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EXPECTING PERFECTION: Jim McElwain prepared for his first season at UF

Aside from the pressure surrounding a presumed revival of the football program, Florida coach Jim McElwain can’t walk around campus without being constantly reminded of enormous expectations and past success.

"I have to drive by three Heisman Trophy statues every day," McElwain says, his tone conveying daunted admiration. "I never guessed in a million years I would be at a place like this."

National championships, Heisman Trophies and future Hall of Fame coaches weren’t the norm for McElwain growing up.

There are no stadiums, let alone buildings, like Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in McElwain’s hometown of Missoula, Montana.