Last offseason he had to replace two assistant coaches when defensive line coach Sal Sunseri departed for Alabama and cornerbacks coach Charlton Warren left for Georgia. https://t.co/ujtstqe1ps pic.twitter.com/bDanH37Y6c. The Gators used coach Spurrier's pass-heavy "fun 'n gun" offense". 5 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. He spent four seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2007-10, starting 18 games and winning a Super Bowl. All Rights Reserved. Hocke joined Napiers initial staff at Louisiana, and the two had worked together at Alabama, where Hocke was on Nick Sabans staff from 2009-15. December 18, 2021 10:46 am ET For about as long as the Billy Napier hire has been official at Florida, there have been rumors that the new coach has been targeting Jacksonville Jaguars. He spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator in Lafayette, guiding the Sun Belts best defense in 2021. New Gators coach Billy Napier has only been on the job for just over a week, but his coaching staff is already starting to come together. He held the same role in the four seasons he worked under Napier. Print. Eysha Ambler, a talented, hardworking coach and recruiter with over 15 years of experience at the highest levels, enters her third season at Florida in 2023. While his upside is limited, George is experienced in the system and will surely benefit from having offensive coordinator Rob Sale and assistant offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton coaching him up. GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida Gators Track and Field has hired Will Palmer as Associate Head Coach for Cross Country and Assistant Track and Field Coach, as announced by Head Coach Mike Holloway today. Welcome to Gator Nation, @LamarSorey! Let's welcome @coachmbergeron to The Swamp! By assembling a platoon of employees. Couch was also the special teams coordinator and director of quality control and analytics with Napier at Louisiana in 2021. 96 and 16 respectively. #GoGators, : https://t.co/10e69pA2if pic.twitter.com/WUwf86x9Dm, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 30, 2021. Follow us@GatorsWireon Twitter and like our page onFacebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions. Before that, she was a sports nutrition intern with the North Carolina Tarheels from the fall of 2019 to the spring of 2021. Welcome to The Swamp, @CoachDub305! 87: OT Roderick KearneyOrange Park (Fla.) High School, Florida coach visits this 5-star CB to kick off January contact period, UF hosting former Alabama OL on official visit, Gators offer elite 2024 wide receiver out of South Florida, Blue-chip legacy linebacker sets return visit date, Here's CBS Sports' letter grade for Billy Napier's debut season, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. So far, the culmination of the efforts exerted by the coaching staff have yielded some encouraging results in the 2023 cycle. And it looks likeDan Mullen might have some real staff continuity this offseason. 19 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. A graduate of Tennessee in microbiology in 2016, Bailey also earned a Masters of education in student affairs/counseling from Clemson in 2019 and is working toward a doctorate of philosophy in education leadership. She returns to Gainesville, where she worked prior to taking the position in Chapel Hill as a sports nutrition coordinator from 2012-15 after stints as a nutrition consultant at UCF from 2011-12 and with the traumatic brain injury and rehab unit at Orlando Regional Medical Center from 2009-11. Jones will be under the strength department in this role as he comes from Arizona, where he spent the 2021 season as an assistant strength coach. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Before that, he was the secondary coach and director of player personnel at Florida Atlantic from 2014-16 and was previously the director of football operations at Miami from 2007-10. Before hanging up his cleats for the final time, he was a long snapper from 2011-2015 for the Panthers where he appeared in 35 games. Before joining Napiers staff, he spent eight years as a regional freelance content creator. Adamkowski spent the 2021 season working in performance nutrition for the Cleveland Browns after serving as a sports nutrition intern for North Carolina from 2019-21 and at Duke in 2018. 7 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. When computing the winloss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. Before joining the Spartans staff, Peagler was the director of quality control for the offense at Colorado. The Gators have won 21 games in two years with pretty much the same staff as Mullen initially assembled, while recruiting is on a clear uptick at the moment. