Florida is finalizing a deal with Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin that will install him in the same position with the Gators, and is expected to announce the hiring in a Tuesday news conference, reports Dan Wolken of USA TODAY Sports.
Wolken reports that Stricklin is on campus in Gainesville and finalizing a deal with Florida on Monday. A source told Alligator Army the same Monday afternoon, and Gator Country’s Andrew Spivey reports that Stricklin is expected to meet with “the senior group of (Florida) advisors” at 4 p.