Scott Stricklin’s time at Florida has been marked by a string of poorly timed decisions that have steadily pushed the Gators away from national relevance.
When Scott Stricklin arrived in Gainesville in 2016 to replace longtime Athletic Director Jeremy Foley, he was viewed as a steady, modern athletic director-someone who could upgrade facilities, stabilize the athletic department, and bring Florida athletics back to national relevance. Nearly a decade later, his track record paints a very different picture. Stricklin’s tenure has become defined less by long-term vision and more by a collection of high-profile misfires that have left Florida football, and much of the fanbase, stuck in frustration.