Not surprisingly, Dan Mullen‘s first coaching staff at Florida will have a decidedly Mississippi State flavor, at least to start.
One day after being introduced as the Gators’ new head coach, it was confirmed that Billy Gonzales and John Hevesy have joined him in Gainesville. Specific titles for each assistant weren’t announced.
Gonzalez spent the past five seasons as Mullen’s wide receivers coach with the Bulldogs, while holding the dual title of co-offensive coordinator the past four seasons. Hevesy, meanwhile, just completed his ninth season on Mullen’s Bulldogs’ staff. Each of those seasons. he served as offensive line coach; he was also the co-offensive coordinator for the past three years.
Both assistants worked with Mullen on Urban Meyer‘s Florida coaching staff.
It’s also believed that Mullen will bring defensive coordinator Todd Grantham with him eventually as well. There is a chance that Grantham could take over for Mullen in Starkville, although the signs are pointing to two other coordinators as the likely front-runners.