Florida won't make an internal promotion — at the wishes of the candidates for it.
Florida's search for an athletic director to replace the outgoing Jeremy Foley seemed to have a triad of qualified candidates for an internal promotion at the outset. But according to what a Florida spokesman told 247Sports, the Gators will be making an external hire instead — and that's something those candidates want.
"We've gotten a number of questions asking about internal interest in the job," Senior Associate Athletics Director Steve McClain told GatorBait. "Each of the internal people have made a decision not to pursue the athletic director position for their own individual reasons.