Football
Garrick McGee
- Title:
- Assistant Coach, Quarterbacks
- Email:
- footballmail@gators.ufl.edu
- Phone:
- 4100
Garrick McGee, a former head coach and offensive coordinator returns to the sidelines to coach the quarterbacks after serving as an analyst for the Gators in 2020.
McGee, who has extensive experience in the Southeastern Conference was the head coach at UAB and most recently coached at Missouri. The longtime offensive coach has developed record-breaking quarterbacks and engineered some of the top offenses in the country.
McGee joined the Mizzou staff prior to the 2018 season as senior offensive analyst. In that role, McGee aided Mizzou's potent offensive attack with advance scouting of opposing defenses, where he helped break down video and provided initial direction for the coaches to design game plans and strategies. His work helped the Tiger offense develop into one of the nation’s top units, as Mizzou finished the 2018 ranked 13th nationally (third in the SEC) in total offense (481.8 yards per game) and 18th nationally (third in the SEC) in scoring (36.6 points per game).
Prior to Mizzou’s bowl game, McGee was named interim position coach for the Tiger tight ends, and senior TE Kendall Blanton (Blue Springs, Mo.) had a productive day, catching a career-high four passes for 35 yards and a touchdown.
McGee came to Mizzou with a wealth of experience at all levels of the game, as he previously had stops as a college head coach, as well as an offensive coordinator at four different Power Five schools. He joined Mizzou after spending the 2016-17 seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Illinois. He previously served as an offensive coordinator for Northwestern, Arkansas and Louisville, and was the head coach at UAB for two years (2012-13). He also spent two years in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he was a quality control assistant under Tom Coughlin from 2000-01.
McGee’s Louisville offense averaged 28.7 points per game and 416.1 yards per game in 2015, a year after the Cardinals scored 30+ points eight times and passed for 3,276 yards with McGee as offensive coordinator. McGee oversaw the development of future Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson, as he went on to have one of the top rookie seasons in the country in 2015. He joined Bobby Petrino’s staff at Louisville after spending two seasons at UAB and four at Arkansas, where he also worked under Petrino.
McGee helped Arkansas to final rankings of No. 12 in 2010 and No. 5 in 2011 during his two years as offensive coordinator for the Razorbacks. A year after leading Arkansas to a 10-3 record and the school’s first BCS appearance in program history in 2010, McGee turned the Razorbacks into one of the most efficient offenses in the country in 2011. Arkansas led the Southeastern Conference in total offense and ranked No. 29 nationally at 438.1 yards per game, while scoring 40+ points on six occasions. The Razorbacks finished the year with a 29-16 win over No. 11 Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl, before having three offensive players selected in the NFL Draft.
McGee was influential in the development of quarterback Ryan Mallet at Arkansas. The former Michigan transfer broke 45 school records and was just the third SEC quarterback to surpass 3,500 yards passing in consecutive seasons.
Before departing Arkansas for the UAB head job, McGee was a finalist for the 2011 Broyles Award, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach.
Prior to his time at Arkansas, McGee spent four seasons (2004-07) at Northwestern, including the final two as offensive coordinator. Using the spread offense, McGee’s 2007 offense led the Big Ten and was No. 11 in the nation in passing (307.9 yards per game), while leading the Big Ten and ranking No. 31 in total offense (427.7 yards per game).
McGee attended Booker T. Washington High in Tulsa and played for his father, the late Larry McGee. He played at Arizona State in 1991 and 1992 and went to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 1993 before transferring to Oklahoma.
McGee earned a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma in 1996, where he played two seasons and ended his career fourth on OU’s career passing yards list (2,449 yards). He was voted the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year by the league’s coaches in 1994.
McGee and his wife, Tiffany, have two sons, Cameron, and Grant.
