GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jon Sumrall made his first hires as Florida’s football coach Thursday, bringing aboard Georgia Tech’s Buster Faulkner as offensive coordinator and Kentucky’s Brad White as defensive coordinator.

Both got three-year contracts to join Sumrall in Gainesville and likely will be considered solid hires considering their experience in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference.

Faulkner, 44, joined Georgia Tech in 2023 after three seasons as a quality control assistant at Georgia, where he worked with quarterbacks for national title teams in 2021 and 2022. Stetson Bennett threw for nearly 7,000 yards and 56 touchdowns as a two-year starter.

Faulker found even more success in three years with quarterback Haynes King in Atlanta. King threw for 7,653 yards, with 53 TDs and 23

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