Sources: Houston interviewed Will Muschamp for head-coaching job
Former Florida coach Will Muschamp interviewed this week for the vacant head-coaching position at Houston, sources told Yahoo Sports.
Several Southeastern Conference schools are believed to be courting Muschamp for a defensive coordinator position, but he is interested in staying in the head-coaching ranks, sources said.
Muschamp was fired after four seasons with the Gators, compiling a 28-21 record. Prior to coming to Florida, he was the defensive coordinator at Texas and knows the recruiting landscape in the state.
Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman also is a candidate for the Houston job, sources said. Herman won this year's Broyles Award as the outstanding assistant coach in college football, largely for his work developing backup quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones.
A timetable for naming a new coach is unclear. After its second year in the American Athletic Conference, Houston fired Tony Levine on Monday after three seasons at the school.
If the Big 12 is going to expand back to 12 (or more) schools, Houston seems to be angling to be in consideration for one of those potential spots. The school sits in a recruiting hotbed and has aggressively upgraded its athletic commitment in recent years. Houston opened its rebuilt football stadium in August, and a basketball practice facility is expected to open next August.
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