CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd reports that Alabama OC Lane Kiffin would be the leading candidate for USF's head-coaching position should current HC Willie Taggart take another job.
This is far from a slam dunk, as it would require Taggart to take a job elsewhere. However, it shouldn't be discounted outright. Over the weekend, Taggart reportedly interviewed with Oregon regarding the space vacated by Mark Helfrich. Should Taggart land with the Ducks, it would open up South Florida for a potential Kiffin hire. That is assuming Kiffin doesn't take one of any number of other jobs he has been attached to in the last few weeks. Among those, Houston (Dodd hears that he did "well" during that interview) and LSU. Should he decide to join LSU, that job would come in the form of offensive coordinator.
Lane Kiffin - Alabama Crimson Tide - 2016 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com
I'd imagine that Houston would still be considered a better job, no?
This is far from a slam dunk, as it would require Taggart to take a job elsewhere. However, it shouldn't be discounted outright. Over the weekend, Taggart reportedly interviewed with Oregon regarding the space vacated by Mark Helfrich. Should Taggart land with the Ducks, it would open up South Florida for a potential Kiffin hire. That is assuming Kiffin doesn't take one of any number of other jobs he has been attached to in the last few weeks. Among those, Houston (Dodd hears that he did "well" during that interview) and LSU. Should he decide to join LSU, that job would come in the form of offensive coordinator.
Lane Kiffin - Alabama Crimson Tide - 2016 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com
I'd imagine that Houston would still be considered a better job, no?