Dan Mullen had a chance to blow up the entire defense after last season’s fiasco and start over from scratch. He could’ve fired most or all of the defensive coaching staff and brought in a slew of transfers to infuse more talent into the defense.
Instead, Mullen exercised incredible patience and trust, much to the dismay of a ton of Gators fans. He retained defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and only replaced the two secondary coaches. A pair of defensive tackles were the only significant additions to the unit via the transfer portal.
With the offense expected to come back down to earth at least a little bit this season, the Gators need the defense to carry their share of the weight this season.