Analyst believes Gators can thrive under new head coach

Year in and year out, the coaching carousel seems to pick up speed, and the Southeastern Conference in 2018 is emblematic of said trend.

Florida coach Dan Mullen is one of five SEC coaches entering their first year at a new program, and the rate of turnover shows no sign of slowing down.

There are those who believe the transition to a new head coach can spark a player’s growth and development, while many on the other side of the fence are convinced consistency among coaches and coordinators is necessary for a program’s sustained development.

Greg McElroy, a former University of Alabama quarterback and now SEC Network analyst, does not think change is a bad thing.

“I don’t think it’s huge. The coaching roster in the league today is better than it was a year ago. I don’t think anyone can deny that. That’s a really good thing for the league,” McElroy told The Gainesville Sun.

“If anything it helps development, because you’re trying to prove yourself to the new guy. ‘You didn’t recruit me, but I’m going to get you to like me,’ right? I’m optimistic and hopeful that’s what happens in the league,” McElroy said. “When we look three or four years down the road and we can say ‘Man, those five hires that hap- pened before the 2018 season, those were five great hires,’ and the stability and the competition in the league has never been better.”

FSU: Florida State’s “Saturday Night Live” camp attracted some of the nation’s top prospects to Tallahassee this past weekend, and it already has produced some extremely good news for the Seminoles.

Savannah, Ga., standout linebacker Kalen DeLoach announced that he has now committed to Florida State.

DeLoach is the third prospect to commit to the Seminoles following the camp — Laurel, Miss., offensive lineman Charles Cross and Lakeland defensive back Brendan Gant both committed on Sunday.