Back to the Florida Gators Newsfeed

Bianchi: Shame on McElwain for banning media from Gator Clubs

Running off at the typewriter

New University of Florida football coach Jim McElwain recently took over a downtrodden program, interest among his fan base might be at an all-time low, the offensive talent he inherited is abysmal and one of his most athletically gifted players just got arrested in connection with an armed robbery.

So what is one of McElwain's first orders of business during his crucial first season?

He becomes the first major college coach in modern state history to ban the media from watching him speak at booster-club functions.