As the Florida Gators deal with the unexpected challenge of replacing coach Urban Meyer, there’s an intriguing name to add to the mix.
We’re referring, of course, to the man whose skin tone at times resembles the color of the Gators’ helmet. (Apparently, Shanahan took his role as a board member for Tanning Technology Company a bit too literally.)
Mike Shanahan widely is expected to become the next coach of the Redskins, but as Chris Low of ESPN.com points out (as spotted by John Taylor of CFT), Shanahan was a candidate for the Florida job after Steve Spurrier left Gainesville for -- you guessed it -- the Redskins, and Shanahan remains tight with Florida A.D. Jeremy Foley.
From a financial perspective, it’s unlikely that the Gators could come close to matching what the Redskins will pay. But the mere possibility that the former Broncos coach might look elsewhere than D.C. could be enough to prompt Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to throw in even more money in order to land the tanned man named Shanahan.