On Thursday, Ole Miss announced the hiring of former UCF offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jeff Lebby.

Lebby joined the UCF football staff in December 2017 as quarterbacks coach and was promoted to offensive coordinator in the summer of 2019. In two seasons with the Knights, Lebby has helped the UCF offense average at least 43 points per game and ranking among the top five teams in the country in total offense in both years.

Now with Lebby gone, how will UCF head coach Josh Heupel replace him? Will Heupel look to hire a true offensive coordinator or simply look to snag a quarterbacks coach to help develop true freshman Dillon Gabriel and the rest of the quarterback group?

It’s not out of the question that Heupel hires someone who he has previously worked with, just take a look at UCF’s current staff. Assistant Head Coach for Offense/Offensive Line coach Glen Elarbee, wide receivers coach Darrell Wyatt, Assistant Head Coach/Secondary coach Willie Martinez, and tight ends coach Jon Cooper all worked closely with Josh Heupel in various roles during his career prior to coming to UCF.

With that in mind, Knights247 took a deep dive into Heupel’s past and who he coached alongside at Oklahoma, Missouri and Utah State, plus surveyed some of the top offenses in the country and their staffs to help put together a list of potential candidates UCF could hire.

Here are some potential options for UCF as they look to replace Jeff Lebby: