#GoGators, : https://t.co/QrImVqb743 pic.twitter.com/R3FSvzyImT, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 14, 2022. Palmer comes to Florida from Alabama where he spent the last five years working with the distance runners. 65 and 7, respectively.. He had previous stops at Bowling Green (2009-10), Massachusetts (2001-03, 2007-08) Hofstra (2006), Villanova (2005), Holy Cross (2004), Trinity College (1998-2000), Shippensburg (1996- 97) and Wesleyan (1995). He also has Power Five and SEC experience, coaching at Texas Tech and LSU (where he worked with Leonard Fournette and Darius Guice) before joining Napiers staff. : https://t.co/5x70ymuRn4 pic.twitter.com/9AlExsdCOv, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 12, 2022. After Florida's offensive success sky-rocketed in his first season as head coach, the Gators continued their uptick in production in 2019 and in 2020, putting together one of the most historic offensive seasons in school history. [1][5] Spurrier is Florida's all-time leader in seasons coached (12), conference wins (87), overall wins (122), and winning percentage for coaches serving for two or more seasons (.817). She has also been a digital media coordinator at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, a role she held from 2017-18. #GoGators, :https://t.co/DhrNrUu4ly pic.twitter.com/GlzvJrdqhj, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 12, 2021. Though there are still some key roles that still need additions, Napier has already hired a number of on-field coaches and off-field supporting staff. Before joining UFs staff (his first collegiate job), he was the head coach at his high school alma mater, St. Lucie West Centennial. 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Palmer comes to Florida from Alabama where he spent the last five years working with the distance runners. 94 overall and No. He was hired by Napier at Louisiana in 2018 after graduating. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Disaster has indeed struck for the Florida Gators. He will likely compete at both guard and tackle on the right side. Before that, he was a quarterbacks coach at Mt. He was the tight ends coach at Georgetown in 2013. Napier and OHara developed the best quarterback in Ragin Cajuns history in Levi Lewis, and before he was hired by Napier in 2018, he was the offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Alabama A&M. Welcome to The Swamp @darnellru53! https://t.co/Ii3evbotG8 pic.twitter.com/OXAssP17Kh. A New Orleans native, he worked as a student strength assistant while in college in Baton Rouge from 2000-04. Take a look below at five of the Orange and Blues current committed recruits who cracked SIs top 99 prospects in the 2023 class along with their numbers from the 247Sports composite as well as the On3 consensus. 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. Prior to that, he had stints at Jacksonville State, Florida International and Lousiana Tech. Couch was also the special teams coordinator and director of quality control and analytics with Napier at Louisiana in 2021. 123 overall and No. Though the coaching carousel has not completely stopped spinning yet, it's quickly slowing to a crawl. 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. Gomes is a Charlotte native, and she swam collegiately at UNC-Wilmington from 2002-06. One thing he mentioned was the fact that he will call plays and coach the quarterbacks with the help of an assistant, opening the door for the team to have two offensive line coaches. We knew that one of the factors that ultimately led to Napier accepting the job was an expanded salary pool for both assistant coaches and support staff. George, a former three-star prospect from the Class of 2020, played 12 games for the Crimson Tide in 2021, making three starts, but only saw action across the first two contests of 2022 after losing playing time to better linemen. . [1] Of these, Charlie Bachman, Ray Graves, Doug Dickey, and Steve Spurrier have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Head coach Billy Napier announced Griffin will join his off-the-field staff as an on-campus recruiting coordinator on Wednesday, April 6. Welcome @CoachJuluke to The Swamp! Floridas on-field staff is finally complete as Spencer, whose hire had been rumored, officially joins Toney as co-defensive coordinator and will also work with the defensive line. 19 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. Before that, he worked with Napier at Louisiana from 2018-20 as the assistant director of strength and conditioning. And Mullen has puta premium on having long-time assistants that can develop players. Morris is yet another coach from Louisiana, and he held the same role with the Ragin Cajuns for the last two seasons. Continuing to fill in needs across its roster, the Florida Gators added their second offensive lineman from the transfer portal this offseason. One of several on-field assistants to follow Napier to Florida, Toney is just 31 and is considered a rising name in the sport. Welcome to The Swamp, Savannah! He was named the interim quarterbacks coach in the Sooners bowl win over Oregon, and now he joins Napiers staff to work with tight ends in a quality control capacity. An experienced defensive playcaller, Bateman will take a position coach roll on Napiers staff after he was let go as North Carolinas defensive coordinator and safeties coach, a role he held for the last three seasons. Ahead of the 2022 college football season, recruiting is taking center stage from coast to coast. Hamilton follows Napier and takes a similar off-field staffer role. Well keep you updated on all the moves Florida makes as it completes its staff. All Rights Reserved. 