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ESPN DENIES: Network Shuts Down Schefter’s Report Linking Ray Lewis to FAU Role.Cau

November 20, 2024 by cau cau

ESPN is offering conflicting reports about whether Ray Lewis is a candidate for the head coaching job at Florida Atlantic University.

FAU fired Tom Herman earlier this week after the team had gone 6-16 during his tenure and 0-6 in conference play in the AAC this season.

Wednesday, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported a candidate to replace Herman from out of left field.

dam Schefter is seen on set before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Ravens, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in New Orleans.
dam Schefter is seen on set before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Ravens, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in New Orleans.AP

“Following the Deion Sanders-to-Colorado model, Hall-of-Fame linebacker Ray Lewis has emerged as a candidate to become the next head coach at Florida Atlantic University, sources tell ESPN,” Schefter wrote on X.

“However, other sources told ESPN that FAU is not expected to hire the former Baltimore Ravens linebacker,” the report said.

Lewis, 49, won two Super Bowls with the Ravens and is widely regarded as one of the best defensive players of all-time.

As CBS college football reporter John Talty pointed out, Lewis taking over a Division I job with no prior head coaching experience would not be totally analogous to Sanders, who coached in high school and had success coaching at the HBCU Jackson State before ascending into the Colorado job.

Ray Lewis stands on the field before the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Las Vegas Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium.
Ray Lewis stands on the field before the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Las Vegas Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium.Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

“Ray Lewis hasn’t coached at any level. Deion is the exception, not the rule, on high-profile athlete making the jump to coaching,” Talty wrote.

Sanders also benefits from having a son, Shedeur, at quarterback who is likely a first-round NFL draft pick.

 

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