Hugh Kellenberger

Clarion Ledger

OXFORD -- Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze is weighing an offer from Florida, according to SBNation.com's Steven Godfrey.

The report states that Florida has offered Freeze a salary within the range of $4.2 to 4.3 million to replace Will Muschamp.

Ole Miss has been pursuing a contract extension with Freeze in recent weeks, attempting to raise his $3 million salary to near what Florida is offering. A source told the Clarion-Ledger Sunday that contract negotiations were ongoing.

Freeze led No. 13 Ole Miss to a 9-3 record this season, including a 5-3 mark in the Southeastern Conference. Ole Miss beat Mississippi State 31-17 on Saturday in the Egg Bowl, winning the annual rivalry game for the second time in three seasons under Freeze. He has a 24-14 record at Ole Miss, including three top-10 wins (including one against No. 1 Alabama earlier this season).

Asked about rumors connecting him to Florida after Saturday's game, Freeze said he had no conversations with any university other than Ole Miss. However, Freeze does have an agent, Jimmy Sexton, and communication could have been between Florida and Sexton.

The Clarion-Ledger asked athletics director Ross Bjork last month if he could see a situation in which Ole Miss would pay its coach $5 million yearly (what Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin made with a contract extension last year).

"The new number became ($3 million) last year," Bjork said. "So we're at three. What's that new number, is that closer to four? I don't know if five is the number yet. When does it stop, and who is the program that makes that decision to where does it stop? We don't want to put ourselves in that position."