All Rights Reserved. Welcome to The Swamp, Brooks Gillerlain! 14 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. A former Gators guard, Blackshear started 28 games from 1995-99, earning Second Team All-SEC honors his final season. . George is the seventh transfer Florida has acquired this offseason. The Gators used coach Spurrier's pass-heavy "fun 'n gun" offense". Theoretically, such a move would allow Mullen to upgrade his staff as he sees fit. He played 14 years in the NFL as a second-round pick for the Colts, also seeing time with the Jaguars (where he spent most of his career) and Falcons. A New Orleans native, he worked as a student strength assistant while in college in Baton Rouge from 2000-04. Prior to that, he spent four seasons as the offensive line coach at Sam Houston State, where he won a Football Championship Subdivision national championship last season. He was recently promoted to a wide receiver analyst position, but he decided to head to Florida for a quality control position. [1], Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 college football season was postponed, and there was some question if the season would be played at all. Twenty-nine men have served as the Gators' head coach since the university first fielded a team in 1906, including five who served as interim coach for a portion of a season. Nutrition is a key but often underappreciated aspect of a programs success, and for the director of sports nutrition position, Napier brings in Gomes from North Carolina, where she ran the nutrition program since 2015 for multiple sports and was a part of five national championship teams. Castro-Walker is one of the few support staff members on this list that never worked under Napier at Louisiana. Zachary Huber, https://t.co/RBpukhQvI9 pic.twitter.com/jakpO7XFZI, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) April 6, 2022. June 26: Rashada commits to Miami over Florida, LSU, Texas A&M and Ole Miss. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. "" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. All Rights Reserved. Its also a new role for UF that, judging by the name, will likely be used to improve the evaluation of recruiting prospects. Join the conversation today. Hes seeing his role change to include alumni relations, which the other former UF star on staff, Mike Peterson, will also work on. Welcome to The Swamp, @bird_sherrill! 87: OT Roderick KearneyOrange Park (Fla.) High School, Florida coach visits this 5-star CB to kick off January contact period, UF hosting former Alabama OL on official visit, Gators offer elite 2024 wide receiver out of South Florida, Blue-chip legacy linebacker sets return visit date, Here's CBS Sports' letter grade for Billy Napier's debut season, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Florida is paying each of coach Billy Napier's three Gators football coordinators $1 million annually. Before that, he was a quarterbacks coach at Mt. He was previously the offensive coordinator at Florida Memorial University and had a lengthy coordinator and position coach career at high schools in the Miami area, including his alma mater Booker T. Washington (where hes a member of the schools athletics hall of fame). *Class listed as players taking COVID Year*. 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PHOTOS: Meet the 2021 Florida football coaching staff Gators Wire August 25, 2021 1:24 pm ET Head coach Dan Mullen enters his fourth season at the helm of Florida football in 2021, having. [2] Before working at Louisiana, Wilford spent three seasons at Southern Utah, where he was a defensive assistant from 2016-17 and the inside linebackers coach in 2018. Richard spent the last eights seasons at Louisiana, preexisting Napier on the Ragin Cajuns staff. Nov. 10: Rashada and the Gator Collective agree to . His career began in 2010 at Western New Mexico where he coached receivers from 2010-11 before serving as special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach from 2012-13. Colbert carries a lot of big-time position coach experience. Welcome to The Swamp, @CoachReid99! Welcome to Gator Nation, @Coach_Couch56! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/VqykB5C4r2. 19 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. "Were working very hard to win the SEC, and I think were moving in the right direction. During the 2022 campaign, Ambler helped lead the Gators to their 29th Regional Semifinal after grabbing a 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Burkett held the same role on Napiers staff at Louisiana. Wade comes from Louisiana, where she spent the last two seasons with Napier in the same role and was one of the primary off-field recruiters for the Ragin Cajuns. "I know what I saw last year, but then I know what I saw two years ago." Michigan State went 2-5 in 2020 similar to a 5-7 record due . He also has experience at the NFL level, participating in training camp internship programs with the Jaguars, Falcons, Browns and Dolphins. Daniel Patrick Quinn (born September 11, 1970) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Before that, she was a football recruiting assistant at Mississippi State after working as a graduate assistant in the office of diversity and inclusion at MSU. Let's welcome @coachmbergeron to The Swamp! For Mario Cristobal and his new staff at Miami, things are expected to be quite busy in Coral . : https://t.co/WEe5P0Ipp2 pic.twitter.com/XA5v1zPfuN, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 11, 2022. A graduate of Tennessee in microbiology in 2016, Bailey also earned a Masters of education in student affairs/counseling from Clemson in 2019 and is working toward a doctorate of philosophy in education leadership. Patrick Toney and Jabbar Juluke are the on-field coaches, while Mark Hocke comes in as the new strength and conditioning coordinator. 