Mike Peterson had a good thing going at South Carolina. He developed three All-SEC players during his six years at the school, including D.J. Wonnum, who finished his career ninth on the school’s all-time tackles-for-loss list.
He had survived the head coaching transition from Will Muschamp to Shane Beamer and built great relationships with his players.
Even with all of that, accepting the outside linebackers coach/alumni liaison position at Florida in January was a no-brainer for him. The Alachua native was a First Team All-American on the 1996 national championship team, and he’s a member of the UF Athletic Hall of Fame.