GAINESVILLE – Florida interim football coach Billy Gonzales called Urban Meyer on Sunday night after found out he would be taking over the Gators program.

The two had crossed paths multiple times: Meyer coached Gonzales, then a receiver, at Colorado State. The two worked together at Bowling Green, and then again with the Gators between 2005 and 2009, including the national championship wins in 2006 and 2008.

But Sunday night, Gonzales needed Meyer’s advice with a different situation. Florida fired coach Billy Napier, and athletic director Scott Stricklin called up Gonzales, a coaching veteran working with UF’s receivers, to take the reins earlier in the day.

“It’s not a perfect situation, but nothing in life is,” Gonzales said during a news conference Monday. “These players are resilien

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