96 and 16 respectively. Jaden Rashada is a four-star prospect ranked No. Story Feature Box DB coach Donald Cox. Before that, he worked with Napier at Alabama from 2014-15 after a one-year stint as the receivers coach at Georgia State. 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Last offseason he had to replace two assistant coaches when defensive line coach Sal Sunseri departed for Alabama and cornerbacks coach Charlton Warren left for Georgia. 138 and 16, respectively. #GoGators, : https://t.co/A8AWl4joVJ pic.twitter.com/xyBM3AqIg0, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 21, 2022. Before joining the Ragin Cajuns staff, Couch spent five seasons at Tulane as a special teams analyst and recruiting coordinator. Before he started working at Oklahoma in a coaching capacity, he worked as an administrative fellow for the athletic department in addition to a role with Sooner Sports TV. George, a former three-star prospect from the Class of 2020, played 12 games for the Crimson Tide in 2021, making three starts, but only saw action across the first two contests of 2022 after losing playing time to better linemen. While his job at Louisiana was his first in the industry, per his LinkedIn account, he was previously a recruiting analyst covering the state of Texas for 247Sports and SB Nation. The Gators certainly appear to be in great shape moving forward. Both while in college and after, LaFrance served as a personnel assistant working in recruiting for the Tigers from 2009-14. 112 overall and No. Danos has a wide range of experience when it comes to working in sports. Ogas has spent the last four seasons with Napier at Louisiana, where he began as the strength and conditioning quality control coordinator before becoming the director of player development. Coordinator for Administrative Operations, Sr. One of several on-field assistants to follow Napier to Florida, Toney is just 31 and is considered a rising name in the sport. Athletics Director, Revenue Generation, Assistant Director of Student Ticket Operations, General Manager - Ticket Sales, Service & Retention, Senior Account Executive - Service & Retention, Associate Head Coach - Recruiting Coordinator/Sprints/Relays/High Jump. : https://t.co/aRdcNgfbun pic.twitter.com/YUJIPadgT0, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 9, 2022. Her recruiting experience speaks for itself, and getting her to come to Gainesville was a major win for Napier over UGAs Kirby Smart. He joined the program in 2018 as a strength and conditioning intern before becoming director of player engagement in 2019. [1] Of these, Charlie Bachman, Ray Graves, Doug Dickey, and Steve Spurrier have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. 7 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. Sherrill comes from the NFL ranks, where he has worked for the Detroit Lions since 2016. Required fields are marked *. 123 overall and No. 94 overall and No. "I have a really good job. McDonald is a graduate of Alabama, where he worked as football recruiting specialist from 2015-18 before rejoining Napier, who he worked with when the pair were on Sabans staff. 16 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. :https://t.co/D9XoazVue8 pic.twitter.com/GJfZnDq86F, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) February 1, 2022. Hes a Baton Rouge native and a 2012 graduate of LSU. Five-star quarterback Jaden Rashada (Pittsburg, CA), the crown jewel signee inRead More. Jones will be under the strength department in this role as he comes from Arizona, where he spent the 2021 season as an assistant strength coach. 13 ranking and expectations of again being a serious contender for a conference championship. Welcome to Gator Nation, @CoachOgasIII! Hiring an NFL coach with a scouting background makes a lot of sense for Napier, and per Floridas official release, Sherrill will focus on evaluating transfer portal and junior college prospects. Before hanging up his cleats for the final time, he was a long snapper from 2011-2015 for the Panthers where he appeared in 35 games. Darlington spent the last five seasons at his alma mater, Oklahoma, where he began as an offensive analyst and later served as a graduate assistant working with quarterbacks. And I think they did a great job and I think we have to head it in the direction we want.". He later spent three years as the head coach at Connecticut from 2011-13. Florida Gators Main Navigation Menu Tickets Schedules Menu Tickets Ticket Office Student Tickets Baseball Tickets Bowl Tickets Men's Basketball Tickets Women's Basketball Tickets Football Tickets Gymnastics Tickets Softball Tickets Volleyball Tickets Gator Boosters Manage My Account (Boosters) Mobile Ticketing Ticket Exchange Questions? He was the Trojans tight ends coach in 2018 after spending two years as an offensive analyst. Taylor spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant on special teams at LSU. Mullen seemed pretty pleased with the current makeup of his staff when asked following the Early Signing Period. Join Today. Sign up for the Gators Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. https://t.co/ujtstqe1ps pic.twitter.com/bDanH37Y6c. Before that, he spent two seasons as director of recruiting at Central Arkansas. December 18, 2021 10:46 am ET For about as long as the Billy Napier hire has been official at Florida, there have been rumors that the new coach has been targeting Jacksonville Jaguars. https://t.co/YliZHdfv9K pic.twitter.com/SmEGSasVOV, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 6, 2021. 