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New Florida recruiting staffer appears to troll Dan Mullen in message to Gator fans
By SDS Staff
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Katie Turner has left her post as Georgia’s director of recruiting operations to be Florida’s assistant athletic director of recruiting strategy.
After the hire was announced by UF, Turner addressed Gator Nation on Twitter.
Gator Nation – I am SOOO excited to get to work!!! I promise, recruiting time is never out of season!!! Now, let’s have go have some fun 🤩🎉 https://t.co/Dw5MdWhGQI
— Katie Turner (@katieturner0087) December 17, 2021
Turner’s comment “I promise, recruiting time is never out of season!!!” was seen by many as a shot at Dan Mullen.
During Mullen’s Nov. 1 press conference, the Monday following Florida’s loss to Georgia, David Waters tried to ask the coach a recruiting question.
“We’re in the season now,” Mullen responded to Waters’ question. “We’ll do recruiting after the season – when it gets to recruiting time we can talk about recruiting.”
While some, including Waters, have said Mullen’s answer was misinterpreted and taken out of context, the quote went viral as it was shared on social media. That led to Mullen being crushed by fans and media members for his staff’s lackluster recruiting at Florida. Waters was among those who noticed Turner’s “season” comment Thursday.
I asked a simple question about recruiting a couple of months ago and now here we are ? https://t.co/eUfq7oOezu
— David Waters – Gators Breakdown (@GatorDave_SEC) December 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/UnkleSilk/status/1471645917702930432
No recruiting off season? Hmmm https://t.co/71AVhqxRhJ
— Will Miles (@WillMilesSEC) December 17, 2021
Did someone say recruiting season? https://t.co/kDDYo55Rjk pic.twitter.com/9SNljCGegD
— CONNER (@ConnerClarke) December 17, 2021
https://t.co/humK1ECgCj pic.twitter.com/r6AZ5mimb2
— Zach Goodall (@zach_goodall) December 17, 2021
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