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UPDATED.. Callahan Fired/Possible replacements
Posted on 1/15/16 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 1/15/16 at 2:36 pm
McElwain has decided to part ways with DB Coach Callahan. The thought is he has done a sub-par job on the recruiting trail in the secondary and our passing efficiency dropped from 10th to 17th this year as well. Not sure if that alone was part of it. Per 247sports he is ranked as the 2nd best recruiter on staff behind Rumph however he has failed to bring in any major DB talent besides Gardner this year. Also talks of Georgia moving in on S Taylor who is one player Callahan has been recruiting. It might just be a coincidence that his dad coached Byron Cowart. I will say this if there was any chance that we were going to lose some major prospects we would've waited until after NSD to make the move. I'm sure the Michigan game didn't help his cause either. Next man up.
List of recruits that were being recruited by Callahan.
CB Gardner 4 star
ATH Burnett 3 star
CB Nelson 3 star
S Taylor 3 star
S Lenton 3 star
CB Robinson 3 star
List of recruits that were being recruited by Callahan.
CB Gardner 4 star
ATH Burnett 3 star
CB Nelson 3 star
S Taylor 3 star
S Lenton 3 star
CB Robinson 3 star
This post was edited on 1/17/16 at 7:09 pm
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Posted on 1/15/16 at 2:39 pm to gatorbait_007
Hopefully we have soneone good to take his spot lined up
Posted on 1/15/16 at 2:42 pm to dbuchanon
There are rumors that he wont be the only coach leaving the staff. Keep you eyes peeled. Names to watch are 1st Nord, 2nd Dixon and 3rd Summers(Long shot but his Contract I believe is up after NSD so he may choose not to come back)
Current commit Jaewon Taylor was asked of his thoughts of Callahan's dismissal and he said "bad move".
Current commit Jaewon Taylor was asked of his thoughts of Callahan's dismissal and he said "bad move".
This post was edited on 1/15/16 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 1/15/16 at 2:54 pm to gatorbait_007
Taylor wasn't coming to UF anyway.
Posted on 1/15/16 at 2:59 pm to gatorbait_007
I like Dixon.
Posted on 1/15/16 at 3:13 pm to gatorbait_007
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CB Gardner 4 star
ATH Burnett 3 star
Both are already on campus.
Posted on 1/15/16 at 3:24 pm to BloodSweat&Beers
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Both are already on campus
I agree that is the list of recruits he was the main recruiter for this year.
Comments from recruits regarding this:
Fulton: “It was surprising. I didn’t expect it, but it doesn’t affect anything with me and Florida.”
J. Myers: “I actually de-committed because of the relationship with me and coach Callahan. It wasn’t that strong. I could see myself still going there, but it will take a lot to do that.”
Taylor: “I realize it’s a business, so no it won’t (have an impact). I just don’t like the decision. I don’t think that was the best move.”
This post was edited on 1/15/16 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 1/16/16 at 12:02 pm to gatorbait_007
Virginia Tech coach Torrian Gray is supposedly on Mac's shortlist. Heard Foley has given Mac a decent amount of money for a DB coach (300K). 247 wrote a VIP article about future changes that could come to the staff besides Callahan. Does anyone have the VIP access to read it.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:07 pm to gatorbait_007
Rivals was free this weekend here you go.
On Friday, UF announced that defensive backs coach Kirk Callahan would not be returning to the coaching staff after just one year on the job. Callahan was paid $300,000 this past season and slated to receive $325,000 in the final season of his two-year contract.
Now Inside the Gators takes a closer look at the impact of Callahan's departure and what it means for recruiting, as well as giving a few potential candidates to keep an eye on who could fill the vacancy.
SOME INSIGHT AS TO WHAT LED TO CALLAHAN’S DEPARTURE
Ultimately, Callahan didn’t prove to be the fit Florida wanted at defensive backs coach.
According to one source close to the team, the 30-year-old Callahan “really didn't coach the guys that were already in place” in the secondary.
“He'd mostly work with the younger players, leaving the others to basically run their own practices and in the game the coaches called in the plays and they executed, or tried to,” the source told ITG. “He was a nice person, but didn't seem to do much coaching from what I saw."