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. He also has Power Five and SEC experience, coaching at Texas Tech and LSU (where he worked with Leonard Fournette and Darius Guice) before joining Napiers staff. Brown, a former Gators star cornerback from 2001-05, has been on staff at Florida since 2018 as the director of student-athlete development. : https://t.co/zvixYrXkv5 pic.twitter.com/UmkgZcWIwy. He also coached at McNeese State from 2012-14, serving as offensive line coach his first two years before being promoted to co-offensive coordinator in his final season. #GoGators, : https://t.co/a0iDcQRKwn pic.twitter.com/3V5e7J9EYS, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 8, 2022. All Rights Reserved. #GoGators, : https://t.co/IQHVIPiaom pic.twitter.com/pOE9FxVjSd, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 19, 2022. Email. #GoGators, : https://t.co/jrN4eAyJtD pic.twitter.com/mOGAN7oq7v. A former Bulldogs linebacker, Chaney earned All-SEC honors as a junior and was a seventh-round pick in the 2010 NFL draft. Napier won the 2015 national title as Alabama's receivers coach and was on staff for the Crimson Tide's loss to Clemson in Tampa during the January 2017 College Football Playoff national . He has college football experience, working as an assistant on Florida States strength staff from 2010-12. Welcome to The Swamp, @briazjawade! CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Mississippi State will hire former Washington State coach. He followed Napier from Arizona State, where he served as a graduate assistant and quality control coach for the receiving unit. And it looks likeDan Mullen might have some real staff continuity this offseason. Peagler is a Clemson graduate, where he worked for the football team as a student assistant while in college. , https://t.co/xiVi2ugJiV pic.twitter.com/xDDrQVzWqR, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) March 22, 2022, Gillerlain comes to Florida after spending the last season with the Virginia Tech Hokies as a Gatorade sports nutrition fellow. He was previously in a similar role for the Gators from 2020-21, and hes also worked in creative media for the Charlotte Hornets and West Virginia. That's not to say that Florida can't have any movement on the staff before 2020; Warren's departure was a late one last offseason. Welcome to The Swamp, @MikeRichardFB! All Rights Reserved. Here are the coaches and staff Napier has already hired. The most noteworthy of Napiers hires so far, the new Gators coach managed to steal Raymond from his alma mater at LSU. San Antonio College and Santa Monica College. He most recently worked at Dartmouth from 2018-21 as the offensive tackles and tight ends coach. Hill is very experienced when it comes to athletics training. Skip To Main Content. We just got to continue to do that. Offense coordinator Rob Sale and co-defensive coordinators Sean Spencer and Patrick. [1] They also led the Gators to their three national championships; one under Spurrier (in 1996) and two under Meyer (2006 and 2008). 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Box 14485 Gainesville, FL 32604 (352) 375-4683 Schedules A graduate of Mississippi State, she worked as a student recruiting assistant while in school from 2014-18. Adamkowski spent the 2021 season working in performance nutrition for the Cleveland Browns after serving as a sports nutrition intern for North Carolina from 2019-21 and at Duke in 2018. In his final two seasons with the team, he was its defensive coordinator. At 23-years-old, he was the youngest position coach in Division I that season. Chaney returns to Florida, where he was an assistant director of player personnel under coach Dan Mullen during the 2019 season before leaving to become a senior defensive analyst at his alma mater, Mississippi State. GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida Gators Track and Field has hired Will Palmer as Associate Head Coach for Cross Country and Assistant Track and Field Coach, as announced by Head Coach. Tucker said during the early signing period last month that he would not make changes to the coaching staff. Welcome back to the The Swamp @Jamar51Chaney! GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida Gators Track and Field has hired Will Palmer as Associate Head Coach for Cross Country and Assistant Track and Field Coach, as announced by Head Coach Mike Holloway today. He was the tight ends coach at Valdosta State in 2010 and worked a prior stint at Louisiana from 2011-13, first as a quality control assistant and later as a graduate assistant. . We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Under Quinn, Seattle led the league in defense and made two . : https://t.co/yke9Y4bIOb pic.twitter.com/l0i85VI0LE. By Andy Hutchins. He followed Ron Zook to Illinois in 2005 before serving stints as an offensive line quality control coach at Columbia (2006-08), New Mexico (2009-12) and Nevada (2014-17). Staying in The Swamp! Before that, she was a sports nutrition intern with the North Carolina Tarheels from the fall of 2019 to the spring of 2021. 