McElwain Makes Change to Coaching Staff

Gators coach Jim McElwain during the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1. (Tim Casey/UAA)

McElwain Makes Change to Coaching Staff

Friday, January 15, 2016 | Football, Scott Carter

By: Scott Carter, Senior Writer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Gators head coach Jim McElwain announced Friday he is making a change to his coaching staff.

Defensive backs coach Kirk Callahan will not return.

"We are making a change on our staff," McElwain said. "Moving forward, Kirk Callahan will be looking at some other opportunities and he has a long career ahead of him."

Callahan recently completed his first season at UF after spending the past three seasons as defensive backs coach at UCF, where Callahan played in college.

The 30-year-old Callahan started his coaching career at UCF as a student assistant in 2007, and later served as an intern (2010) and graduate assistant (2011) at Florida.