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital, Executive Associate Athletics Director for Internal Affairs, Executive Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs, Executive Associate Athletics Director for Administration, Senior Associate Athletics Director, Administration, Senior Associate Athletics Director, Strategic Communications and Broadcast Productions, Sr. San Antonio College and Santa Monica College. However, a series of upset losses, historically poor defensive showings, and apparent discontent within the program resulted in a losing record and the dismissal . And Mullen has puta premium on having long-time assistants that can develop players. SCRIMMAGE TOUCHDOWNS Of course, since then Florida has won its 11th game, topping Virginia in the Orange Bowl. Following his NFL career, he coached for the New York Sharks, a womens professional football team, and he coached both offensive and defensive lines at Montclair Kimberly Academy before returning to Piscataway as a graduate assistant. He also played for the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions before leaving the league to work as a graduate assistant at his alma mater in 2010. #GoGators, : https://t.co/yiLFq7Zaxc pic.twitter.com/QRrt7Syibw, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 9, 2021. Before that, he spent two seasons as director of recruiting at Central Arkansas. Though the coaching carousel has not completely stopped spinning yet, it's quickly slowing to a crawl. Welcome @CoachRyanO to The Swamp! Still, he developed a First Team All-American linebacker in converted quarterback Chazz Surratt while in Chapel Hill. For Mario Cristobal and his new staff at Miami, things are expected to be quite busy in Coral . Story Feature Box DB coach Donald Cox. The 1995 season was the Florida Gators' sixth year under head coach Steve Spurrier and was one of the most successful in school history, as the Gators finished the regular season unbeaten and untied for the first time (the 1911 team went 5-0-1). Prior to that, she was a social media specialist at Washington State from 2019-21. Twenty-nine men have served as the Gators' head coach since the university first fielded a team in 1906, including five who served as interim coach for a portion of a season. Theoretically, such a move would allow Mullen to upgrade his staff as he sees fit. Prior to that, he spent two seasons at Division II Angelo State as the co-defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach. Chaney returns to Florida, where he was an assistant director of player personnel under coach Dan Mullen during the 2019 season before leaving to become a senior defensive analyst at his alma mater, Mississippi State. UPDATE: FIU hired Bell as its cornerback coach and recruiting coordinator, it was announced on Jan. 29. He has also previously worked on the strength staffs at SMU and LSU. Join the conversation today. He then had stints with Utah State and Nebraska before returning to Baton Rouge, where hes played a big role in building the schools DBU claim. Published: Dec. 22, 2020 at 9:33 AM PST GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The NCAA has sanctioned the Florida Gators football program for level II and level III recruiting violations. Chalk up another blue-chip visitor for the Florida Gators now that the quiet period has expired. Please check your email for a confirmation. Napier said that he will coach the quarterbacks himself with the help of an analyst, and that analyst will be a familiar face in OHara, who had the same job at Louisiana. He started 25 games as a guard at LSU in college from 1998-02, and he began his coaching career at Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee in New Roads, Louisiana, in 2006 before taking a strength and conditioning assistant position at Alabama, which he held from 2007-11. Before that, he worked with Napier at Louisiana from 2018-20 as the assistant director of strength and conditioning. Welcome to The Swamp @PeaglerWilliam! A graduate of Mississippi State, she worked as a student recruiting assistant while in school from 2014-18. All Rights Reserved. Shrout, 0:27, FLA Kyle Trask 35/49, 433 yards, 4 touchdowns, TEN J. T. Shrout 12/14, 121 yards, 1 touchdown, FLA Kyle Pitts 7 receptions, 128 yards, Florida Kyle Trask 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 8:01, LSU Jaray Jenkins 5-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 4:21, Florida Evan McPherson 23-yard field goal, 6:25, Florida Jacob Copeland 19-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 2:25, LSU Kayshon Boutte 34-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 0:33, Florida Kyle Trask 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 6:52, Florida Kadarius Toney 9-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 3:11, LSU Tre Bradford 4-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 13:14, Florida Evan