Florida offensive coordinator Charlie Weis (left) joined Will Muschamp in Gainesville for only one season, leaving Thursday to accept the head coaching job at Kansas. (Photo by Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel)
Florida coach Will Muschamp learned that offensive coordinator Charlie Weis had accepted the head coaching job at Kansas only about an hour before speaking at a Gator Bowl press conference in Jacksonville on Thursday. With Kansas announcing the hire only 15 minutes before that event started, the first-year coach didn’t have time to tell his players that Weis was leaving.
So as they learned of his departure from media reports, several responded on Twitter. In Orlando, kicker Caleb Sturgis got the news while attending the College Football Awards, where he was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award.
“It was a suprise and all but it was a head coaching job and you can’t blame somebody for taking a head coaching job,” Sturgis told Sentinel reporter Brant Parsons.
Sturgis’ teammates and other former and future Gators offered their reactions on Twitter. Here’s a sampling of that.
Florida receiver Andre Debose:
Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel:
Florida freshman De’Ante Saunders:
Florida commit Colin Thompson:
Florida recruiting target Schyler Miles:
Former Florida LB Dee Finley:
Former Florida TE Gerald Christian:
Former Florida WR Robert Clark:
