Gainesville, Fla. – The departure of Austin Armstong at the end of the season left the Florida Gators with an empty on-field coaching slot on defense. While Gators head coach Billy Napier certainly has a list of potential replacements under lock and key, one potential name has surfaced.
That candidate is newly hired Jacksonville State defensive coordinator Vinnie Sunseri, who is interviewing with the Gators, according to On3’s Zach Abolverdi on X (formerly known as Twitter). As for what role he would serve, that is unclear at this time.
Napier has worked with Sunseri before. The two met when Napier was a part of Nick Saban’s staff in Tuscaloosa during the 2011 and 2013 seasons. Sunseri was a safety at Alabama from 2011 to 2013…