Failure is not flattering, unless you are making millions for it. And it feels like we're at an all-time low when it comes to the celebrity head-coaching experience. The Trent Dilfer era in Birmingham finally came to an end. While Deion Sanders has had an up-and-down tenure at Colorado, the Buffaloes are not replicating what they did last year. It is why Aaron Murray might be throwing his name into the ring.
The former Georgia star quarterback has blossomed into a strong college football analyst after his playing career ended. After seeing one bad coach after another fail unspectaculary, Murray thought to himself, "You know what? I can do that!" He may be better equipped sticking to his media career, but the guy is a former SEC star quarterback and one who briefly played for Andy Reid in the NFL.
Murray jokingly sent this text to his wife about him getting into the coaching profession on Sunday.
"Just text(ed) my wife and told her I'm getting into coaching. I think I could climb the ladder quickly. Then just s**t the bed and we will retire with some outrageous buyout. Waiting for to green light from her."
This might sound insane, but it just might actually work out for Murray if he really wants to do all this.
Just text my wife and told her I’m getting into coaching
— Aaron Murray (@aaronmurray11) October 12, 2025
I think I could climb the ladder quickly. Then just shit the bed and we will retire with some outrageous buyout
Waiting for to green light from her
What does this say when Murray thinks he could be better than a bunch of bad FBS head coaches?
Aaron Murray believes he could do great things with a big college buyout
If he wants to become the professional vacationer we all aspire to be, let's not crush the man's dreams. He took at beating at times Between the Hedges. Murray got lit up by Auburn during his redshirt freshman season in 2010, ending his UGA career with a torn ACL during the Kentucky game a few years later. He gave his all for Georgia. Nobody in Dawg Nation has a bad thing to say about him.
That being said, nobody knows what it is like to be hated. Yes, there may have been people in Gainesville, Columbia, Knoxville and even his new hometown of Atlanta who may hate him, but the dude bleeds Red and Black. Murray may be critical of his alma mater, but it pays him big bucks to be wrong. In a way, he is getting in a ton of practice for what a bad Power Four head coach is all about.
The big question is not if, but where, he would work. What program would give this 30-something former SEC star quarterback a boat load of money to help them win games with virtually no coaching experience? Honestly, if it ever hits the fan again, maybe he could be a fit for his hometown South Florida Bulls in Tampa? He would have to leave Georgia to make it work, but bless his heart in all this.
We can only hope that Murray is closer to Jerry Neuheisel than he is to Dilfer, or even James Franklin.