Though it appears Callahan was already falling out of favor, from what we were told the tipping point occurred during a recent staff recruiting meeting with a very verbal disagreement between Callahan and another staff member which helped bring to the forefront some of Callahan's liabilities along the recruiting trail.
One high school coach who resides in Callahan’s recruiting area of central Florida who spoke on terms of anonymity said that Callahan was getting out-recruited by other coaches in his region.
On Friday, UF announced that defensive backs coach Kirk Callahan would not be returning to the coaching staff after just one year on the job. Callahan was paid $300,000 this past season and slated to receive $325,000 in the final season of his two-year contract.
Now Inside the Gators takes a closer look at the impact of Callahan's departure and what it means for recruiting, as well as giving a few potential candidates to keep an eye on who could fill the vacancy.
SOME INSIGHT AS TO WHAT LED TO CALLAHAN’S DEPARTURE
Ultimately, Callahan didn’t prove to be the fit Florida wanted at defensive backs coach.
According to one source close to the team, the 30-year-old Callahan “really didn't coach the guys that were already in place” in the secondary.
“He'd mostly work with the younger players, leaving the others to basically run their own practices and in the game the coaches called in the plays and they executed, or tried to,” the source told ITG. “He was a nice person, but didn't seem to do much coaching from what I saw."
Though it appears Callahan was already falling out of favor, from what we were told the tipping point occurred during a recent staff recruiting meeting with a very verbal disagreement between Callahan and another staff member which helped bring to the forefront some of Callahan's liabilities along the recruiting trail.
One high school coach who resides in Callahan’s recruiting area of central Florida who spoke on terms of anonymity said that Callahan was getting out-recruited by other coaches in his region.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:07 pm to gatorbait_007
HOW CALLAHAN’S DEPARTURE IMPACTS RECRUITING
“From a recruiting standpoint this shouldn't have a big effect on how the 2016 class plans out. The Gators have a heavy load of defensive backs in the class currently but for the most part other coaches should be able to hold together the bond.
“Out of state defensive backs Jeawon Taylor, Antonio Nelson, and Quincy Lenton were handled by Geoff Collins. Miami native C.J. McWilliams has been handled primarily by South Florida recruiter Randy Shannon. In the past former cornerback commitment Jayvaughn Myers also noted his relationship with Callahan dwindling, and gave that as one of the reasons he chose to open up his former Florida commitment.
“The Gators top target at the position Kristian Fulton also remains in play as well despite the loss of his position coach. It's been Louisiana area recruiter Tim Skipper that has lead the charge for the pursuit of Fulton. So as a whole this loss should not affect the Gators too much in their recruiting efforts.”
– Inside the Gators recruiting analyst Blake Alderman
“From a recruiting standpoint this shouldn't have a big effect on how the 2016 class plans out. The Gators have a heavy load of defensive backs in the class currently but for the most part other coaches should be able to hold together the bond.
“Out of state defensive backs Jeawon Taylor, Antonio Nelson, and Quincy Lenton were handled by Geoff Collins. Miami native C.J. McWilliams has been handled primarily by South Florida recruiter Randy Shannon. In the past former cornerback commitment Jayvaughn Myers also noted his relationship with Callahan dwindling, and gave that as one of the reasons he chose to open up his former Florida commitment.
“The Gators top target at the position Kristian Fulton also remains in play as well despite the loss of his position coach. It's been Louisiana area recruiter Tim Skipper that has lead the charge for the pursuit of Fulton. So as a whole this loss should not affect the Gators too much in their recruiting efforts.”