McPherson 31-yard field goal, 2:51, FLA Kyle Trask 29/47, 474 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, FLA Kadarius Toney 9 receptions, 182 yards, 1 touchdown, Alabama Najee Harris 8-yard run (Will Reichard kick), 12:20, Florida Kadarius Toney 51-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 10:05, Alabama DeVonta Smith 31-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 6:07, Florida Evan McPherson 40-yard field goal, 1:57, Alabama Najee Harris 7-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 11:27, Alabama Najee Harris 23-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 2:28, Florida Kyle Trask 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:09, Alabama Najee Harris 17-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 0:06, Florida Trevon Grimes 50-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 13:25, Florida Nay'Quan Wright 3-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 0:18, Florida Dameon Pierce 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 6:33, Alabama DeVonta Smith 15-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 4:59, Florida Kyle Pitts 22-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Kyle Trask rush), 2:07, FLA Kyle Trask 26/40, 408 yards, 3 touchdowns, FLA Kadarius Toney 8 receptions, 153 yards, 1 touchdown, FLA Amari Burney and Mohamoud Diabate 10 tackles, Florida Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, Florida Emory Jones 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 8:08, Florida Evan McPherson 35-yard field goal, 6:05, Oklahoma Theo Wease 36-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick), 4:08, Oklahoma Spencer Rattler 1 yard run (Gabe Brkic kick), 0:16, Oklahoma Gabe Brkic 20-yard field goal, 7:51, Oklahoma Rhamondre Stevenson 15-yard run (Gabe Brkic kick), 7:51, Oklahoma Marcus Major 46-yard run (Gabe Brkic kick), 6:11, Florida Jordan Pouncey 27-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Chris Howard kick), 3:18, FLA Kyle Trask 16/28, 158 yards, 3 interceptions, FLA Emory Jones 10 carries, 60 yards, 1 touchdown, FLA Trent Whittemore 2 receptions, 47 yards, OKLA Seth McGowan 3 receptions, 70 yards, This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 23:40. Welcome to The Swamp, @SpenceChaos! The Gators certainly appear to be in great shape moving forward. Behind Enemy Lines: Who has the upper hand in the UF-TAMU rematch? Welcome to The Swamp, Brooks Gillerlain! Hes a Lafayette native and graduated from Louisiana in 2004. https://t.co/FffXvurOFk pic.twitter.com/inUUY2cyTH, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) March 9, 2022. Welcome @PToney to The Swamp! ILB: Virginia Beach, VA The Ohio State University: 6'2'' Florida Committed 12/21/2022. Hes known as an excellent recruiter, and his list of all-time top recruits is a spectacle to behold. One Month for Only $1. Florida Gators Main Navigation Menu Tickets Schedules Menu Tickets Ticket Office Student Tickets Baseball Tickets Bowl Tickets Men's Basketball Tickets Women's Basketball Tickets Football Tickets Gymnastics Tickets Softball Tickets Volleyball Tickets Gator Boosters Manage My Account (Boosters) Mobile Ticketing Ticket Exchange Questions? Domingue is another staffer who follows Napier from Louisiana, where he joined the staff in 2018 as the director of digital strategy, producing video content for all varsity Ragin Cajuns teams. He joined the program in 2018 as a strength and conditioning intern before becoming director of player engagement in 2019. 70: CB Jakeem Jackson Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola, No. #GoGators, : https://t.co/ZSWw7I06Ov pic.twitter.com/MMFXPlyNdE, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 29, 2021. Welcome to Gator Nation, @bmorris_11! Jakeem Jackson is a four-star prospect ranked No. Welcome to The Swamp @JoeHamilton__! NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (coaches), University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame, University of Florida Athletic Association, 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Records, Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Florida_Gators_head_football_coaches&oldid=1132438298. Hes seeing his role change to include alumni relations, which the other former UF star on staff, Mike Peterson, will also work on. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Per his LinkedIn, Burkett graduated from Alabama in 2016, working as a recruiting specialist while still in college. Stonebarger will help lead Floridas digital contents efforts after hopping over from the NBA, where she spent 2021 as a social media associate for the Los Angeles Clippers. Brown, a former Gators star cornerback from 2001-05, has been on staff at Florida since 2018 as the director of student-athlete development. Daniel Patrick Quinn (born September 11, 1970) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Castro-Walker is one of the few support staff members on this list that never worked under Napier at Louisiana. