Jim McElwain

Reports: Florida DL coach Chris Rumph rebuffs Clemson offer to stay with Gators

One of the nation’s best defensive line coaches and recruiters will remain with the Florida Gators, rejecting advances from the national champion Clemson Tigers to leave the program for presumably a similar...

How QB Luke Del Rio’s shoulder surgery impacts Florida starting job, spring practice

Apparently the shoulder injury suffered by redshirt junior quarterback Luke Del Rio was worse than initially advertised. Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain announced Thursday that Del Rio will miss the entirety...

Why Florida’s coaching staff may not be complete until after National Signing Day

There’s a good reason the Florida Gators should not prevent media members — particularly beat writers — from being present for speaking engagements to crowds of fans and boosters. The media can...

Florida Gators football adds five of six planned 2017 early enrollees

The Florida Gators on Tuesday completed their announcement of five football commitments who have enrolled at the University of Florida for the spring 2017 semester. Four-star offensive tackle Kadeem Telfort (Miami, FL)...

What it means: Florida OL coach Mike Summers leaves for Louisville

Forget filling one staff position, Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain now has to find two new assistants ahead of the 2017 season. Offensive line coach Mike Summers, a long-time assistant with...

Florida Gators name Randy Shannon new defensive coordinator: What it means

Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain announced Friday that he has promoted Randy Shannon from his assistant coach to the position of defensive coordinator. After serving in an interim role for the...

Report: Mario Cristobal an option for Florida if coaching position opens

Though Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain said during preparations for the 2017 Outback Bowl that he did not plan to make any coaching staff changes outside of hiring a coach to...

2017 Outback Bowl: Five things we learned as Florida beats Iowa in historic fashion

The No. 17 Florida Gators ended the 2016 season on a positive note with an absolute whooping of the Iowa Hawkeyes on Monday in Tampa, Florida, at Raymond James Stadium in the...

2017 Outback Bowl: Florida vs. Iowa: Pick, prediction, spread, watch live stream, preview

Fresh off back-to-back losses, No. 17 Florida Gators football hopes to avoid ending its season with three straight defeats for the second year in a row when it faces the Iowa Hawkeyes...

Report: Florida to add veteran coach Mike Locksley as offensive assistant

With an opportunity to retool his coaching staff, head coach Jim McElwain may have decided to shake up both sides of ball for the Florida Gators. McElwain plans to hire Alabama offensive analyst...