GAINESVILLE -- During his National Signing Day press conference, Florida coach Jim McElwain hinted he was close to tabbing a new defensive backs assistant.
McElwain said he would wait until after National Signing Day to announce the hire, though.
Too late.
Va. Tech secondary coach Torrian Gray expected to be new DBs coach for Florida coach Jim McElwain per source.
— Thayer Evans (@ThayerEvansSI) February 3, 2016
Gray replaces Kirk Callahan, who was fired two weeks ago.
The longtime Hokies assistant is regarded as a strong recruiter and solid position coach. Gray logged 10 years at Virginia Tech -- his alma mater -- developing NFL standouts Kam Chancellor, Kyle Fuller and Brandon Flowers.
He is also a Lakeland native and will likely recruit the Tampa area -- a region Callahan struggled pulling prospects.
Two hours before the news leaked, McElwain told reporters, “We’re down the road on that. Obviously, it goes back to something I believe in. I’m not going to run anybody’s [day]. This is something we’re ready to do. It will happen. You guys will probably know it via Twitter or whatever before I do, but yea, it’s ready to go.”
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