– Inside the Gators recruiting analyst Blake Alderman
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:08 pm to gatorbait_007
A FEW POSSIBLE CANDIDATES TO KEEP AN EYE ON FOR THE JOB
Corey Raymond, LSU defensive backs coach
--Birthdate and hometown: Sept. 28, 1969; New Iberia, Lousiana
--Coaching resume: LSU DBs coach (2012-present), Nebraska secondary coach (2011), Utah State cornerbacks coach (2009-10), LSU assistant strength coach 2007-08), LSU intern (2006)
--Current salary: $375,000 per season through 2017 (per The Times-Picayune)
--The skinny: Over the past couple of years in Baton Rouge, Raymond, a former cornerback for LSU from 1987-91, has helped cultivate one of the best secondaries in the nation. Raymond has remained loyal to the Tigers for years despite reportedly seeing other offers, but if Florida could land a replacement for Callahan like Raymond it would be a home-run hire and would certainly serve as a boost in the Gators’ recruitment of Rivals100 cornerback Kristian Fulton. However, an obstacle remains --- Raymond just recently signed a contract extension worth $375,000 per season that is set to keep him in Baton Rouge through 2017. You have to feel like McElwain's footing in Gainesville is more secure than Les Miles' in Baton Rouge, but would he be willing to leave home for another SEC program is the question?
Deshea Townsend, Mississippi State cornerbacks coach/assistant coach
--Birthdate and hometown: Sept. 8, 1975; Batesville, Mississippi
--Coaching resume: Mississippi State cornerbacks coach (2013-present), Arizona Cardinals assistant defensive backs coach (2011-12)
--Current salary: $312,500 (per USA Today)
--The skinny: Townsend worked with Geoff Collins in Starkville for two seasons and achieved some success before Collins took the defensive coordinator job at Florida. Overall, Townsend would bring recruiting ties from the state of Alabama and would be an upgrade over Callahan in that regard.
Corey Bell, FAU assistant coach/secondary coach/assistant director of player -personnel
--Birthdate and hometown: January, 18, 1972; Miami, Florida
--Coaching resume: FAU secondary coach/assistant coach/assist director of player personnel (2014), American Senior High School head coach (2011-13), Miami director of football operations (2007-10), Miami Edison Senior High School head coach (1997-07), Miami Edison Senior High defensive backs coach (1996-97)
--Current salary: Undisclosed
--The skinny: Bell has strong experience recruiting in south Florida and has a tie on Florida’s staff in Randy Shannon, who worked with Bell during his time at UM. Although Bell’s collegiate resume as an assistant coach isn’t very extensive, he’d be an upgrade over Callahan on the recruiting end.
Grady Brown, South Carolina defensive quality control coordinator
--Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
--Graduated from: Alabama A&M (1998)
--Coaching resume: SC secondary coach/assistant special teams coordinator (2012-2015), Southern Mississippi cornerbacks coach (2010-11), LSU defensive intern (2009), Texas Southern safeties coach (2008), Alabama State secondary coach (2002-06), Alabama A&M outside linebackers coach (2001)
--Current salary: Undisclosed
--The skinny: The Gamecocks moved Brown to a support staff role after they brought in co-defensive coordinator Jon Hoke, who also coached DBs. But now with a new staff in town under Will Muschamp, Brown, who has shown a decent amount of past success on the recruiting trail, may be out of place on this new staff in Columbia.
Torrian Gray, Virginia Tech secondary coach
--Birthdate and hometown: March 18, 1974; Bartow, Florida
--Coaching resume: Virginia Tech defensive backs coach (2006-present); Chicago Bears defensive backs coach
--Current salary: $260,000 on a one-year deal (per The Roanoke Times)
--The skinny: Gray has been with Virginia Tech since 2006 and has long been loyal to the Hokies, who he played for from 1992-96. Even with Frank Beamer retiring and Justin Fuente taking over, Gray remained one of the defensive holdovers on staff. A native of the region of Lakeland, Florida -- notably where 2017 five-star wide receiver James Robinson resides -- Gray would be familiar with Callahan’s recruiting area of central Florida and perhaps be an upgrade.
Derrick Ansley, Kentucky defensive backs coach/co-defensive coordinator
--Hometown: Tallahassee, Alabama
--Graduated from: Troy University, 2005
--Coaching resume: Kentucky assistant coach/cornerbacks coach (2012-14), UCF assistant coach/defensive backs coach (Dec. 2011-Feb. 2012), Alabama defensive graduate assistant (2010-11), Huntingdown College (Ala.) assistant coach/defensive backs coach (2005-09)
--Current salary: $275,900 last year on his previous contract (recently received an undisclosed raise, per The Courier-Journal)
--The skinny: Ansley would bring a host of SEC experience to the table for Florida after having some success at Kentucky helping develop an array of talented defensive backs. He also served as a defensive graduate assistant at Alabama for two seasons while McElwain was the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator, so there could be a tie there. However, Ansley recently received a raise in pay and a title promotion at UK after a few other teams expressed interest.
