USC Wants Kevin Sumlin, But Get in Line, Trojans

Sumlin’s meteoric rise from Houston to Texas A&M – aided by star QB Johnny Manziel – will have Sumlin at the top of wish lists in college and the NFL over the next 10 weeks. Here are just a few places you could be hearing Sumlin’s name between now and the middle of January:

* Texas Longhorns after Mack Brown bows out or is fired.
* Alabama, maybe, if Nick Saban goes to Texas, and the Tide have an opening.
* Miami Dolphins after the GM and coach are sacked for the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin debacle.
* Tampa Bay, if the Bucs also do away with their struggling GM and coach.
* New York Giants if the Giants finish meekly and decide to move on from Tom Coughlin.
* I know the Texans love Case Keenum, but will the new coach if Gary Kubiak is kicked to the curb? I love a Manziel/Sumlin pairing in Houston. Have for a awhile.
* Notre Dame. Don’t laugh. Remember last offseason, Brian Kelly flirted with the NFL. The Irish had Sumlin on their list a few years ago as a contingency plan to Kelly.