TWO BITS: Defensive coach, running backs coach

With Florida Gators cornerbacks coach Vance Bedford and running backs coach Kenny Carter all but gone to the Louisville Cardinals, speculation is running rampant about who will replace them on the coaching staff. Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel reports that UF is looking to hire a coach to either directly replace Bedford or take over those duties while also holding down a co-defensive coordinator role alongside current assistant Chuck Heater. Some names have been thrown around for both positions, and OGGOA has compiled them for our readers in short form.

1 » Defensive coach / cornerbacks coach
– Willie Martinez: former Georgia Bulldogs defensive coordinator
– Corwin Brown: Notre Dame Fighting Irish associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach
*replaced at ND by Grand Valley State head coach Chuck Martin
– Taver Johnson: Ohio State Buckeyes cornerbacks coach

2 » Running backs coach
– Stan Drayton: Syracuse Orange running backs coach, former Florida and Tennessee Volunteers running backs coach
*has previously insulted both head coach Urban Meyer and the program
– Terry Jackson: Florida Director of Player and Community Relations, former Gators RB
– Brian White: Florida tight ends coach, former running backs coach with Wisconsin Badgers and UNLV Rebels