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Billy Napier hires new wide receivers coach to Florida staff
By Jake Rill
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Billy Napier’s staff at Florida is coming together, and on Wednesday, he added a new offensive assistant.
Keary Colbert was hired as the Gators’ wide receivers coach after spending the past 6 seasons at USC. During his time with the Trojans, Colbert served as an offensive analyst from 2016-17, the tight ends coach in 2018 and the wide receivers coach from 2019-21.
Colbert and Napier worked together at Alabama from 2014-15. Colbert was an offensive analyst for the Crimson Tide, while Napier was the wide receivers coach, a position he held from 2013-16.
A wide receiver at USC from 2000-03, Colbert began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Trojans in 2010. He didn’t coach again until 2013, when he became the assistant wide receivers coach at Georgia State, a position he held for 1 season before leaving for Alabama.
Napier is entering his 1st season as the Florida head coach after spending the previous 4 seasons at Louisiana. He still has some spots to fill on his staff, but the addition of Colbert gives the Gators an experienced assistant to coach the wide receivers.
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
