Florida Hiring NFL Assistant As New Special Teams Coordinator

According to multiple reports, Florida head coach Billy Nappier is hiring New England Patriots assistant Joe Houston to coach the Gators special teams unit. Per NBC Sports:

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Patriots assistant special teams coach Joe Houston is leaving for the University of Florida, according to multiple reports.

Houston, a former USC kicker, spent four seasons with the Patriots.

He was going to become the special teams coach at Alabama in 2020 before the Patriots offered him a job. Houston spent the four seasons before that at Iowa State, including as special teams coordinator in 2018.

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