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He followed that with a brief period of time at Northwestern Oklahoma State University before joining Central Arkansas staff. Aidan Mizell is a four-star prospect ranked No. Please check your email for a confirmation. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. Welcome to The Swamp @amburkett64! Per his LinkedIn, Burkett graduated from Alabama in 2016, working as a recruiting specialist while still in college. : https://t.co/IXMyi49tqu pic.twitter.com/wZQQjkOLmz, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 22, 2022. Pasqualoni is a veteran coach at both the collegiate and professional levels He brings FBS head coaching experience to the table, as the 72-year-old spent 14 seasons as the head coach at Syracuse from 1991-2004. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Unlike four-star Baylor transfer Micah Mazzccua, who will almost assuredly be a Week 1 starter on the line, George will have to earn his position. Prior to that, he spent two seasons at Division II Angelo State as the co-defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach. 305. 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. She also has NFL experience, working for the Buffalo Bills from 2016-18 as an assistant in the community relations and business development departments. Dooley's Dozen: Looking back at Florida's 5-star recruits since Urban Meyer, Former Florida LB David Reese transferring to this Pac-12 program, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Sale previously held the same role under Napier at Louisiana from 2018-20 before he took the job with the Giants. He graduated from Texas Southern University in 2017. Napier and OHara developed the best quarterback in Ragin Cajuns history in Levi Lewis, and before he was hired by Napier in 2018, he was the offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Alabama A&M. 65 and 7, respectively. #GoGators, : https://t.co/Pyiik9JRKs pic.twitter.com/Sj1MNWfCYY, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 24, 2021. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. : https://t.co/4JZv4XVK60 pic.twitter.com/Qd1PzaDO7S, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 6, 2022. Welcome to The Swamp @darnellru53! Bergeron is another analyst Napier has a lot of experience with. Print. Palmer comes to Florida from Alabama where he spent the last five years working with the distance runners. All Rights Reserved. Continuing to fill in needs across its roster, the Florida Gators added their second offensive lineman from the transfer portal this offseason. He played receiver in college at Louisville from 2000-04, and he played for Washington in the NFL in 2005 before starting an eight-year arena football career, where he was a three-time First Team All-Arena selection. Your email address will not be published. Florida's current assistant coaching staff boasts a combined 112 years of experience coaching within the SEC, with five of Florida's 11 coaches boasting more than 14 years worth of SEC experience. Jakeem Jackson is a four-star prospect ranked No. UPDATE: Pasqualoni was hired as the defensive line coach for the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 8. : https://t.co/5x70ymuRn4 pic.twitter.com/9AlExsdCOv, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) January 12, 2022. Shes a 2016 journalism graduate of Arizona State, where she worked in football recruiting and operations for the Sun Devils as a student. 5510. Roderick Kearney is a four-star prospect ranked No. After a 2020 season in which Florida spent most of year ranked among the top ten in the AP Poll, the Gators began the 2021 season with a No. [1], List of Florida Gators head football coaches, The SEC reorganized itself into two six-team divisions in. Clark is a 2016 graduate of Alabama and worked in player personnel as a student for the Crimson Tide from 2012-16. #GoGators pic.twitter.com/HJ555ZvhrP, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 14, 2021. 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Three of the four NFL teams with a head coaching opening have already made hires, so staff jobs there are disappearing in a hurry. : https://t.co/5XQQDcMMBU pic.twitter.com/dxp5ef3loR. He spent his first two seasons with the team as a graduate assistant, working with quarterbacks in 2018 and receivers in 2019. Welcome to The Swamp Coach Corey Raymond! He was a three-year starter for the Tigers in college and played six seasons in the NFL, starting 60 games in the process. Thomas comes to Gainesville after spending the 2021 season as a special teams quality control analyst at Maryland. When his playing career ended, he returned to Florida to finish his degree and work as an undergraduate assistant strength coach, earning a full-time position of strength and conditioning coordinator when he graduated. Following his NFL career, he coached for the New York Sharks, a womens professional football team, and he coached both offensive and defensive lines at Montclair Kimberly Academy before returning to Piscataway as a graduate assistant. He is rated a five-star according to 247Sports. With the most recent class of prep prospects wrapped up, Sports Illustrateds John Garcia Jr. ranked the top 99 recruits coming out of high school this year. 68: Slot Eugene Wilson IIITampa (Fla.) Gaither, No. 