96 and 16 respectively. His first college job was as an assistant at LSU from 2006-08 when he was a part of the 2007 national title team. McDonald is a graduate of Alabama, where he worked as football recruiting specialist from 2015-18 before rejoining Napier, who he worked with when the pair were on Sabans staff. #GoGators, : https://t.co/yiLFq7Zaxc pic.twitter.com/QRrt7Syibw, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 9, 2021. He spent 2012 as the slot-backs coach at Missouri Southern State. 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. : https://t.co/TAXtd777Xn pic.twitter.com/q2WiCLHp5O, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 18, 2021. Jakeem Jackson is a four-star prospect ranked No. Welcome to Gator Nation, @LamarSorey! Welcome to The Swamp, @MikeRichardFB! A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Shes a graduate of South Carolina and got her masters of public health from UNC last year. That said, things have been going quite well for Florida. 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). Zachary Huber. University Athletic Association P.O. He was most recently the head strength and conditioning coach for the Inter Miami Futbol Club in 2020 and 2021 after spending seven seasons with the New York Giants as a performance manager and strength and conditioning assistant coach. He has a new title at Florida, director of recruiting innovation, and given his background, it seems fair to assume he will be responsible for overseeing video content, especially as it pertains to recruiting. Coordinator for Administrative Operations, Sr. Florida Gators Football. Continuing to fill in needs across its roster, the Florida Gators added their second offensive lineman from the transfer portal this offseason. Tight end Danny Lewis (6-4, 235, New Iberia, LA.. , https://t.co/xiVi2ugJiV pic.twitter.com/xDDrQVzWqR, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) March 22, 2022, Gillerlain comes to Florida after spending the last season with the Virginia Tech Hokies as a Gatorade sports nutrition fellow. 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. Zachary Huber, Sign up for the Gators Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Hes worked at Louisiana for the last four seasons, spending the last two as an analyst working with receivers in 2020 and tight ends in 2021. Prior to working at Louisiana, he was an assistant at UTSA, Sam Houston State and Southeast Louisiana. One Month for Only $1. Welcome to the family, @TyDarlingtonUF! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/VqykB5C4r2. [1], List of Florida Gators head football coaches, The SEC reorganized itself into two six-team divisions in. Welcome to The Swamp, @JordanHerald5! However, the running backs coach spot is already filled by Jabbar Juluke, and Peagler will coach tight ends, instead. 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. ILB: Virginia Beach, VA The Ohio State University: 6'2'' Florida Committed 12/21/2022. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Head coach Billy Napier has generally put a premium on targeting transfers with multiple years of eligibility remaining, and George certainly fits that bill. All Rights Reserved. Welcome to The Swamp, @katieturner0087! He spent the 2021 season as Nebraskas director of player development after four years as the director of college personnel at Arizona State, where he worked with Billy Napier in 2017 when Napier was the offensive coordinator for the Sun Devils. Turner is one of the biggest off-field support staff hires Napier has made so far. That followed an eight-year stint working in recruiting, personnel and operations for his alma mater, Texas A&M. Hes a Lafayette native and graduated from Louisiana in 2004. 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. He has college football experience, working as an assistant on Florida States strength staff from 2010-12. Florida's previously scheduled games against non-conference opponents Eastern Washington, New Mexico State, and South Alabama were all canceled due to the scheduling change, as was the annual rivalry game against Florida State, breaking a streak of annual meetings that began in 1957. Monday, Florida officially announced two on-field coaches, one analyst, and a new strength and conditioning coach. 