Florida has fired secondary coaches Torrian Gray and Ron English, sources told ESPN on Friday, confirming a report from Florida.247sports.com.
The Gators finished last nationally among FBS teams, with 28 touchdown passes allowed this season. They conceded 30.8 points per game, the highest they have allowed since yielding 41.2 per competition for six games in 1917.
Florida closed the season Wednesday with a 55-20 loss to Oklahoma in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. The Gators, who played 11 true freshmen on defense in that game due to exclusions, COVID-19 problems and injuries, ceded 684 yards to the Sooners, the most allowed in program history.
The fall in Florida defense this season was a stark contrast to 2019, when he finished seventh nationally in scoring defense (15.5 points per game) and placed fifth in sacks (49). The Gators finished 20th nationally in scoring defense (20 points per game) in 2018, Todd Grantham’s first season at Gainesville as a defensive coordinator.