Article on McElwain.

https://www.seccountry.com/florida/jim-mcelwain-has-elevated-florida-through-20-games-but-hurdles-lie-ahead

To return the program to a championship level, he’s had to do more than the fix the offense. McElwain needed to improve Florida’s infrastructure, recruiting efforts, roster depth and team mentality — all of which remain a work a progress.

McElwain led the charge on the indoor practice facility and now has a stand-alone football complex coming next year. He’s bulked up the support staff significantly and even helped bring back Steve Spurrier as an ambassador.

Along with landing elite players such as Tyrie Cleveland and CeCe Jefferson, the recruiting evaluations have been promising with the likes of Lamical Perine, Jawaan Taylor and Jabari Zuniga. UF is getting more talent from South Florida and the Tampa Bay area, but also plucking prospects from California to New Jersey and several states in between.

McElwain not only overhauled Florida’s offensive personnel with his first two recruiting classes, he provided some much-needed depth. The Gators could not fully practice or scrimmage in the spring of 2015 because they were so short on offensive linemen.

Florida now has 15 players at the position and returns all of them in 2017, barring attrition. Seven of the 11 offensive starters are McElwain recruits, and the unit loses just two seniors (wide receivers Ahmad Fulwood and Chris Thompson) after this season.

So the stage is set for McElwain to start producing offensively, and UF is currently ranked sixth in the SEC and No. 52 nationally in total offense. But while the Gators may have the numbers and talent to perform well, McElwain is still trying to get his young offense (six of his seven starters are underclassemen) to play with mental toughness.