The Florida Gators have promoted defensive analyst Garrick McGee to quarterbacks coach in the wake of former offensive coordinator and QBs coach Brian Johnson joining the Philadelphia Eagles, the program announced Friday.
The move comes as little shock, with rumblings of Florida’s intent to elevate McGee following Johnson’s departure by hours and reports of it coming on Thursday. And it makes plenty of sense: Despite holding a defensive analyst title for the last year, McGee has been an offensive coordinator or quarterbacks coach for most of the last 15 years, with a two-year stretch as UAB’s head coach and time spent in Missouri as a Tigers analyst and wide receivers coach being the exceptions.