Florida reached out to Texas and swiped their defensive coordinator to replace Urban Meyer as their head coach. Now it appears the Longhorns are on the verge of responding in kind.
According to both Orangebloods.com and Hookem.com, Texas is expected to hire Teryl Austin as their new defensive coordinator and to answer your question, yes, the “Austin to Austin” jokes have already been played out and run into the ground so please control your urges thank you very much.
The move, if it were to come to fruition, would have little impact on Muschamp’s UF staff as Austin was slated to be replaced regardless, possibly by Alabama coordinator Kirby Smart.
Austin was in his first year as the Gators’ coordinator after replacing Charlie Strong, who was hired by Louisville as their new head coach. If you want to get technical, though, Austin actually replaced George Edwards, who was originally hired to replace Strong but left a month into his “tenure” for a job with the Buffalo Bills.
At this point in time, it’s unclear when an announcement on Austin’s hiring will be made. Again, that’s provided these twin reports are accurate.