Billy Gonzales, longtime SEC assistant, lands new coaching job
By Adam Spencer
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Billy Gonzales has plenty of experience as an assistant coach, particularly in the SEC.
He was most recently a part of Dan Mullen’s staff at Florida, serving as the Gators’ WR coach from 2018-21. He was also working with Mullen at Mississippi State from 2013-17.
Now, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Gonzales is heading to Florida Atlantic to coach WRs under head coach Willie Taggart:
Source: FAU is hiring longtime SEC assistant Billy Gonzales as the school's new wide receivers coach. He worked 16 seasons in the SEC with Florida (twice), LSU and Mississippi State. He recruited Percy Harvin to Florida and sent numerous receivers to the NFL.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) March 1, 2022
Prior to his time working under Mullen at Mississippi State and Florida, Gonzales was with Illinois in 2012, LSU in 2010 and 2011, Florida (again) from 2005-09, Utah, Bowling Green and Kent State. He played WR at Colorado State from 1989-1992.
Gonzales was part of the coaching staff on the Gators’ 2006 and 2008 national championship-winning squads.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
