Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp could be a head coach again -- and sooner than you think.

The former Florida head coach is "getting some consideration" for the South Carolina vacancy, according to Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports. Feldman cites an unidentified source.

Muschamp is free to leave Auburn Sunday with no financial penalty or buyout, according to a three-year deal worth $5.1 million. He signed the contract in May at Auburn.

Muschamp told reporters Nov. 22 he had not been contacted about jobs.

"My or no representative of Will Muschamp have been contacted about any job," Muschamp said. "I can assure you of that."

Muschamp is represented by prominent agent Jimmy Sexton.

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Auburn finished the regular season 6-6 with a 29-13 loss to Alabama.

Muschamp's defense finished the regular season ranked in the bottom half of the SEC in even of eight major categories in his first season back as Auburn's coordinator.

Auburn ranked second-to-last in total defense (421.8 yards per game) and 11th in scoring defense (27.3 points per game) while ranking last in sacks per game at 1.42 per game.

"We've finally got the right combination of guys, and I hate that it took as long as it did," Muschamp said on Auburn's post-game radio show Saturday. "There's no question the improvement is very evident to anybody who knows anything about football."

Muschamp coached Florida for four seasons, leading the Gators to the Sugar Bowl in his second season, but his offenses struggled as he compiled a 28-21 record. He was fired in November 2014.

Muschamp is Auburn's fourth defensive coordinator in five years.