How much can coaching continuity help a football program? We’re finally about to find out in Gainesville.
For a time the coaching carousel spun out of control in Gainesville. From 2013-2017 the Gators had 26 different coaches, including two different head coaches. Since Dan Mullen took over in 2018 he has lost just two coaches, Charlton Warren and Sal Sunseri, who were replaced by Torrian Gray and David Turner prior to the 2019 season.
That’s not to say that Mullen’s staff hasn’t been looked at heavily. After the 2018 season, Todd Grantham was a serious candidate for the defensive coordinator job with the Cincinnati Bengals under new head coach Zac Taylor.