Shahid Khan, who officially became the Jacksonville Jaguars’ new owner Wednesday, already has narrowed his list of head-coaching candidates to his top three.

“This is a one-owner-at-a-time league, (but) that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare,” Khan told The Florida Times-Union. “We’ve had our first 25 plays and we’re executing them. This is not something you wait for. We know who our top three choices are. All three are excellent.”

Khan wouldn’t reveal the candidates he and general manager Gene Smith are considering, but he said the list includes some well-known names that haven’t been made public.

“It’s been proven to me, people want this job,” Khan told The Times-Union. “The area, the players, whatever the reason, I don’t know. But the fact is, there isn’t anybody we’ve contacted who said, ‘I’m not interested.’ Flip side, there are other names that have contacted us that we thought might not have an interest. … It’s a wider net than even we thought because of the volunteers.”

NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora and Mike Lombardi reported that the Jaguars have requested permission to interview New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien, Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski and Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey for the job.

La Canfora reported Wednesday the Jaguars hope to interview O’Brien this weekend, with the Patriots on a playoff bye, but that seems unlikely at this point because he’s talking to Penn State about its head-coaching vacancy.

Interim coach Mel Tucker, who replaced Jack Del Rio for the Jaguars’ final five games of the 2011 season and went 2-3, already has been interviewed for the full-time position.

Due to several unfortunate injuries to key Jacksonville Jaguars players, the Jaguars’ 2011 season has been one of the worst seasons in franchise history. Though the team has plenty to work on, the 2012 season will hopefully be more exciting for Jacksonville and the team should be much better next season if the injured players are able to recover from their injuries and stay healthy.

Here are five notable predictions of the Jaguars for the 2012 NFL season:

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –

After the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, crews must prepare the field to host the Gator Bowl the following afternoon.

The quick turnaround means crews will have a long night.

“Essentially, from the moment the Jaguars game ends until the gates open for the Gator Bowl game, there will be different activities taking place, breaking down one and prepping the other,” said Tracey Evans with SMG, which runs EverBank Field.

Evans said the company has executed turnarounds like this before, but a NFL game before a college game makes it unusual.

Plus, because it’s a bowl game, there are extra events going on inside the stadium, meaning more work.

“The two end zones will say ‘Jacksonville.’ Not Jaguars, not taxslayer,com. We’ll just change ‘Jacksonville Jaguars’ to a taxslayer.com logo,” said Evans.

Evans said her group has been meeting for moths in preparation.

“What you would typically do from Sunday to Saturday we’re doing in about a 15 hour period. Is that doable? Of course it is,” she said.