Corey Raymond, LSU defensive backs coach
--Birthdate and hometown: Sept. 28, 1969; New Iberia, Lousiana
--Coaching resume: LSU DBs coach (2012-present), Nebraska secondary coach (2011), Utah State cornerbacks coach (2009-10), LSU assistant strength coach 2007-08), LSU intern (2006)
--Current salary: $375,000 per season through 2017 (per The Times-Picayune)
--The skinny: Over the past couple of years in Baton Rouge, Raymond, a former cornerback for LSU from 1987-91, has helped cultivate one of the best secondaries in the nation. Raymond has remained loyal to the Tigers for years despite reportedly seeing other offers, but if Florida could land a replacement for Callahan like Raymond it would be a home-run hire and would certainly serve as a boost in the Gators’ recruitment of Rivals100 cornerback Kristian Fulton. However, an obstacle remains --- Raymond just recently signed a contract extension worth $375,000 per season that is set to keep him in Baton Rouge through 2017. You have to feel like McElwain's footing in Gainesville is more secure than Les Miles' in Baton Rouge, but would he be willing to leave home for another SEC program is the question?
Deshea Townsend, Mississippi State cornerbacks coach/assistant coach
--Birthdate and hometown: Sept. 8, 1975; Batesville, Mississippi
--Coaching resume: Mississippi State cornerbacks coach (2013-present), Arizona Cardinals assistant defensive backs coach (2011-12)
--Current salary: $312,500 (per USA Today)
--The skinny: Townsend worked with Geoff Collins in Starkville for two seasons and achieved some success before Collins took the defensive coordinator job at Florida. Overall, Townsend would bring recruiting ties from the state of Alabama and would be an upgrade over Callahan in that regard.
Corey Bell, FAU assistant coach/secondary coach/assistant director of player -personnel
--Birthdate and hometown: January, 18, 1972; Miami, Florida
--Coaching resume: FAU secondary coach/assistant coach/assist director of player personnel (2014), American Senior High School head coach (2011-13), Miami director of football operations (2007-10), Miami Edison Senior High School head coach (1997-07), Miami Edison Senior High defensive backs coach (1996-97)
--Current salary: Undisclosed
--The skinny: Bell has strong experience recruiting in south Florida and has a tie on Florida’s staff in Randy Shannon, who worked with Bell during his time at UM. Although Bell’s collegiate resume as an assistant coach isn’t very extensive, he’d be an upgrade over Callahan on the recruiting end.
Grady Brown, South Carolina defensive quality control coordinator
--Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
--Graduated from: Alabama A&M (1998)
--Coaching resume: SC secondary coach/assistant special teams coordinator (2012-2015), Southern Mississippi cornerbacks coach (2010-11), LSU defensive intern (2009), Texas Southern safeties coach (2008), Alabama State secondary coach (2002-06), Alabama A&M outside linebackers coach (2001)
--Current salary: Undisclosed
--The skinny: The Gamecocks moved Brown to a support staff role after they brought in co-defensive coordinator Jon Hoke, who also coached DBs. But now with a new staff in town under Will Muschamp, Brown, who has shown a decent amount of past success on the recruiting trail, may be out of place on this new staff in Columbia.
Torrian Gray, Virginia Tech secondary coach
--Birthdate and hometown: March 18, 1974; Bartow, Florida
--Coaching resume: Virginia Tech defensive backs coach (2006-present); Chicago Bears defensive backs coach
--Current salary: $260,000 on a one-year deal (per The Roanoke Times)
--The skinny: Gray has been with Virginia Tech since 2006 and has long been loyal to the Hokies, who he played for from 1992-96. Even with Frank Beamer retiring and Justin Fuente taking over, Gray remained one of the defensive holdovers on staff. A native of the region of Lakeland, Florida -- notably where 2017 five-star wide receiver James Robinson resides -- Gray would be familiar with Callahan’s recruiting area of central Florida and perhaps be an upgrade.
