Lions quarterback coach Scot Loeffler would neither confirm nor deny reports he's heading back to college to work for Urban Meyer at Florida in a brief phone conversation today.

“There's nothing I have to say about any of that right now,” Loeffler said. “I'm still employed with the Lions.”

Loeffler was one of a handful of assistant coaches retained when the Lions fired Rod Marinelli last week. He spent one season in Detroit after six years at Michigan where he tutored Chad Henne and worked with Tom Brady as a graduate assistant.

The Gainesville Sun reported Sunday that Loeffler “is expected to be named” Florida's “new quarterbacks coach” sometime after the national championship game. Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen is leaving to become head coach at Mississippi State, and Loeffler reportedly already has been in touch with Gators quarterback Tim Tebow.

Previously, it was rumored that Loeffler would join Steve Sarkisian's staff at the University of Washington as offensive coordinator.

NFL teams routinely retain some assistants after a firing, but the Lions will not require their next head coach to keep the current staff. The Lions have interviewed at least three candidates - Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and Redskins defensive backs coach Jerry Gray - and plan more interviews this week.

Loeffler said he is currently on vacation but did not specify where.

"There's nothing for me to talk about right now," he said.