McGee Coaching History
Postseason History
NFL PLAYERS (round drafted)
DB Marco Wilson (4th) – Florida '21 – Arizona Cardinals
OT Larry Borom (5th) – Missouri '21 – Chicago Bears
DB Shawn Davis (5th) – Florida '21 – Indianapolis Colts
DT Tedarrell Slaton (5th) – Florida '21 – Green Bay Packers
RB Larry Rountree III (6th) – Missouri '21 – Los Angeles Chargers
TE Albert Okwuegbunam – Missouri '20 – Denver Broncos
QB Drew Lock (2nd) – Missouri '19 – Denver Broncos
QB Lamar Jackson (1st) – Louisville '18 – Baltimore Ravens
OT Geron Christian (3rd) – Louisville '18 – Washington Redskins
WR DeVante Parker (1st) – Louisville '15 – Miami Dolphins
OT Jamon Brown (3rd) – Louisville '15 – St. Louis Rams
OG John Miller (3rd) – Louisville '15 – Buffalo Bills
TE Gerald Christian (7th) – Louisville '15 – Arizona Cardinals
WR J.J. Nelson (5th) – UAB '15 – Arizona Cardinals
TE Kennard Backman (6th) – UAB '15 – Green Bay Packers
C Travis Swanson (3rd) – Arkansas '14 – Detroit Lions
FB Kiero Small (7th) – Arkansas '14 – Seattle Seahawks
K Zach Hocker (7th) – Arkansas '14 – Washington Redskins
RB Knile Davis (3rd) – Arkansas '13 – Kansas City Chiefs
QB Tyler Wilson (4th) – Arkansas '13 – Oakland Raiders
WR Cobi Hamilton (6th) – Arkansas '13 – Cincinnati Bengals
TE Chris Gragg (7th) – Arkansas '13 – Buffalo Bills
WR Joe Adams (4th) – Arkansas '12 – Carolina Panthers
WR Jarius Wright (4th) – Arkansas '12 – Minnesota Vikings
WR Greg Childs (4th) – Arkansas '12 – Minnesota Vikings
TE Drake Dunsmore (7th) – Northwestern '12 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QB Ryan Mallett (3rd) – Arkansas '11 – New England Patriots
TE D.J. Williams (5th) – Arkansas '11 – Green Bay Packers
OT DeMarcus Love (6th) – Arkansas '11 – Minnesota Vikings
QB Mike Kafka (4th) – Northwestern '10 – Philadelphia Eagles
WR Carl Ford (7th) – Toledo '03 – Green Bay Packers
R Eddie Berlin (5th) – Northern Iowa '01 – Tennessee Titans
DT Noel Scarlett (7th) – Langston '99 – Minnesota Vikings
WR Matthew Hatchette (7th) – Langston '97 – Minnesota Vikings
McGee, who has extensive experience in the Southeastern Conference was the head coach at UAB and most recently coached at Missouri. The longtime offensive coach has developed record-breaking quarterbacks and engineered some of the top offenses in the country.
McGee joined the Mizzou staff prior to the 2018 season as senior offensive analyst. In that role, McGee aided Mizzou's potent offensive attack with advance scouting of opposing defenses, where he helped break down video and provided initial direction for the coaches to design game plans and strategies. His work helped the Tiger offense develop into one of the nation’s top units, as Mizzou finished the 2018 ranked 13th nationally (third in the SEC) in total offense (481.8 yards per game) and 18th nationally (third in the SEC) in scoring (36.6 points per game).
Prior to Mizzou’s bowl game, McGee was named interim position coach for the Tiger tight ends, and senior TE Kendall Blanton (Blue Springs, Mo.) had a productive day, catching a career-high four passes for 35 yards and a touchdown.
McGee came to Mizzou with a wealth of experience at all levels of the game, as he previously had stops as a college head coach, as well as an offensive coordinator at four different Power Five schools. He joined Mizzou after spending the 2016-17 seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Illinois. He previously served as an offensive coordinator for Northwestern, Arkansas and Louisville, and was the head coach at UAB for two years (2012-13). He also spent two years in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he was a quality control assistant under Tom Coughlin from 2000-01.
McGee’s Louisville offense averaged 28.7 points per game and 416.1 yards per game in 2015, a year after the Cardinals scored 30+ points eight times and passed for 3,276 yards with McGee as offensive coordinator. McGee oversaw the development of future Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson, as he went on to have one of the top rookie seasons in the country in 2015. He joined Bobby Petrino’s staff at Louisville after spending two seasons at UAB and four at Arkansas, where he also worked under Petrino.
McGee helped Arkansas to final rankings of No. 12 in 2010 and No. 5 in 2011 during his two years as offensive coordinator for the Razorbacks. A year after leading Arkansas to a 10-3 record and the school’s first BCS appearance in program history in 2010, McGee turned the Razorbacks into one of the most efficient offenses in the country in 2011. Arkansas led the Southeastern Conference in total offense and ranked No. 29 nationally at 438.1 yards per game, while scoring 40+ points on six occasions. The Razorbacks finished the year with a 29-16 win over No. 11 Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl, before having three offensive players selected in the NFL Draft.
McGee was influential in the development of quarterback Ryan Mallet at Arkansas. The former Michigan transfer broke 45 school records and was just the third SEC quarterback to surpass 3,500 yards passing in consecutive seasons.
Before departing Arkansas for the UAB head job, McGee was a finalist for the 2011 Broyles Award, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach.
Prior to his time at Arkansas, McGee spent four seasons (2004-07) at Northwestern, including the final two as offensive coordinator. Using the spread offense, McGee’s 2007 offense led the Big Ten and was No. 11 in the nation in passing (307.9 yards per game), while leading the Big Ten and ranking No. 31 in total offense (427.7 yards per game).
McGee attended Booker T. Washington High in Tulsa and played for his father, the late Larry McGee. He played at Arizona State in 1991 and 1992 and went to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 1993 before transferring to Oklahoma.
