Coker is expected to be fired after Thursday's game against Boston College.
Miami president Donna Shalala had hoped Coker could win the final two games of the season and then could argue to bring him back. But at 5-6 and with the team in danger of missing a bowl, influential trustees and boosters have begun inquiring about prospective replacements and identified Spurrier, the former Florida coach, as the top choice with the goal of making a splashy hire.
A person close to Spurrier said he is interested in the position largely because he can compete in the state of Florida against his former school and believes he could win a national championship there.
Spurrier makes about $1.3 million a year at South Carolina and has 5 years remaining on his contract. Miami would likely be able to pay him at least $500,000 a year more annually.
Joe Schad is ESPN TV's national college football reporter.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2668273
I don't know how I feel about this yet. It's a better situation, obviously, but would Spurrier really bolt after just two years? Maybe.
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He probably wants to be back coaching against the big boys.
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