ESPN reported late Saturday that McCarney has accepted the job. One source told The Palm Beach Post today that McCarney to North Texas is a “done deal,” and a second source confirmed that McCarney took the job.
After Saturday’s 31-7 loss to Florida State, Gators head coach Urban Meyer said he had not been informed of a North Texas offer for McCarney.
“No, not that I know of,” Meyer said. “I have not been made aware of that.”
Meyer’s comment did not rebut the Record Chronicle report. If the job was offered to McCarney on Friday or Saturday, it is conceivable that McCarney and Meyer had not spoken about it prior to the FSU game. All Meyer conveyed was that he did not know about a potential offer at that time.
McCarney has been at Florida the past three seasons. He was Iowa State’s head coach from 1995 through 2006 and went 56-85. He resigned after going 3-7 in 2006.
Here are the assistants who left last season and the new hires that replaced them:
| Pos. | Coach | Went to | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC | Charlie Strong | Louisville | Teryl Austin |
| WRs | Billy Gonzales | LSU | Zach Azzanni |
| CBs | Vance Bedford | Louisville | Austin |
| RBs | Kenny Carter | Louisville | Stan Drayton |
