The buzz today is that Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt is being strongly considered for the Auburn job, according to several media outlets.

Nutt is an interesting candidate. He obviously knows the region, having coached in SEC for 11 years (at Arkansas from 1998-07 and at Ole Miss last year). He has an offensive background, if that's what Auburn is trying to emphasize with this hire. And he's had success, going 75-48 at Arkansas and 8-4 in his first season with Ole Miss.

BUT, is he a splashy hire? His career SEC record is 47-41. He did make three SEC title game appearances (1998, 2002, 2006) but never won a conference championship. How is he that much different from Tommy Tuberville?

Nutt, who reportedly met with Ole Miss athletic director Pete Boone and school chancellor Robert Khayat today, made $1.7 million in the first year of a four-year contract that is supposed to increase by $100,000 next year. The question now is all this just posturing to get a raise from Ole Miss? In football coaching searches, you can never tell.