Florida interim coach Billy Gonzales aims to energize the Gators’ attack by elevating Steve Spurrier Jr. into a larger role

Enter Steve Spurrier Jr., the son of Heisman winner and winningest coach in Florida program history Steve Spurrier. “Coach Steve Spurrier Jr. will take more of an active role working on the field with the quarterbacks, and will also be involved with gameday management,” Gonzales announced on Wednesday.

Steve Spurrier Jr. will move to the sideline and work closely with DJ Lagway, Florida football interim head coach Billy Gonzales confirmed.

Florida football icon Steve Spurrier has spoken. What are his thoughts on Florida’s decision to part ways with Billy Napier and the coaching search ahead?

Coach Steve Spurrier resigned 10 years ago from South Carolina. That midseason decision ended the Gamecocks’ most successful era of college football.

Steve Spurrier Jr., the son of the Heisman Trophy winner and eventually all-time winningest head coach in program history, will be the team's on-field quarterbacks coach during games as quarterbacks coach Ryan O'Hara moves up to the booth to call plays.

It won't be a surprise to Tennessee Vols fans that longtime nemesis Steve Spurrier had some thoughts on UT's 37-20 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide. What might be surprising, though, is that Spurrier seemed to be a little more forgiving of the loss than Vols fans.