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Will Muschamp is a head-coach-in-waiting no more.University of Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley announced Saturday night that Muschamp, the Texas Longhorns defensive coordinator and head-coach-in-waiting will replace Urban Meyer as the Gators' new head football coach.
The hiring of Muschamp, 39, is a bit of a shocker and certainly a bit of a gamble because he comes into a high pressure job without any head coaching experience. But apparently the one-time Gainesville resident's resumé, which includes 16 years of experience and 12 in the SEC, was good enough for Florida.
"We are thrilled to have Coach Muschamp lead our football program," said Foley. "Coach Muschamp is someone we targeted from the beginning and he is the guy we wanted. He is the only person we met with and the only person we offered the job to."
Earlier Saturday, there was speculation that Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops had been offered and accepted the Gators job. But a few hours later, it became clear that Muschamp had been Foley's choice all along.
This move was completely unexpected due to the status Muschamp held as the handpicked successor to UT's Mack Brown, who most expected to step down soon. And if Muschamp did take another job, the thought was that he would return to his alma mater, Georgia, if Mark Richt had been let go.
Muschamp turned down a chance to become the head coach of the University of Tennessee last year.
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