Blog: Humphries, Durkin updates, meet new Gators DL coach Terrell Williams
Monday, January 5, 2015 | Football, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Gators head coach Jim McElwain officially took over day-to-day operations of the team on Monday and had a busy day.
He announced six more additions to his inaugural UF coaching staff, highlighted by the hire of former University of Miami head coach Randy Shannon as associate head coach/co-coordinator and linebackers coach.
Meanwhile, junior defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard announced he is returning for his senior season and fourth-year junior quarterback Jeff Driskel confirmed he is transferring to Louisiana Tech.
Here are other links of interest to Florida football fans as the program transitions from one coach to another:
--While Bullard will return, Gators offensive lineman and fellow North Carolinian D.J. Humphries announced on Twitter that he was leaving school to enter the NFL Draft.
--Senior center Max Garcia, originally invited to play in Saturday's Medal of Honor Bowl, will now play in the more prestigious Senior Bowl on Jan. 24:
Super excited to announce I got invited to the Senior Bowl last night ! God is good ! #Blessed
— Max G (@MGarcia_76) January 3, 2015
--Florida punter Kyle Christy and offensive lineman Chaz Green are scheduled to play in Saturday's Medal of Honor Bowl in Charleston S.C.
--Departing junior defensive end Dante Fowler Jr., who had a career-high three sacks in Saturday's Birmingham Bowl, has hired agents Jimmy Sexton and James Denton of CAA Sports according to Rand Getlin of Yahoo! Sports.
--Less than 48 hours after leading Florida to a victory in the Birmingham Bowl, former UF interim head coach/defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin has a University of Michigan email address writes Nick Baumgardner of Mlive.com.
--If you don't know much about new Gators defensive line coach Terrell Williams, here is a video introduction he did during his three-year stint with the Oakland Raiders.