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/lists/florida-football-billy-napier-assistant-coach-hiring-tracker/, Mark Hocke - Assistant Head Coach/Director of Football Strength and Conditioning, Patrick Toney - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties, Jabbar Juluke - Running Backs/Assistant Head Coach (Offense), Ryan O'Hara - Offensive Analyst (Quarterbacks), Corey Raymond - Cornerbacks/Assistant Head Coach (Defense), Jamar Chaney - Defensive Analyst (Linebackers), Andrew Burkett - Director of Research and Evaluation, Nick McDonald - Personnel Analyst (Offense), Katie Turner - Assistant Athletic Director of Recruiting Strategy, Jacob LaFrance - Director of Player Personnel, Joe Danos - Director of Player Athletic Development, Doug Domingue - Director of Recruiting Innovation, Ashour Peera - Assistant Director of Football Operations, Logistics and Analytics, Kyle Kazakevicius - Assistant Director of Football Operations for Quality Control and Assistant to the Head Coach, Edward Thompson - Assistant Strength and Conditioning, Marcus Castro-Walker - Director of Player Engagement and NIL, Frank Ogas - Assistant for Player Development, Bri Wade - Director of On-Campus Recruiting and Football Events, Matt Bergeron - Offensive Analyst (Wide Receivers), Paul Pasqualoni - Director of Advanced Scouting and Self Scout [UPDATED], Kelsee Gomes - Director of Sports Nutrition (Football), Braxton Morris - Quality Control (Defense), Bird Sherrill - Director of College Personnel, Tony Hill - Associate Director, Sports Health for Football, Vernell Brown Jr. - Senior Director of Player Development and Alumni Relations, Tiger Jones - Director of Speed Improvement and Skill Development, Paul Silvestri - Director of Sports Health (Football), Kareem Reid - Quality Control (Defensive Line), Rob Sale - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line, Cheston Blackshear - Quality Control (Offensive Line), Savannah Bailey - Senior Director of Player Relations and GatorMade, Ty Darlington - Quality Control (Tight Ends), Sean Spencer - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach, Corey Bell - Quality Control (Running Backs) [UPDATED], Joshua Thompson - Director of Football Operations, James Thomas Jr. - Quality Control (Cornerbacks) [UPDATED], Mike Richard - Quality Control (Offensive Line), Lamar Sorey - Quality Control (Personnel), Chase Clark - Assistant Director of College Personnel/On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator, Tamsyn Stonebarger - Associate Director of Digital Strategy, Rachel Adamkowski - Football Performance Dietitian, Mike Peterson - Outside Linebackers, Alumni Liason, Benedick Hyppolite - Quality Control (Running Backs), Jordan Herald - Associate Director of Creative Media, Football Recruiting, Brandon Taylor - GameChanger Graduate Assistant, Brooks Gillerlain - Football Performance Dietitian, Sierra Griffin - On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator, Here are 247Sports' team recruiting rankings as 2023 cycle comes to close, Where Florida's 2023 recruiting class finished in final On3 rankings, Five Florida football commits make Sports Illustrated's top 99 prospects, Tracking the wild recruitment of 2023 5-star QB Jaden Rashada. A native of Toronto, Canada, Castro-Walker graduated from Eastern Washington and got his Masters from ASU while working as a graduate assistant. Zachary Huber, https://t.co/RBpukhQvI9 pic.twitter.com/jakpO7XFZI, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) April 6, 2022. #GoGators, : https://t.co/6PWQwXFYSR pic.twitter.com/A0h3rCNfM5, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 20, 2022. He began his career at Florida as a training intern for football and mens tennis from 2003-04, and hes worked in a training capacity at Kentucky, Texas, California and Arizona. And I think they did a great job and I think we have to head it in the direction we want.". He was the head coach at Westlake High School in Atlanta from 2016-19, winning three straight state titles, and he was also the head coach and assistant athletic director at Coconut Creek High School in Florida from 2013-16. Zachary Huber, Sign up for the Gators Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Jaden Rashada is a four-star prospect ranked No. Unlike four-star Baylor transfer Micah Mazzccua, who will almost assuredly be a Week 1 starter on the line, George will have to earn his position. Before he started working at Oklahoma in a coaching capacity, he worked as an administrative fellow for the athletic department in addition to a role with Sooner Sports TV. He was hired by Napier at Louisiana in 2018 after graduating. He has Division I head coaching experience, as