"For most of today, I avoided this rumor because it was barely even that and certainly not a full-fledged report from any media organization.

But then Illinois' assistant athletic director/media relations Kent Brown tweeted that former Illinois and Florida Gators coach Ron Zook was in as the Jaguars special teams coordinator.

Zook's reply?

"Just chatter," he said when I called and told him there was chatter that he had become the Jaguars special teams coordinator."