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Updated betting odds for the next Florida coach — and a new favorite

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For the third time since being released last week, Bet Online has updated its odds for the next Florida Gators coach. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin was the favorite in the first two odds, but there’s a new leader in the clubhouse.

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz is now listed as the favorite for the job with -105 odds, according to Bet Online. Drinkwitz is 44-26 (24-22 SEC) at Mizzou and 6-2 this season after going 10-3 last year and 11-2 in 2023.

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Kiffin is no longer in top two with +300 odds after previously holding the top spot at +200 and +190 odds, respectively. Kiffin is 51-19 in Oxford, 29-17 in the SEC and has the No. 7 Rebels off to a 7-1 start and in CFB Playoff contention.

Behind Drinkwitz — and ahead of Kiffin — is former Penn State coach James Franklin at second on the list. His latest odds for the Florida job are +200. Franklin went 104-45 at Penn State and 13-3 last year to reach the semifinals.

Washington’s Jedd Fisch (+900) and Louisville’s Jeff Brohm (+1000) round out the top five for the betting odds on UF’s next coach. Fisch is 6-2 this year and went 10-3 at Arizona in 2023, while Brohm currently has a 6-1 mark after 10 and nine wins in his first two years.

The remaining odds at this time are +1200 for USF’s Alex Golesh, +1400 for Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham, +1600 for Georgia Tech’s Brent Key and +1800 for SMU’s Rhett Lashlee. Of those four, Key is having the best season with an 8-0 record and No. 8 ranking.

“My sense is we will have a wide variety of candidates,” Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said of the coaching search. “We want people who can win championships at the University of Florida. That’s going to be our goal. We want somebody who can come in here, be a strong leader and win championships.”

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Latest betting odds on the next Florida coach

Drinkwitz: -105
Franklin: +200
Kiffin: +300
Fisch: +900
Brohm: +1000
Golesh: +1200
Dillingham: +1400
Key: +1600
Lashlee: +1800

Oct. 21 odds

Kiffin: +190
Franklin: +300
Brohm: +500
Drinkwitz: +500
Marcus Freeman: +800
Fisch: +900
Key: +1200
Dillingham: +1400

Oct. 20 odds

Kiffin: +200
Brohm: +300
Franklin: +600
Drinkwitz: +700
Freeman: +800
Urban Meyer: +900
Fisch: +1000
Golesh: +1200
Key: +1200
Dillingham: +1400
Lashlee: +1600

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