well, as he led Sienas program from 2000-03, though he had just a 5-35 record. Burkett held the same role on Napiers staff at Louisiana. Alabama coach Nick Saban works with defensive coordinator Pete Golding in the final seconds of the team's NCAA college football game against Texas A&M, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala . Welcome to The Swamp Coach Corey Raymond! He followed Ron Zook to Illinois in 2005 before serving stints as an offensive line quality control coach at Columbia (2006-08), New Mexico (2009-12) and Nevada (2014-17). My family likes it here," Grantham said on Dec. 17. Morris is yet another coach from Louisiana, and he held the same role with the Ragin Cajuns for the last two seasons. Chalk up another blue-chip visitor for the Florida Gators now that the quiet period has expired. He also oversaw football training at Fresno State from 2008-16. He initially joined Napiers staff as a safeties coach before being promoted to DC (he also switched to coaching linebackers this season). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Disaster has indeed struck for the Florida Gators. #GoGators, : https://t.co/XXmYhMuao9 pic.twitter.com/K0xcFncTRB, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 3, 2022. Head coach Billy Napier announced Griffin will join his off-the-field staff as an on-campus recruiting coordinator on Wednesday, April 6. He was also named a First Team All-American while in college. An Ocala native, Kazakevicius played football at Alabama as a wide receiver under Napier from 2013-15, where he won a national championship. He was previously in a similar role for the Gators from 2020-21, and hes also worked in creative media for the Charlotte Hornets and West Virginia. With the Mississippi State job now filled, it looks likely Dan Mullen won't have any of his assistants poached by other programs this offseason. 13 ranking and expectations of again being a serious contender for a conference championship. Mark Hockes strength staff saw another addition as Thompson comes to Gainesville after spending the 2021 season as Louisianas head assistant strength coach and director of speed development. Stapleton started 25 games at center in two years with the Scarlet Knights, and he was a finalist for the Rimington Award as a senior. Though this hire was just announced, Peera has been recruiting for Florida for a while now. #GoGators, : https://t.co/cTniumDKRP pic.twitter.com/A3FYgoCWns. After a 2020 season in which Florida spent most of year ranked among the top ten in the AP Poll, the Gators began the 2021 season with a No. Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham was discussed as a potential candidate for that opening, but with Leach getting the job it appears that the Gators will likely have the same coordinators on both sides of the ball for the third straight season in 2020. One of the few names on this list who isnt a new face, Pasqualoni will remain on staff in a new role after spending the last two seasons as a special assistant to former coach Dan Mullen. He was previously the offensive coordinator at Florida Memorial University and had a lengthy coordinator and position coach career at high schools in the Miami area, including his alma mater Booker T. Washington (where hes a member of the schools athletics hall of fame). A standout center in Norman from 2012-15, Darlington earned All-Big 12 honors as a senior and won the Wuerffel and Campbell awards. Hyppolite comes from his hometown school in Miami, where he was a graduate assistant for the last two seasons. Join the conversation today! 109 and 19, respectively. : https://t.co/5XQQDcMMBU pic.twitter.com/dxp5ef3loR. He started his career as a running backs coach at Louisiana Tech. : https://t.co/zvixYrXkv5 pic.twitter.com/UmkgZcWIwy. 2009-2023 OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news, analysis, schedules and scores. Welcome to The Swamp, @CoachReid99! Hocke brings a lot of SEC and high-level experience to the table, and hes very familiar with Napier. PHOTOS: Meet the 2021 Florida football coaching staff Gators Wire August 25, 2021 1:24 pm ET Head coach Dan Mullen enters his fourth season at the helm of Florida football in 2021, having. [2][3][4] Florida's head coach has been named as the SEC's coach of the year on eight occasions. 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Wilford joins Napiers staff at Florida after spending the last three seasons with the coach in Lafayette, where he worked as a quality control assistant for defensive backs from 2019-20 before becoming a graduate assistant working with nickels and safeties in 2021. The Florida Gators coaching staff is looking to improve the tight end room with the 2022 class and this weekend they hosted one of their top targets. Dan Mullen's . 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