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. He has previous defensive coordinator experience at Army (2014-18), Ball State (2011-13) and Elon (2006-10). 5510. In the preseason media poll, Florida was predicted to win the East Division. Richard is a Louisiana alumnus who spent his first three seasons on staff as a student assistant. Herald returns to Florida after a brief stay as an assistant director of creative design/head photographer at Ohio State. Copyright 2009-2022 Only Gators, LLC. #GoGators, : https://t.co/jjxmhnS4FR pic.twitter.com/IQJWWpHoOP, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 10, 2021. He was the Trojans tight ends coach in 2018 after spending two years as an offensive analyst. 65 and 7, respectively. 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. 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. 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Though there were a large number of players clamoring for Napier to keep previous strength coach Nick Savage, the new coach ultimately brought his strength coach from Louisiana with him. Join Today. Before joining Napiers staff, he spent eight years as a regional freelance content creator. He spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator in Lafayette, guiding the Sun Belts best defense in 2021. He followed that with a brief period of time at Northwestern Oklahoma State University before joining Central Arkansas staff. Nov. 10: Rashada and the Gator Collective agree to . June 26: Rashada commits to Miami over Florida, LSU, Texas A&M and Ole Miss. "I think we tweaked in how just -- we tweaked every aspect of our recruiting department (last offseason), not just personnel but how the whole thing was set up and being run. Phone. A 2016 graduate of Alabama, Turner worked as a recruiting staffer with the Crimson Tide while still in college. Rate this post Assistant Coach SandyD@gators.ufl.edu: @soccrrunnr: Kyle Venter: Assistant Coach Jan 29, 2021. Story Feature Box DB coach Donald Cox. He came to prominence as the defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks from 2013 to 2014, where he was the playcaller for the team's Legion of Boom secondary. Her recruiting experience speaks for itself, and getting her to come to Gainesville was a major win for Napier over UGAs Kirby Smart. Schedules , : https://t.co/St22mcXtTX pic.twitter.com/iaTZiNQ6oD, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 17, 2021. When his playing career ended, he returned to Florida to finish his degree and work as an undergraduate assistant strength coach, earning a full-time position of strength and conditioning coordinator when he graduated. She also has NFL experience, working for the Buffalo Bills from 2016-18 as an assistant in the community relations and business development departments. UPDATE: Bergeron is returning to Louisiana as the running backs coach. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. "I have a really good job. Roster Layout: Go. 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 graduated from Alabama in 2016 and worked as a student recruiting assistant while in school. Welcome to The Swamp Coach Corey Raymond! Here are the coaches and staff Napier has already hired. . 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. SCRIMMAGE TOUCHDOWNS Before that, he had a lengthy career as a high school coach in both Florida and Georgia from 2007-19. He was also the USA junior Olympic and national junior weightlifting champion in 1996. However, a series of upset losses, historically poor defensive showings, and apparent discontent within the program resulted in a losing record and the dismissal . He was recently promoted to a wide receiver analyst position, but he decided to head to Florida for a quality control position. Alabama's Damieon George Jr. committed to join . 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. Your email address will not be published. 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. : https://t.co/aRdcNgfbun pic.twitter.com/YUJIPadgT0, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 9, 2022. At Louisiana, he worked in football personnel and recruiting, per his LinkedIn page. After navigating the COVID-19 pandemic the last two seasons, he has received a promotion from Florida but will continue to oversee football training. An Ocala native, Kazakevicius played football at Alabama as a wide receiver under Napier from 2013-15, where he won a national championship. Dan Mullen's . Sale previously held the same role under Napier at Louisiana from 2018-20 before he took the job with the Giants. A graduate of Mississippi State, she worked as a student recruiting assistant while in school from 2014-18. That's not to say that Florida can't have any movement on the staff before 2020; Warren's departure was a late one last offseason. He has also previously worked on the strength staffs at SMU and LSU. He made his coaching debut at Southern University in 2016 as an offensive assistant for tight ends