Florida announces six more staff hires 29 minutes ago
Florida has announced several hires to Jim McElwain's staff, solidifying his inaugural team to lead the Gators in 2015. The Gators have yet to announce a receivers coach. GatorBait.net provides the staff hires officially announced below, and will update shortly with information on how they fit and what they were previously making. Among the new hires are running backs coach Tim Skipper (Colorado State linebackers), tight ends and special teams coach Greg Nord (Western Kentucky running backs), offensive line coach Mike Summers (Florida offensive line), defensive line coach Terrell Williams (Oakland Raiders defensive line), associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Randy Shannon (Arkansas linebackers) and defensive backs coach Kirk Callahan (Central Florida defensive backs). Mike Kent will serve as the program's director of strength and conditioning after spending the past three years on McElwain's staff at Colorado State in the same capacity. "As we were putting this staff together, we wanted to make sure that all the parts fit for us to be successful," McElwain said in a press release. "This group has the knowledge, understanding and experience recruiting and coaching in the South, the state of Florida and the Southeastern Conference. They are like thinkers and don’t have self-serving agendas. "They will all help our players be successful on the field, as students and in life and are excited about the opportunity to join The Gator Nation. This is the first step in putting together an infrastructure that will put the Gators back where we belong." The Coaching Staff Head Coach: Jim McElwain Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Doug Nussmeier Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Geoff Collins Running Backs: Tim Skipper Wide Receivers: Tight Ends/Special Teams: Greg Nord Offensive Line: Mike Summers Defensive Line: Terrell Williams Associate Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Randy Shannon Defensive Backs: Kirk Callahan Director of Strength and Conditioning: Mike Kent About the Coaches OC/QBs Doug Nussmeier Previous Job: Michigan offensive coordinator Previous Salary: $830,000 Connections: Worked with McElwain at Michigan State from 2003-05 | Worked with Skipper at Fresno State in 2008 RBs Tim Skipper Previous Job: Colorado State assistant head coach / linebackers Previous Salary: $184,295 Connections: Worked with McElwain at Colorado State from 2012-14 | Worked with Nussmeier at Fresno State in 2008 TEs/ST Greg Nord Previous Job: Western Kentucky running backs Previous Salary: $58,500 Connections: Worked with Summers at Kentucky from 1980-81, at Louisville from 2003-06 and Kentucky from 2011-12 OL Mike Summers Previous Job: Florida offensive line Previous Salary: $200,000 Connections: Worked with Nord at Kentucky from 1980-81, at Louisville from 2003-06 and Kentucky from 2011-12 DC/LBs Geoff Collins Previous Job: Mississippi State defensive coordinator Previous Salary: $575,000 Connections: None DL Terrell Williams Previous Job: Oakland Raiders defensive line Previous Salary: Unknown (NFL) Connections: None AHC/Co-DC/LBs Randy Shannon Previous Job: Arkansas senior associate head coach / linebackers Previous Salary: $400,000 Connections: None DBs Kirk Callahan Previous Job: Central Florida defensive backs Previous Salary: $160,000 Connections: Worked at Florida from 2010-11 -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
