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Kalen DeBoer out of Washington has to be on the list. He's succeeded everywhere he's gone, most recently turning a 4-8 team into an 11-2 team in year 1 and a 13-0 playoff team in year 2 at Washington. That's a proven track record of success.
He had the 5th best passing offense in the country in 2020 and 9th best in 2021, both at Fresno State, and he's had the #1 passing offense in the country each of the last two years at Washington. Florida needs a guy with an effective passing attack, and he brings it.
The only knock is that he's not an ace recruiter, but that matters less when you can build from the portal. If we need someone who's going to win big and win now to get the fans and alumni back on board and open up the flow of booster funds for NIL, he's the guy.
Florida's a clear upgrade over Washington in terms of resources and recruiting footprint, and Washington doesn't have Phil Knight fighting back against having someone poach their HC the way Oregon would. I think it's completely doable to pull him over here.
He had the 5th best passing offense in the country in 2020 and 9th best in 2021, both at Fresno State, and he's had the #1 passing offense in the country each of the last two years at Washington. Florida needs a guy with an effective passing attack, and he brings it.
The only knock is that he's not an ace recruiter, but that matters less when you can build from the portal. If we need someone who's going to win big and win now to get the fans and alumni back on board and open up the flow of booster funds for NIL, he's the guy.
Florida's a clear upgrade over Washington in terms of resources and recruiting footprint, and Washington doesn't have Phil Knight fighting back against having someone poach their HC the way Oregon would. I think it's completely doable to pull him over here.