Reports: Dan Mullen promoting Florida analyst to QB coach
Dan Mullen is apparently acting fast to fill the vacancy left by offensive coordinator Brian Johnson’s departure.
Zach Abolverdi of The Gainesville Sun and FootballScoop are reporting that Garrick McGee is being promoted from analyst to on-field assistant coach. The news comes just hours after NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported that offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson would be leaving to become the Philadelphia Eagles’ QBs coach.
Abolverdi’s report states that McGee’s “official job title isn’t known yet, though he is expected to coach the quarterbacks.” FootballScoop also says McGee will be the quarterbacks coach.
Johnson’s original title on Mullen’s Florida staff was quarterbacks coach. He was promoted to offensive coordinator ahead of the 2020 season. Long-time Mullen assistants Billy Gonzales and John Hevesy hold the titles of passing game coordinator (Gonzales) and running game coordinator (Hevesy) in addition to coaching wide receivers (Gonzales) and the offensive line (Hevesy). Mullen has described Florida’s offensive play-calling as a group effort.
McGee joined the Florida staff in July 2020 as an analyst, coming over from Mizzou where he had previously been a wide receivers coach (2019) and analyst (2018). McGee has been in coaching since 1996, including stops at Arkansas (QB coach 2008-11; OC 2010-11), UAB (head coach, 2012-13), Louisville (OC/QB, 2014-15) and Illinois (OC/QB 2016-17).
I have always thought it funny when my bosses called something a group effort when they were involved. It is an effort to please the boss. LOL
He should have promoted Granthem to “QB coach.”
Lol!
74gator are you disappointed by this hire or do you maybe have lower standards for position coaches now that it’s your team?
McGee must have impressed Mullen this season. I watched a video of McGee talking about recruiting kids who have high character and are coachable. He said you can tell a lot about a recruit from the type of role his parents have had in his life. I like all of that.
Yes let’s go wit that Mr Sunshine…lol
And let me guess, he’s the first off field analyst turned QB whisperer that has ever had those observations…you may recommend that video to Mullet to watch, McGee is on to something…
Leg…you seem to have a serious lack of self esteem issue. Lord have mercy, let some sunshine positivity into your life.
He has been learning from Master QB developer Dan Mullen. This is a good choice and will be just another step toward Gator glory.
do you really believe that BS?
I’ll answer that…why yes, yes he does
Why yes, 44 to 28.
1980
I know you really don’t believe 44 to 28. But it is true.
3-star coaches to go with our 3-star recruits. Mullen phoning it in at this point. Saban as rejects from the AFC south on his staff and we keep Grantham and promote analysts
He’ll have a 9-4 or 8-5 season and be out next year.
As your psychologist it is apparent to me you have made huge strides in becoming a useful member of society, perhaps not so useful as a member of G8rNation, but definitely society as a whole. I have called CVS and cancelled your next month’s Rx for risperidone. It is very expensive and clearly you no longer need it. Go forth with these delusion free logical postings my friend and good luck…I’d go with 9-4, after all we ARE talking key matchups against FAU, USF, Leon County High, Alachua County Regional and FSU on that daunting schedule of yours…
I wouldn’t be talking lol. Georgia will be good next year but your season is one bad sack away from going into the toilet bowl.
Georgia is terrible on the road vs the West also. Auburn barn blew you out in 2017 at Jordan Hare and LSU corn dogs blew you all out in 2018. You didn’t lose in the west in 2019 but it’s WORSE, y’all lost to Muschamp! Then, of course, the Alabama Gumps beat you all this year. Just drilled you.
You better pray to God, Allah, Yahweh, the Great Spirit, whoever that JT Daniels doesn’t get hurt next year lol.
I’m kinda leaning Rastafarian this week so let’s go with Rah!
The Trunksnorters trailed us at halftime, just curious, did y’all ever have the lead over them during y’alls greatest loss moral victory in history this past season?
@shortstack, “one bad sack away” is silly. The QB position is in good shape and much better than the situation in that craphole Gainesville. And we’re better at RB, WR, TE, OL, DL, and LB than the turds. DB is a ? but your secondary sucked in 2019 anyway. Show up in Jax and go home cryin’ as the world will be set right and the Dawgs romp in your back yard. Kirby>Mullet.
Related SicemNC…HORRIBLE NEWS out of Athens…5* QB Gunner Stockton just committed to our 22 class…
yeah, that really sucks
Our QB room right now is better than yours, just like it was last year and will probably be next year no matter that young Gunnar is the latest 5 star QB you have.
If anyone ever should know by now, you should have learned the accumulating 5 star players, specially QBs doesn’t work too well for you
You’re right, tater. We should rescind Gunner’s offer right away…lol. Another quality statement mee palley, you and Mullet must be taking the same delusion meds. Say no to crack, just say no!
No don’t do that cause you don’t know if it will be him or the other guy who hits the portal
Saban’s OC was an analyst for him.
Sounds like a weak choice!
Does this really matter? Mullet calls plays anyway, right?
Go to the UGA page. Hardly any UF fans on there in insulting Saban and the UGA program after both lost 44 to 28.
Sorry…not insulting Smart.
Or…the wanna be Saban.
Don’t you just hate it when you grammatically destroy the perfect troll bomb? Lol