Billy Napier retains Florida off-field assistant, former CFB head coach for scouting role
By Sydney Hunte
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New Florida head coach Billy Napier is retaining at least 1 member of Dan Mullen’s staff as he continues to settle into things in Gainesville.
Florida announced on Tuesday that former Syracuse and UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni, who was a special assistant to Mullen for 2 seasons, has been named the director of advanced scouting and self scout.
Pasqualoni was the head coach at Syracuse from 1991-2004, going 107-59-1 in that time span. After 6 years in the NFL, he returned to the college ranks in 2011 to lead the UConn program, going 10-18 before being fired after a 0-4 start in 2013. He then had stops with the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans before spending 2 years as the defensive line coach at Boston College.
Pasqualoni returned to the NFL in 2018 and was the defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions for 2 seasons before resigning. He then joined Mullen’s staff at Florida ahead of the 2020 campaign.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