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. SCRIMMAGE TOUCHDOWNS 73: WR Aidan MizellOrlando (Fla.) Boone, No. His first college job was as an assistant at LSU from 2006-08 when he was a part of the 2007 national title team. Follow us@GatorsWireon Twitter and like our page onFacebookto follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions. They were led by third-year head coach Dan Mullen. A member of UFs team from 1995-98, he was a team captain and won a national title in 1996. "Our coaching staff, I think we've got a great coaching staff," Mullen said. Special Offer. Go VIP - One Month for Only $1. When computing the winloss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. #GoGators, : https://t.co/X0cu2Xknna pic.twitter.com/vqVcSnyjBb, Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) February 23, 2022. https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/lists/florida-football-billy-napier-assistant-coach-hiring-tracker/, Mark Hocke - Assistant Head Coach/Director of Football Strength and Conditioning, Patrick Toney - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties, Jabbar Juluke - Running Backs/Assistant Head Coach (Offense), Ryan O'Hara - Offensive Analyst (Quarterbacks), Corey Raymond - Cornerbacks/Assistant Head Coach (Defense), Jamar Chaney - Defensive Analyst (Linebackers), Andrew Burkett - Director of Research and Evaluation, Nick McDonald - Personnel Analyst (Offense), Katie Turner - Assistant Athletic Director of Recruiting Strategy, Jacob LaFrance - Director of Player Personnel, Joe Danos - Director of Player Athletic Development, Doug Domingue - Director of Recruiting Innovation, Ashour Peera - Assistant Director of Football Operations, Logistics and Analytics, Kyle Kazakevicius - Assistant Director of Football Operations for Quality Control and Assistant to the Head Coach, Edward Thompson - Assistant Strength and Conditioning, Marcus Castro-Walker - Director of Player Engagement and NIL, Frank Ogas - Assistant for Player Development, Bri Wade - Director of On-Campus Recruiting and Football Events, Matt Bergeron - Offensive Analyst (Wide Receivers), Paul Pasqualoni - Director of Advanced Scouting and Self Scout [UPDATED], Kelsee Gomes - Director of Sports Nutrition (Football), Braxton Morris - Quality Control (Defense), Bird Sherrill - Director of College Personnel, Tony Hill - Associate Director, Sports Health for Football, Vernell Brown Jr. - Senior Director of Player Development and Alumni Relations, Tiger Jones - Director of Speed Improvement and Skill Development, Paul Silvestri - Director of Sports Health (Football), Kareem Reid - Quality Control (Defensive Line), Rob Sale - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line, Cheston Blackshear - Quality Control (Offensive Line), Savannah Bailey - Senior Director of Player Relations and GatorMade, Ty Darlington - Quality Control (Tight Ends), Sean Spencer - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach, Corey Bell - Quality Control (Running Backs) [UPDATED], Joshua Thompson - Director of Football Operations, James Thomas Jr. - Quality Control (Cornerbacks) [UPDATED], Mike Richard - Quality Control (Offensive Line), Lamar Sorey - Quality Control (Personnel), Chase Clark - Assistant Director of College Personnel/On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator, Tamsyn Stonebarger - Associate Director of Digital Strategy, Rachel Adamkowski - Football Performance Dietitian, Mike Peterson - Outside Linebackers, Alumni Liason, Benedick Hyppolite - Quality Control (Running Backs), Jordan Herald - Associate Director of Creative Media, Football Recruiting, Brandon Taylor - GameChanger Graduate Assistant, Brooks Gillerlain - Football Performance Dietitian, Sierra Griffin - On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator, Here are 247Sports' team recruiting rankings as 2023 cycle comes to close, Where Florida's 2023 recruiting class finished in final On3 rankings, Five Florida football commits make Sports Illustrated's top 99 prospects, Tracking the wild recruitment of 2023 5-star QB Jaden Rashada. Peera spent the last three seasons with Napier at Louisiana as the director of player engagement. GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- With the news that Mississippi State will hire former Washington State coach Mike Leach following the ouster of Joe Moorhead, Florida can rest a little easier. Welcome to The Swamp, Savannah! Florida's athletic department generated $175 million in revenue (seventh nationally) for the 2020 fiscal year, compared to Louisiana's $30.2 million. The 6-foot-6, 339-pound lineman took a redshirt as a true freshman. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Thompson played defensive back for the Ragin Cajuns from 2014-16, beginning his career as a strength coach as an intern for his alma mater in 2017. Peera has a background in high school coaching in Florida, as he was the coach at East Ridge High School in Clermont from 2014-17. Before joining the Spartans staff, Peagler was the director of quality control for the offense at Colorado. 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