Florida State assistant Lawrence Dawsey has been listed as a potential candidate for the head coaching job at USF.

The position at USF opened up this morning when coach Willie Taggart accepted the vacant Oregon job, per a report from ESPN’s Brett McMurphy. Taggart confirmed the report to Josh Newberg of 247Sports.

Several names are already circulating as potential candidates for USF, including former Texas and Louisville coach Charlie Strong, Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano and Dawsey.

Dawsey, who is FSU’s wide receiver coach and co-offensive coordinator, is the only candidate on McMurphy’s list that does not have head coaching experience.

However, Dawsey has ties to the Tampa area and significant experience at prestigious schools such as FSU and LSU, and he was the receivers coach at USF from 2004-06. His first coaching job was as an assistant at Tampa Catholic, he is currently FSU’s lead recruiter in Tampa and his son, Lawrence Dawsey Jr., played at Hillsborough High until coming to FSU as a walk-on this season.

Dawsey is believed to have serious interest in the USF job, which features a talent-filled roster and a fertile recruiting base.

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