GAINESVILLE — Florida coach Jim McElwain has made another hire to his support staff.
His latest addition is offensive quality control coach Ryan Smith, who was on Nick Saban’s staff in the same capacity last year for Alabama’s national championship season.
For Smith, 39, this is his second stint in Gainesville. He had his first head coaching job at Gainesville High School from 2008-10, leading the Hurricanes to their deepest playoff run in 30 years in his final season with the team.
“Ryan Smith got the Gainesville football program restarted,” said Larry Savage, the high school sports editor for The Gainesville Sun.