Jimbo Fisher, Mark Richt and Jim McElwain sat on a panel together for the first time, and the moderator could not help himself.
Forget about softball questions to get the conversation going. Florida Gov. Rick Scott had gotten the coaches to attend a jobs summit for leaders in higher education, and he could not waste the opportunity to talk football -- if only with his opening question:
“Which state school will win the next national championship?” Scott asked.
The coaches looked around at each other a little awkwardly but played along.
"Florida State," Fisher said with a wide grin.