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Search Firm: Whom should Florida hire to replace Jim McElwain?

The SEC coaching landscape is forever fluid, but few expected the Florida job to open this season.

Even fewer expected it to be the first in-season SEC coaching vacancy.

Jim McElwain is out as Gators coach, ending a bizarre and tension-filled period in Gainesville. Despite winning two SEC East division titles, McElwain was let go after his team dropped to 3-4 after a 42-7 loss to rival Georgia. He went 22-12 (16-8) with the Gators.

Florida is back in the market for a coach for the third time since two-time national championship winner Urban Meyer moved on after the 2010 season. Where should Florida turn after the McElwain mess?

ESPN.com's search firm is on the job. Senior staff writer Chris Low and staff writer Alex Scarborough, both of whom have years of experience covering the SEC, join me to break down the Florida job, what the school wants and who should be next to lead a program with three national titles since 1996.