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Florida Gators add Benedick Hyppolite as quality control coach

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Benedick Hyppolite is joining the Florida Gators as a quality control coach working with the running backs. The hire was announced Wednesday.

Hyppolite replaces Corey Bell, who served as an analyst for Dan Mullen and briefly worked for Billy Napier. Bell took an on-field position with FIU earlier this month.

Hyppolite comes to Florida after his last stop at the University of Miami. There he served as a graduate assistant (2020-2021) and wide receivers analyst (2022). Prior to Miami, Hyppolite was the offensive coordinator for Florida Memorial University for the 2019 season.

A native of Miami, Hyppolite received his bachelor’s degree from Union Institute and University and his master’s degree from the University of Miami. He graduated from Miami Booker T. Washington High School, where he was part of the program’s first state championships teams in both football and track and field in 2007.

Hyppolite returned to Booker T. Washington in 2010. He remained there until 2013 before one year at Miami Edison before returning to Booker T. Washington in 2015. He served as the offensive coordinator for both schools.

As a quality control coach, Hyppolite will work closely with Florida running backs coach Jabbar Juluke. He has strong ties to South Florida, particularly Miami, and will be counted on to help the Gators’ recruiting efforts in the area.

Hyppolite joins the Gators Army

Hyppolite is the 52nd announced hire by Napier. He replaces Corey Bell, who left to take an on-field position with FIU.

Four off-field coaching hires have also left Florida to take on-field positions. Bell, along with Paul Pasqualoni (Carolina Panthers), James Thomas Jr. (Louisville) and Matt Bergeron (Louisiana).

Sean Spencer (co-defensive coordinator/defensive line), Patrick Toney (co-defensive coordinator/safeties), Corey Raymond (cornerbacks), Mike Peterson (outside linebackers) and Jay Bateman (inside linebackers) are the defensive coaches on staff.

Rob Sale (offensive coordinator/offensive line), Jabbar Juluke (running backs), Darnell Stapleton (offensive line), Keary Colbert (receivers), and William Peagler (tight ends) round out the coaching staff.

A pair of analysts who will assist the on-field coaches are Ryan O’Hara (quarterbacks – Napier) and Jamar Chaney (linebackers – Peterson).

Additionally, Napier has tapped Mark Hocke to run the strength and conditioning program. Hocke will be joined by Joe Danos, Karmichael Dunbar, Tiger Jones, Edward Thompson, and Alex Watkins.

“We’re going to hire an army of people here. We’re going to create an infrastructure not only in the personnel department but also from on-campus recruiting, creative media, name, image, and likeness. We’ve got a great vision for the organization that we’re going to create here,” Napier said during his introductory press conference.

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