The Gators are hunting for a new head coach after firing Will Muschamp on Sunday.

After Muschamp struggled to make the transition from the assistant coaching ranks to a head coaching job, many expect UF athletic director Jeremy Foley to target someone with head coaching experience.

—Rich Rodriguez: Rodriguez has resurrected his career at Arizona, highlighted by two wins over Oregon.

—Mike Shanahan: Shanahan is a former Gators offensive coordinator and familiar with the program.

—Dan Mullen: Until Saturday’s loss at Alabama, Mullen’s Mississippi State Bulldogs were unbeaten and ranked No. 1.

—Kevin Sumlin: If Foley could go back in time, he might have hired another coach out of the state of Texas — Sumlin.

—Huge Freeze: The offensive-minded Freeze has turned Ole Miss into an upper-echelon team in just three seasons. He signed the nation’s No. 4 recruiting class in 2013, and No. 14 in 2014.

—Bob Stoops: If the third time is a charm, then Stoops, 54, might be Gainesville bound.

—Mike Gundy: Gundy has fielded explosive offenses and won 82 games in 10 seasons at Oklahoma State.

—Todd Graham: He has shown he can field a prolific offense during every stop of his peripatetic career.

—Doc Holliday: Holliday’s Marshall Thundering Herd join FSU as the nation’s remaining undefeated teams.

—Chip Kelly: Using a high-octane offense, the 50-year-old built Oregon into a national power and now has the Philadelphia Eagles atop the NFC East.

—Dabo Swinney: He is a Birmingham native who played and coached at Alabama.

—Gary Patterson: Patterson’s TCU Horned Frogs are in the hunt for a playoff spot and would be unbeaten if not for a late-game meltdown against Baylor.