Florida football has reportedly completed its coaching staff as the Gators are expected to name Duke’s Chris Foster as the team’s running backs coach, according to various reports.
In his lone season with the Blue Devils, Duke’s Nate Sheppard finished second in rushing yards in the ACC recording 962 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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Prior to Duke, Foster spent two seasons at Northwestern in the same role. Foster also had stints at East Carolina and South Georgia.
The Chesnee, South Carolina, native began his coaching career at his alma mater, Gardner-Webb, where he led the running backs for eight seasons starting in 2004 and helped produce the No. 1 total offensive rating in the Big South Conference.
Newly hired Florida head coach That of Jon Sumrall The offensive staff now includes Buster Faulkner as offensive coordinator, Joe Craddock as quarterbacks coach, Marcus Davis as wide receivers coach, Phil Trautwein as offensive line coach and Evan McKissack as tight ends coach.
The defensive staff is expected to consist of Brad White as defensive coordinator, Gerald Chatman as defensive line coach, Bam Hardman as outside linebackers coach, Greg Gasparato as inside linebackers coach, Chris Collins as safeties coach and Brandon Harrison to lead the cornerbacks.
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Johnathan Galante will be the special teams coordinator and Rusty Whitt will be the strength and conditioning coach.
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This article was originally published on The Gainesville Sun: Florida Football Jon Sumrall Set to Hire Duke RB Coach Chris Foster
