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Former Florida Gators star Keiwan Ratliff is now the defensive backs coach for Buchholz High School.

Ratliff returned to Gainesville after a series of coaching and personnel roles at UF and FSU.

He joins several other former Gators coached by Steve Spurrier who are now coaching in the area.

Ratliff expressed his support for Lane Kiffin as a potential candidate for the Florida football coaching job.

The last Thanksgiving weekend Keiwan Ratliff spent in Gainesville as a player or coach came 22 years ago.

The then 22-year-old lost to Florida State, but the Florida football senior finished off a phenomenal season by being named a consensus All-American and the Sporting News SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Nearly a quarter of a century later, some has changed. T

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