Name: Turner Gill, Buffalo head coach
Age: 46
Background: Tom Osborne disciple, coached quarterbacks for over a decade at Nebraska.
Why it makes sense: Auburn could get in on the ground level with an up-and-comer in the industry who took the Bulls from 2-10 to MAC champions in three years at Buffalo.
Why it doesn’t: He has limited head coaching experience and no ties to the SEC, a major demerit for a school that doesn’t usually leave the South for its hires.
Name: Will Muschamp, Texas head coach designate
Age: 37
Background: Former LSU and Auburn defensive coordinator.
Why it makes sense: Along with having ties to Auburn, he’s young, energetic and fiery — one of the top rising stars in the coaching ranks.
Why it doesn’t: For all those reasons, the Longhorns locked him up as Mack Brown’s successor. Leaving an elite football school like Texas doesn’t make much sense.
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