Report: Florida moving on from pursuit of coach Chip Kelly

Since parting ways with Jim McElwain earlier this season, the Florida Gators have been in pursuit of Chip Kelly, the former Oregon and NFL coach.

However, Kelly is also listening to UCLA, which recently fired coach Jim Mora. His decision between the Bruins and Gators was expected to come on Sunday.

Now, though, Yahoo! Sports reports that the Gators are moving on, as they’ve heard Kelly will become the new head coach at UCLA:

Florida administrators met with Kelly on Sunday in New Hampshire and remained in contact with him earlier this week, but no deal was forthcoming between the two. Florida had kept its options open while engaged with Kelly and is now prepared to pursue those other candidates.

It would appear that UCF coach Scott Frost will be the Gators’ top target now, but how will he feel about being the backup plan?

Frost has also been linked to his alma mater — Nebraska — should the Cornhuskers decide to fire Mike Riley. Could the Gators miss out on both their top targets? That’s a scary thought, but it could happen.

Adam Spencer

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