Michigan offensive coordinator Calvin Magee mum on South Florida interest

Michigan offensive coordinator Calvin Magee declined comment on whether he’s interested in the South Florida job when reached in Orlando at the American Football Coaches Association convention today.

Calvin Magee

Magee, who spent 5 years at South Florida and worked on the Bulls’ first staff in 1996, has been prominently mentioned as a replacement for Jim Leavitt, who was fired last week.

ESPN The Magazine’s Bruce Feldman tweeted Monday that sources said Magee “is interviewing for the UCF hc job.”

“I’m not commenting on any of that,” said Magee, Michigan’s offensive coordinator the last 2 years.

The Wolverines finished third in the Big Ten in scoring offense last year (29.5 points per game) after ranking last (20.2) in 2008, but struggled down the stretch. Michigan lost its last 5 games to miss out on a bowl for the second straight year and was held to 13 points or fewer 3 times.

According to various reports, East Carolina coach Skip Holtz, former South Florida assistant Dan McCarney, Temple coach Al Golden and ex-Tennessee coach Phil Fulmer also are candidates for the South Florida job.

Dave Birkett covers University of Michigan football for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at 734-623-2552 or by e-mail at davidbirkett@annarbor.com. Follow him on Twitter @davebirkett.