Collins talks football in the land of futbol and tea
Friday, July 10, 2015 | Football, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gators defensive coordinator Geoff Collins is a huge fútbol fan. He keeps a healthy stash of soccer books in his office.
Of course, Collins makes his living coaching American-style football. Collins is in Great Britain this weekend to share some of his knowledge at the annual convention of the British American Football Coaches Association.
Collins is one of the primary speakers at the event along with British-born coach Al Saunders, a longtime NFL assistant coach who spent three seasons as San Diego's head coach in the late 1980s.
This isn't the first time Collins has taken a summer trip across the pond to speak to the BAFCA. He did the same in 2011 when he was an assistant at Mississippi State.
Collins was the first assistant hired by Gators head coach Jim McElwain, leaving Mississippi State after four seasons to return to Florida, where he was FIU's defensive coordinator in 2010 and linebackers coach/recruiting coordinator at UCF from 2008-09. He and McElwain crossed paths at Alabama.
We'll catch up with Collins when he returns to share some of his insights about the trip.
