Texas Longhorns Chief of Staff Fernando Lovo appears to be on his way to Northeastern Florida to join Urban Meyer and the Jacksonville Jaguars’ staff. The report initially came out Thursday night from Locked on Jags analyst Tony Wiggins, and The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman also reported Friday morning.
Reliable source has informed me that 1 hire they are certain of is Fernando Lovo in a role similar to the "Chief of Staff" position that Lovo has at The University of Texas. Something to keep an eye on as Urban Meyer builds his staff. @LockedOnJaguars
— Amp Wigg (@ShopTalkingWigg) January 15, 2021
While at Texas, Lovo was the right-hand man of coach Tom Herman and both are former assistants of Meyer. However, with Herman being fired on Jan. 2, he and his staff are now seeking other opportunities.
Lovo spent time with Meyer at both of his last collegiate stops (Ohio State and Florida). He mostly was a football operations assistant with the Gators and was a Football Operations Coordinator in Ohio.
Many figured Meyer would add several of his college assistants to the Jags’ staff, so Lovo will be one of many. With Meyer needing to find assistants on the offensive side, Herman could follow Lovo though there haven’t been any reports about his next move.