and offensive line. Though his title isnt the most descriptive in the world, Couchs role will be as an analyst working with special teams, and this role seems to be the equivalent to special teams coordinator on Napiers staff. He most recently worked at Dartmouth from 2018-21 as the offensive tackles and tight ends coach. Before working at UF, he was the director of recruiting at UAB in 2018 and spent 2017 in the NFL as an intern for the Seattle Seahawks. She earned a bachelor of science in exercise science from Auburn and received a masters of science in sports administration from Miami. Swamp247 - Florida Gators Football Recruiting. https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/lists/florida-football-recruiting-sports-illustrated-top-99-prospects/, No. https://t.co/ujtstqe1ps pic.twitter.com/bDanH37Y6c. CamRon Jackson Video | Scouts Report Newly graded four-star defensive end Caleb Banks (Louisville), four-star defensive tackle CamRon Jackson (Memphis), there-star linebacker Teradja Mitchell (Ohio State) and three-star quarterback Graham Mertz (Wisconsin) are also in the fold as is LB Deuce Spurlock (Michigan), who along with Mazzccua and George have yet to be regraded by 247Sports. 73: WR Aidan MizellOrlando (Fla.) Boone, No. He started his career as a running backs coach at Louisiana Tech. Dooley's Dozen: Looking back at Florida's 5-star recruits since Urban Meyer, Former Florida LB David Reese transferring to this Pac-12 program, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. He started his coaching career with three years as a high school defensive coordinator in Louisiana. Go To Coaching Staff. Bergeron is another analyst Napier has a lot of experience with. Though this hire was just announced, Peera has been recruiting for Florida for a while now. Welcome to The Swamp, Brooks Gillerlain! My family likes it here," Grantham said on Dec. 17. He joined the program in 2018 as a strength and conditioning intern before becoming director of player engagement in 2019. 4 Florida Gators head coach candidates to replace Dan Mullen Matt Johnson Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The Florida Gators 2021 season will be remembered as an embarrassment. 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. By assembling a platoon of employees. The official Football Coach List for the Florida Gators Gators. Its also a new role for UF that, judging by the name, will likely be used to improve the evaluation of recruiting prospects. : https://t.co/5XQQDcMMBU pic.twitter.com/dxp5ef3loR. Before that, she was a sports nutrition intern with the North Carolina Tarheels from the fall of 2019 to the spring of 2021. LaFrance held the same role under Napier at Louisiana last season where, according to Floridas press release, he oversaw prospect evaluation, roster management, and assisted with NFL liaisons on visits and research, among other duties. Before that, he was the director of player personnel at Texas-San Antonio from 2016-19 after a two-year stint as a recruiting analyst at Maryland. Two Gators coaches have led the team to SEC championships: Steve Spurrier won six conference titles while Urban Meyer won two. Gainesville, FL 32604. [1] They also led the Gators to their three national championships; one under Spurrier (in 1996) and two under Meyer (2006 and 2008). He played for five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos and the then-Oakland Raiders. Let us know your thoughts and comment on this story below. [1], Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 college football season was postponed, and there was some question if the season would be played at all. 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. All Rights Reserved. Florida received the fourth-most votes to win the SEC Championship Game. Before that, he spent two years as the director of recruiting and player personnel at Arkansas and was Napiers director of recruiting and football logistics at Louisiana in 2018. Welcome to The Swamp, @coachjthomas11! The running backs are in good hands with @coachmbergeron! The Gators competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. He returned to the NFL after that, however, playing one final season with the Kansas City Chiefs. Florida coach visits this 5-star CB to kick off January contact period David Rosenberg follow January 14, 2023 3:07 pm ET Florida cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond opened up the January. 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. Aidan Mizell is a four-star prospect ranked No. Let us know your thoughts, comment on this story below. A member of UFs team from 1995-98, he was a team captain and won a national title in 1996. 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. GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- With the news that Mississippi State will hire former Washington State coach Mike Leach following the ouster of Joe Moorhead, Florida can rest a little easier. 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