Mike Shanahan Rumors: Latest Buzz and Speculation Surrounding Florida, Michigan

Legendary football coach Mike Shanahan is still looking for his next head-coaching job, and it could come at the college level.

Shanahan is reportedly interested in taking the reigns at either Florida or Michigan, per 247Sports.com's Clint Brewster:

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Sources close to the situation have told Wolverine247 that former Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan would be interested in returning to college football for either the Wolverines or Florida Gators job if they were to open.

Shanahan has college experience early in his career . He’s coached at Florida as an offensive assistant from 1980-1983 and also made stops at the University of Minnesota, and Oklahoma. 

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Florida is 4-3 on the season and struggling to keep pace in the SEC under the tutelage of Will Muschamp. Michigan is 4-5 on the year and look to be treading water with Brady Hoke at the helm. The Wolverines head coach has also drawn ire for his handling of a concussion to quarterback Shane Morris earlier in the season.

Shanahan's most recent coaching experience comes with the NFL's Washington Redskins, where he went 24-40 in four seasons before being replaced by Jay Gruden prior to the 2014 season.

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He also coached the Denver Broncos from 1995-2008 to fantastic overall success, winning two Super Bowls and crafting a highly effective zone-blocking scheme that opened up holes for running backs from Terrell Davis to Peyton Hillis.

Shanahan's lack of head coaching experience at the college level could work against him, not to mention his tumultuous reign in Washington. It would be interesting to see how he adjusts to the widely used spread offenses, and questions would abound regarding his ability to recruit players and implement an effective defensive system.

That being said, he does posses one of the sharpest offensive minds in the game and is the kind of high-profile leader that would command respect at either Michigan or Florida, two of the more illustrious programs in college football history.