Florida football not retaining receivers coach Billy Gonzales | Report

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New Florida football coach Jon Sumrall has chosen not to retain receivers coach/interim coach Billy Gonzales for his staff, according to a report from On3's Pete Nakos

Gonzales went 1-4 as the interim coach for the Florida Gators, picking up his lone win in the final game of the season after UF beat rival Florida State 40-21. He took over as UF's interim coach after Billy Napier was fired on Oct. 19.

The 54-year-old Gonzales also helped keep UF's recruiting class together through the coaching transition from Napier to Sumrall, who was hired on Nov. 30. Florida's class of 18 scholarship players and one walk on wound up ranked 15th nationally, per 247Sports.

In three stints as UF's receivers coach (2005-09), (2018-21), (2023-25), Gonzales helped develop several Florida receivers who landed in the NFL, including Percy Harvin, Kadarius Toney, Ricky Pearsall and Chimere Dike.

"I look forward to, again, the success of the program, regardless whether I'm here or not," Gonzales said following UF's win over FSU. "I want these players to experience the success that I've had here at the University of Florida 'cause it's special."

Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida football, Jon Sumrall not retaining WR coach Billy Gonzales

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