GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida has an opening on its assistant coaching staff following the expected departure of defensive line coach Sal Sunseri to Alabama.

Coach Dan Mullen is already lining up potential candidates to fill the job.

One of them, as Swamp247 indicated on Friday afternoon, is former Philadelphia Eagles defensive line coach Chris Wilson. FootballScoop.com also reported on Friday that Mullen is "strongly considering" Wilson for the open position.

Writes FootballScoop.com:

Source tells FootballScoop Dan Mullen is strongly considering Chris Wilson for his open defensive line position. Wilson coached defensive line for the Philadelphia Eagles the past few seasons; but his contract was not renewed sources told FootballScoop. Wilson previously served as Mullen’s defensive coordinator & defensive line coach at Mississippi State before leaving for the defensive line job at Georgia in 2013. He then went to coach at USC for two seasons before joining the Eagles staff for the 2016 season.

Wilson previously worked on Mullen's staff at Mississippi State from 2010-12, first as a co-defensive coordinator in 2010 before assuming the full coordinator duties in 2011 and 2012. His departure, though, was seen as a bit contentious at the time.

Mullen essentially demoted Wilson as defensive coordinator, and Wilson left to take the defensive line coach position at Georgia (under then-defensive coordinator Todd Grantham).

If the two have mended fences, a reunion could make plenty of sense. Mullen seems to prefer experience in the trenches from his coaches, and Wilson has plenty of that. He's a 23-year college coaching veteran with four years experience in the SEC, to go along with his last three years of NFL experience.

His working relationship with Grantham will also be relevant should Florida pursue him further.

Other candidates believed to be under consideration are listed in our VIP Assistant Coaching Hot Board. Of note, Grantham also has plenty of experience coaching the defensive line. Him assuming Sunseri's role and Florida hiring an outside linebacker coach to round out its staff could be an option as well, though the Gators are not currently believed to be angling that direction.

Former Florida assistant on verge of NFL coordinator position?

One much maligned figure in recent Florida football history could apparently be on the verge of what would be a considerable promotion. And the name might surprise you, given the results he produced for the Gators.

Writes FootballScoop.com:

Dallas Cowboys: The early candidate to replace Scott Linehan as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator is reportedly… Doug Nussmeier.

Nussmeier served as the Dallas tight ends coach this season. On Friday, Dallas announced that it would seek to go a different direction on offense, parting ways with previous offensive coordinator Scott Linehan.

If Nussmeier were elevated to offensive coordinator, it would certainly be an interesting move; he has only been an NFL assistant coach for three years, serving two years as quarterbacks coach for the St. Louis Rams in 2006-07 before returning to the NFL following a decade in college with his current Cowboys position.