The Chip Kelly-to-Florida rumors may soon have fire to go with all that smoke.
Mark Long of the Associated Press reported Kelly met with Florida officials Sunday to discuss the vacancy and appears to be the favorite for the job. Athletic director Scott Stricklin and five other members of the Florida staff reportedly flew to New Hampshire to woo the former Oregon and NFL head coach.
"We continue to have very productive conversations related to our football team," Stricklin told reporters. "We've got a process we're going through. There will probably be some more productive conversations in the days ahead.