McGee earned a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma in 1996, where he played two seasons and ended his career fourth on OU’s career passing yards list (2,449 yards). He was voted the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year by the league’s coaches in 1994.
McGee and his wife, Tiffany, have two sons, Cameron, and Grant.
McGee Coaching History
| Years | School/Team | Title(s) |
| 2020 | Florida | Analyst |
| 2019 | Missouri | Wide Receivers |
| 2018 | Missouri | Senior Offensive Analyst/Tight Ends |
| 2016-17 | Illinois | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| 2014-15 | Louisville | Associate Head coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| 2012-13 | UAB | Head Coach |
| 2010-11 | Arkansas | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| 2008-09 | Arkansas | Quarterbacks |
| 2006-07 | Northwestern | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| 2004-05 | Northwestern | Wide Receivers |
| 2003 | UNLV | Wide Receivers |
| 2002 | Toledo | Wide Receivers |
| 2000-01 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Quality Control |
| 1999 | Northern Iowa | Wide Receivers |
| 1996-98 | Langston | Assistant Coach |
Postseason History
| Season | Bowl / Playoff Game | Opponent | Result |
| 2020 | Cotton Bowl (Florida) | Oklahoma | L, 55-20 |
| 2020 | SEC Championship (Florida) | Alabama | L, 52-46 |
| 2018 | AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Missouri) | Oklahoma State | L, 38-33 |
| 2015 | Franklin America Mortgage Music City Bowl (Louisville) | Texas A&M | W, 27-21 |
| 2014 | Belk Bowl (Louisville) | Georgia | L, 37-14 |
| 2011 | Allstate Sugar Bowl (Arkansas) | Ohio State | L, 31-26 |
| 2010 | AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Arkansas) | East Carolina | W, 20-17 |
| 2008 | AT&T Cotton Bowl | Missouri | L, 38-7 |
| 2005 | Vitalis Sun Bowl (Northwestern) | UCLA | L, 50-38 |
| 2002 | Motor City Bowl (Toledo) | Boston College | L, 51-25 |
NFL PLAYERS (round drafted)
DB Marco Wilson (4th) – Florida '21 – Arizona Cardinals
OT Larry Borom (5th) – Missouri '21 – Chicago Bears
DB Shawn Davis (5th) – Florida '21 – Indianapolis Colts
DT Tedarrell Slaton (5th) – Florida '21 – Green Bay Packers
RB Larry Rountree III (6th) – Missouri '21 – Los Angeles Chargers
TE Albert Okwuegbunam – Missouri '20 – Denver Broncos
QB Drew Lock (2nd) – Missouri '19 – Denver Broncos
QB Lamar Jackson (1st) – Louisville '18 – Baltimore Ravens
OT Geron Christian (3rd) – Louisville '18 – Washington Redskins
WR DeVante Parker (1st) – Louisville '15 – Miami Dolphins
OT Jamon Brown (3rd) – Louisville '15 – St. Louis Rams
OG John Miller (3rd) – Louisville '15 – Buffalo Bills
TE Gerald Christian (7th) – Louisville '15 – Arizona Cardinals
WR J.J. Nelson (5th) – UAB '15 – Arizona Cardinals
TE Kennard Backman (6th) – UAB '15 – Green Bay Packers
C Travis Swanson (3rd) – Arkansas '14 – Detroit Lions
FB Kiero Small (7th) – Arkansas '14 – Seattle Seahawks
K Zach Hocker (7th) – Arkansas '14 – Washington Redskins
RB Knile Davis (3rd) – Arkansas '13 – Kansas City Chiefs
QB Tyler Wilson (4th) – Arkansas '13 – Oakland Raiders
WR Cobi Hamilton (6th) – Arkansas '13 – Cincinnati Bengals
TE Chris Gragg (7th) – Arkansas '13 – Buffalo Bills
WR Joe Adams (4th) – Arkansas '12 – Carolina Panthers
WR Jarius Wright (4th) – Arkansas '12 – Minnesota Vikings
WR Greg Childs (4th) – Arkansas '12 – Minnesota Vikings
TE Drake Dunsmore (7th) – Northwestern '12 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QB Ryan Mallett (3rd) – Arkansas '11 – New England Patriots
TE D.J. Williams (5th) – Arkansas '11 – Green Bay Packers
OT DeMarcus Love (6th) – Arkansas '11 – Minnesota Vikings
QB Mike Kafka (4th) – Northwestern '10 – Philadelphia Eagles
WR Carl Ford (7th) – Toledo '03 – Green Bay Packers
R Eddie Berlin (5th) – Northern Iowa '01 – Tennessee Titans
DT Noel Scarlett (7th) – Langston '99 – Minnesota Vikings
WR Matthew Hatchette (7th) – Langston '97 – Minnesota Vikings
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