Billy Napier has hired James Thomas Jr. as a quality control coach. In this role, Thomas will work with the cornerbacks. He worked for Maryland last season as a special teams quality control analyst.

Chris McClellan defied all conventional logic when he committed to the Gators when they didn't have a head coach back in November. He may have taken a bizarre path to UF, but he's enrolled now and ready to make an impact.  

Billy Napier has hired Joshua Thompson as the Gators' director of football operations. He held the same position at Auburn in 2021.

Billy Napier has retained Corey Bell as part of his staff. Bell will serve as a quality control coach who will work with the running backs. Bell was the director of player personnel for the Gators in 2021. He also coached UF's secondary in 2017 under Jim McElwain. 

Billy Napier has hired Chris Couch as the Gators' GameChanger coordinator. In this role, Couch will essentially serve as a special teams analyst.

After entering the transfer portal earlier in the afternoon, Ty'Ron Hopper has now removed his name from the portal, according to several reports.

Here are Ethan's five thoughts on the finalized 2022 coaching staff.

Ty Darlington has joined the Gators' staff as a quality control coach who will work with the tight ends. He spent the last five seasons on the staff at Oklahoma, his alma mater.

Since I synthesized all of the complaints about Dan Mullen into a single frame at the beginning of October, I've been seeing everything through...

Billy Napier has hired Jay Bateman as the Gators' inside linebackers coach, the school announced on Tuesday. Bateman previously served as North Carolina's co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach over the last three seasons.