Derrick Ansley, Kentucky defensive backs coach/co-defensive coordinator
--Hometown: Tallahassee, Alabama
--Graduated from: Troy University, 2005
--Coaching resume: Kentucky assistant coach/cornerbacks coach (2012-14), UCF assistant coach/defensive backs coach (Dec. 2011-Feb. 2012), Alabama defensive graduate assistant (2010-11), Huntingdown College (Ala.) assistant coach/defensive backs coach (2005-09)
--Current salary: $275,900 last year on his previous contract (recently received an undisclosed raise, per The Courier-Journal)
--The skinny: Ansley would bring a host of SEC experience to the table for Florida after having some success at Kentucky helping develop an array of talented defensive backs. He also served as a defensive graduate assistant at Alabama for two seasons while McElwain was the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator, so there could be a tie there. However, Ansley recently received a raise in pay and a title promotion at UK after a few other teams expressed interest.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:12 pm to gatorbait_007
Florida released its 2015 coaching salaries to the media Wednesday, including Jim McElwain.
McElwain signed a six-year contract that will pay him $3.5 million per year through 2020. He had a $500,000 signing bonus, and he’ll also receive a $500,000 retention bonus based every year if he stays.
Here are the performance-based incentives in McElwain’s contract, via 247Sports.
$250,000: Win National Title
$200,000: Play For National Title
$150,000: Play in National Semi-Final
$100,000: Play in Access Bowl Game (Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach or Sugar)
$75,000: Win SEC Championship Game
$50,000: AP National Coach of the Year
$50,000: Top 10 Finish
$37,500: Play in SEC Championship Game
$37,500: Play in a Bowl Game
$25,000: AP SEC Coach of the Year
ASSISTANT COACHES
The Florida Gators are spending $3.42 million on their assistant coaches for 2015, up from $3.23 million in 2014, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
Defensive coordinator Geoff Collins is the Gators’ highest paid assistant coach. Collins, who came from Mississippi State, will make $600,000, an increase of $25,000 from his previous job with the Bulldogs.
Interestingly, Florida was able to poach Chris Rumph from Texas for the same salary. Jim McElwain is an excellent recruiter, huh?
Perhaps the Gators’ most important coach, Mike Summers, is making the least. Summers improved the offensive line drastically in 2014, and he’ll earn every dollar he makes in 2015 with the same goal.
Here are Florida’s assistant salary numbers:
DC Geoff Collins: $600,000
OC Doug Nussmeier: $500,000
DL coach Chris Rumph: $415,000
LB/Co-DC Randy Shannon: $400,000
TE/ST coach Greg Nord: $375,000
RB coach Tim Skipper: $350,000
DB coach Kirk Callahan: $300,000
WR coach Kerry Dixon: $275,000
OL coach Mike Summers: $200,000
McElwain signed a six-year contract that will pay him $3.5 million per year through 2020. He had a $500,000 signing bonus, and he’ll also receive a $500,000 retention bonus based every year if he stays.
Here are the performance-based incentives in McElwain’s contract, via 247Sports.
$250,000: Win National Title
$200,000: Play For National Title
$150,000: Play in National Semi-Final
$100,000: Play in Access Bowl Game (Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach or Sugar)
$75,000: Win SEC Championship Game
$50,000: AP National Coach of the Year
$50,000: Top 10 Finish
$37,500: Play in SEC Championship Game
$37,500: Play in a Bowl Game
$25,000: AP SEC Coach of the Year
ASSISTANT COACHES
The Florida Gators are spending $3.42 million on their assistant coaches for 2015, up from $3.23 million in 2014, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
Defensive coordinator Geoff Collins is the Gators’ highest paid assistant coach. Collins, who came from Mississippi State, will make $600,000, an increase of $25,000 from his previous job with the Bulldogs.
