Florida Gators coaches speaking tour dates

Jim McElwain will hit the road for his spring speaking tour just four days before the Gators hold the Orange and Blue Debut. McElwain will make a total of nine speaking stops from April 7- May 28, but he won’t be the only Gators coach hitting the road to meet with Gator clubs and fans.

Billy Donovan, of course, will have two speaking events in August the first with the Clay Country Gator Club and the second with the Lake County club. Geoff Collins, Mike Summers, Randy Shannon and Chris Rumph will also meet with fans throughout the state of Florida.

Here’s a full list of the speaking stops:

DATE — SPEAKER — CLUB — LOCATION

APRIL 7 — Jim McElwain — Gainesville QB Club — Gainesville
APRIL 14 — Jim McElwain — Titletown Gator Club — Gainesville
APRIL 21 — Jim McElwain — Polk County Gator Club — Lakeland
APRIL 22 — Jim McElwain — Central Florida Gator Club — Orlando
APRIL 27 — Jim McElwain — Tampa/Pinellas Co. GC — Tampa
APRIL 27 — Geoff Collins — Volusia County Gator Club — Daytona Beach
APRIL 28 — Jim McElwain — Gator Club of Jacksonville — Jacksonville
APRIL 28 — Mike Summers — Emerald Coast Gator Club — Fort Walton Beach
APRIL 29 — Jim McElwain — Atlanta Gator Club — Atlanta
MAY 4 — Jim McElwain — Marion County Gator Club — Ocala
MAY 5 — Randy Shannon — Gator Club of Miami — Miami
MAY 6 — Chris Rumph — Sarasota/Manatee Co. GC — Sarasota
MAY 28 — Jim McElwain — Fightin’ Gator TD Club — Gainesville
TBD-AUGUST — Billy Donovan — Clay County Gator Club — Orange Park
TBD-AUGUST — Billy Donovan — Lake County Gator Club –Leesburg

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