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Jim McElwain's No-Nonsense Approach to Penalties Will Help Florida Immediately

Penalties were so prevalent for Florida under Will Muschamp that yellow should have been added to the Gators' traditional orange-and-blue uniforms.

In Muschamp's first three seasons in Gainesville, Florida was the SEC's most penalized team in terms of yardage. If it hadn't been for Muschamp's new employer, Auburn, the Gators would've made it a four-peat last season.

But there's someone new in charge at Florida, and he is making it clear that he won't tolerate the repeated on-field errors of the past.

According to Edgar Thompson of the Orlando Sentinel, Florida head coach Jim McElwain kicked an unnamed defensive lineman out of a scrimmage last Friday night for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.