Notebook: Inexperienced linebacker showing progress
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Mar. 31, 2015With only four scholarship linebackers available for Spring practice, coach Randy Shannon is getting a long hard look at each of his players.
With only four scholarship linebackers available for Spring practice, coach Randy Shannon is getting a long hard look at each of his players.
New co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Randy Shannon knew Florida did not have its best practice on Monday.
Chris Rumph is the type of coach who isn’t afraid of criticizing or challenging his players.
Installing a new offensive scheme can be difficult when there isn’t depth.
Geoff Collins must have felt like he walked into a gold mine when he took the job as co-defensive coordinator for the Florida football team.
In his first season at Florida, new defensive coordinator Geoff Collins may arguably have the easiest job taking over a unit out of any new coordinator in the country.
Week 1 of Spring football for the Florida Gators is in the books, and questions still surround the installation of the new offense.
Jim McElwain has a tall task ahead of him.
The Jim McElwain era is two Spring practices in and McElwain already sees areas for improvement.
Jon Bullard didn’t have to come back to UF this year.
Like any new head coach at any college football program across the country, one of the first, and often the most challenging tasks for the new head honcho isn’t installing a new offense.
With Spring football practice underway, one of first-year head coach Jim McElwain’s goals is to give players valuable playing experience.
Will Muschamp tried to build Florida into what Alabama is on the field, with a style of play ready to line up and mash opponents into submission using unbalanced lines and "God’s play."
Jim McElwain entered the Southeast End Zone meeting room on Tuesday with his usual composed demeanor.
Who has the edge at quarterback?
Florida’s Pro Day will be held later than usual this year.
R. Kelly saw nothing wrong with a little bumping but on Friday the NCAA did.
This year, February 4th marked what some call college football’s national holiday. Yes, the much-revered and looked forward to National signing day came and went once again with the same pomp and circumstance to which it has become accustomed over the years. This year’s class, depending on which scouting service you listen to, had either Byron Cowart, Trent Thompson, or Kahlil McKenzie at the top of the list. All of them are defensive linemen, which was a theme that was certainly prevalent at the top of this year’s recruiting crop as the “big uglies” generally took up about five of the top ten spots.
Jim McElwain’s first coaching staff is complete.