With former quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator Brian Johnson headed to the NFL, the Florida Gators are promoting Garrick McGee to take over the quarterback room.
A former head coach and offensive coordinator, Dan Mullen brought McGee onto staff as an analyst for the 2020 season.
McGee became head coach at UAB in 2012 but failed with a 5-19 record in two seasons.
Following that, he had stints as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Louisville (2014-15) and Illinois (2016-17). He and defensive coordinator Todd Grantham coached on the same staff at Louisville and coached Lamar Jackson as a freshman.
McGee also has prior SEC experience at Arkansas and Missouri. He coached quarterbacks for the Razorbacks from 2008-09 before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2010-11. He served as an analyst and wide receivers coach at Mizzou in the two seasons before he arrived at Florida.
The 47-year-old has 25 years of coaching experience and played quarterback at Arizona State, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, and Oklahoma.
McGee takes over a deep quarterback room for the Gators that includes likely starter Emory Jones as well as Gainesville native Anthony Richardson and true freshmen Carlos Del Rio Wilson and Jalen Kitna.