Kelly, 53, had already reportedly met with Florida officials on Sunday about their coaching vacancy and could be pursued by other schools. Texas A&M is on the verge of firing coach Kevin Sumlin after the Aggies play Louisiana State on Saturday, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.
Kelly's record also includes an 18-month show-cause penalty that he was issued in 2013 after Oregon was placed on probation for three years. The incident involved a $25,000 payment to a recruiting service that had ties to a player the school was pursuing.
UCLA appears better positioned to make an attractive offer to its coaching candidates than in recent years because of the influx of money from lucrative television deals and the record $280-million contract the school signed with Under Armour in 2016.