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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (Gambling911.com) - With a few head coach question marks being answered in college football this week, including Philip Rivers returning to his alma mater, the biggest fish left in the sea at this point is Florida State.
BetOnline has released odds on who Florida State will hiring to be its next head coach, with Jimbo Fisher leading the pack as the 2-1 favorite among the candidates. isher is lobbying hard to return to Tallahassee.
On Tuesday's Crain & Cone show, On3's Pete Nakos reported two names that have connections with new Florida State athletic director Jeff Purinton and general manager John Garrett, while downplaying Fisher's odds.
"The two names, though, that really jumped out that have connections to Garrett are Duke's Manny Diaz, they both were at Florida State, and then Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann was at Alabama for about eight years that crossed over with Jeff Purinton," Nakos said. "So I think those are two names to keep an eye on right off the bat. The one thing I've also been told is it sounds like he's gonna take some big swings.
"Jimbo Fisher's name is gonna continue to come up," Nakos added. "I wouldn't say that this is the AD hire, though; that would, like, you know. He's a Bobby Bowden guy, a Jimbo Fisher guy, right? So I don't think that this means that Jimbo has the inside track all of a sudden."
Florida State Next Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher 2/1
Manny Diaz 3/1
Jake Dickert 6/1
Rhett Lashlee 13/2
Deion Sanders 7/1
Jason Eck 8/1
Glenn Schumann 9/1
Eli Drinkwitz 9/1
Spencer Danielson 14/1
James Frankin 16/1
Kenny Dillingham 25/1
Zach Kittley 50/1
Brian Kelly 50/1
When these odds were initially sent on Nov. 5, Fisher had 12/1 odds. Jake Dickert was the favorite at 3/1, Glenn Schumann was second (4/1) and Zach Kittley was third (6/1).
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