Interestingly, Florida was able to poach Chris Rumph from Texas for the same salary. Jim McElwain is an excellent recruiter, huh?
Perhaps the Gators’ most important coach, Mike Summers, is making the least. Summers improved the offensive line drastically in 2014, and he’ll earn every dollar he makes in 2015 with the same goal.
Here are Florida’s assistant salary numbers:
DC Geoff Collins: $600,000
OC Doug Nussmeier: $500,000
DL coach Chris Rumph: $415,000
LB/Co-DC Randy Shannon: $400,000
TE/ST coach Greg Nord: $375,000
RB coach Tim Skipper: $350,000
DB coach Kirk Callahan: $300,000
WR coach Kerry Dixon: $275,000
OL coach Mike Summers: $200,000
Posted on 1/19/16 at 9:16 am to gatorbait_007
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247 wrote a VIP article about future changes that could come to the staff besides Callahan. Does anyone have the VIP access to read it.
Making the same guesses we are. 247 does not have a source within the program.
Looks like Bob with Scout is the writer who has a source within the program.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 4:28 pm to BloodSweat&Beers
Watch LSU CB Coach Corey Raymond. Supposedly he is the top prospect we are trying to poach.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 4:32 pm to gatorbait_007
quote:Doubt we can get him, but if we did?
Watch LSU CB Coach Corey Raymond. Supposedly he is the top prospect we are trying to poach.
Posted on 1/20/16 at 4:22 pm to CJM
UF closing in on secondary coach?
By GridironNow.com Staff on January 20, 2016
Florida is looking for a new secondary coach after Kirk Callahan was let go last week, and insiders tell GN there is a chance UF stays in-house with the hire.
That would entail moving a current assistant to the now-vacant secondary job, then hiring an assistant at another position to complete the Florida coaching staff.
Gators running back coach Tim Skipper has been a defensive assistant before; indeed, he coached linebackers for Jim McElwain at Colorado State. He also coached linebackers at Fresno State, and was the secondary coach at FCS member Sacramento State from 2003-05; he also coached the secondary at Division II Western New Mexico. Skipper has a reputation as a good recruiter, and insiders tell GN that was an area in which Callahan struggled.
If this is the way Florida goes, insiders say West Virginia running back coach JaJuan Seider — perhaps best-known for his recruiting ability in Florida — would be a candidate to fill the running back coach spot. Seider, who is from Belle Glade, Fla., played quarterback at WVU in the late 1990s and has been a college assistant since 2010, first at Marshall (2010-12) and then at WVU (since 2013). He also has been a high school coach in south Florida
By GridironNow.com Staff on January 20, 2016
Florida is looking for a new secondary coach after Kirk Callahan was let go last week, and insiders tell GN there is a chance UF stays in-house with the hire.
That would entail moving a current assistant to the now-vacant secondary job, then hiring an assistant at another position to complete the Florida coaching staff.
Gators running back coach Tim Skipper has been a defensive assistant before; indeed, he coached linebackers for Jim McElwain at Colorado State. He also coached linebackers at Fresno State, and was the secondary coach at FCS member Sacramento State from 2003-05; he also coached the secondary at Division II Western New Mexico. Skipper has a reputation as a good recruiter, and insiders tell GN that was an area in which Callahan struggled.
If this is the way Florida goes, insiders say West Virginia running back coach JaJuan Seider — perhaps best-known for his recruiting ability in Florida — would be a candidate to fill the running back coach spot. Seider, who is from Belle Glade, Fla., played quarterback at WVU in the late 1990s and has been a college assistant since 2010, first at Marshall (2010-12) and then at WVU (since 2013). He also has been a high school coach in south Florida
Posted on 1/20/16 at 6:55 pm to gatorbait_007
That would be nice. Idk his salary but he need a big raise.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 3:43 pm to TJGator1215
LINK /
Posted on 2/2/16 at 12:35 pm to gatorbait_007
Nothing new on the DB coach front. But this is sounding a lot like the Dixon hire where we were told this was gonna be a big time hire then they announce Dixon as the guy.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 1:03 pm to gatorbait_007
This staff needs a dynamite recruiter, that is for sure.
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