Billy Napier extends Rob Sale, Jabbar Juluke, Mike Peterson and Darnell Stapleton
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Billy Napier confirmed Wednesday that the Florida Gators have extended four coaches whose initial contracts were set to expire on January 31. The University Athletic Association has not fulfilled a Freedom of Information request to send the contracts which was sent a month ago.
Napier was asked on Wednesday about the four coaches from his initial staff whose original contracts were set to expire and if they would be back in 2024.
“Yeah, absolutely. We’re in the process of that right as we speak here.”
All four coaches have been out on the road recruiting and both Peterson and Stapleton were seen in the building on Wednesday, National Signing Day.
Rob Sale came to the Gators from the NFL, where he served as the New York Giants’ offensive line coach in 2021. Sale came to Florida with the title of offensive coordinator and co-offensive line coach. While Sale holds the title of offensive coordinator and is involved in the offensive game plan, he does not call plays — a job Billy Napier does himself. Sale and Stapleton tag team the offensive line duties — Florida is one of if not the only Power 5 school to have two offensive line coaches among their 10 on-field assistant coaches.
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During his first year as Florida’s offensive line coach, Stapleton worked alongside offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Rob Sale and contributed heavily toward a powerful run offense. The Gators finished the 2022 regular season as the third-most productive offense in the nation and best in the conference in yards per carry (5.84). Florida ran the ball for an average of 213.7 yards per game in 2022, which ranked 16th in the FBS and third in the SEC.
Jabbar Juluke also followed Napier from Louisiana. He holds the title of Associate Head Coach – Offense / Running Backs. Juluke’s backfield has excelled over the past two seasons. In 2022 the Gators finished the regular season as the third-most productive rushing offense in the nation and best in the conference in yards per carry (5.84). Florida ran the ball for an average of 213.7 yards per game in 2022, which ranked 16th in the FBS and third in the SEC.
Mike Peterson is a Gator Great and the only on-field coach who played for the Gators. Peterson won a National Championship with the Gators in 1996 and was picked 36th overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. Peterson played in the NFL from 1999-2012. He began his coaching career at the University of Florida as a student assistant in 2013 and remained at UF until 2015. He spent six years at South Carolina as the Gamecocks’ outside linebackers coach before coming back to Gainesville to join Napier’s staff where he will enter his third season.
