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No fun, under the gun, Spurrier calls it quits

By Times Staff Writer
Published December 31, 2003

Should Florida coach Ron Zook be looking over his shoulder?

Could Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops one day be seeing his former boss at a Big 12 conference gathering?

Would LSU fans really embrace a guy they used to hate when he coached against them in the SEC?

Welcome to the instant speculation that greeted the news that Steve Spurrier had resigned from the Washington Redskins on Tuesday.

Spurrier, one of college football's most successful coaches during his 12-year tenure at the University of Florida, ended his career as an NFL head coach after two years and a 12-20 record.

He told the Washington Post that he likely is done coaching in the NFL and plans to take a year off before deciding whether to accept a college coaching job.

"I think I'm out of coaching for a good year or so. Who knows what will happen after that? I'll see if anything comes along."

Spurrier, who was signed to a $25-million, five-year contract, brought his pass-happy Fun 'n' Gun offense with him to the NFL to see if it could work at that level. It never did.

"The whole thing wasn't working," Spurrier said in a telephone interview from Florida. "This is the best thing for everyone concerned."

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