Rams OC Kevin O’Connell focusing on Super Bowl, not Vikings job

It is widely assumed that Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell will be named the next head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, perhaps on Valentine's Day. Before that occurs, however, O’Connell must deal with the task of preparing the L.A. offense to face the Cincinnati Bengals in the upcoming Super Bowl held at SoFi Stadium, home of the Rams. 

Per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, O’Connell made it clear early into Friday's media availability he would only be taking questions about his current employer and the championship game taking place two Sundays down the road. 

"There’s a lot of things going on, a lot of things that I’m absolutely looking forward to but none more so right now than our preparation for this game and all the things we’ve been able to accomplish this year," O’Connell remarked. 

It was believed earlier this week that Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh was the favorite to land the Minnesota job, but he ultimately elected to return to Ann Arbor. 

"There was a pull to the NFL because I got that close to the Super Bowl, but this was the time (to try and return)," Harbaugh told Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press. "And this is the last time. Now let’s go chase college football’s greatest prize." 

Harbaugh's San Francisco 49ers fell to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII.