Florida is predicted to advertise tight ends coach Russ Callaway to co-offensive coordinator, 247Sports experiences. Callaway has been on the Florida employees for the previous two seasons and was employed as a defensive intern in 2022 after a quick stint as an offensive assistant with the New York Giants.
“I believe finally, he is a man that clearly goes to accumulate extra accountability,” Florida coach Billy Napier mentioned earlier this month throughout Florida’s signing day press convention. “How we outline that, you already know, I believe we’ll work our means by means of that. In the end, Russ is a heck of a younger coach. And very like me, he is labored on protection previously as a younger coach, he is referred to as performs at totally different ranges, performed quarterback, has the management parts, has the respect of the gamers. So, Russ is a man that we definitely are enthusiastic about. And you already know, he positively sooner or later would require extra accountability.”
Callaway, 35, had stops at Alabama, Murray State, Samford and LSU earlier than arriving in Gainesville. He served as Samford’s offensive coordinator from 2018-19 earlier than touchdown a job again within the SEC with the Tigers.
Callaway will work alongside Florida’s present offensive coordinator Rob Sale, who’s coming into his second season because the OC and offensive line coach. Callaway’s promotion is a part of quite a few modifications on Florida’s teaching employees this season, which incorporates transferring on from secondary coach Corey Raymond and defensive position coach Sean Spencer.
Even with all of the employees modifications, Florida coach Billy Napier advised the Gator Tales podcast final month that he desires to proceed calling the performs for the Gators offense subsequent yr.
“Yeah, I do (wish to name performs in 2024),” Napier mentioned. “I believe that big-picture sensible, we’re taking the group of those that we’ve and we’re attempting to develop some folks, groom some folks. We have carried out a ton of labor within the offseason to form of consider that by way of what that appears like.”
