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Gators expected to hire Brad White as defensive coordinator

On3 imageby: Keith Niebuhr6 hours agoOn3Keith

It appears the staff of new Florida Gators football coach Jon Sumrall will start coming together soon.

Per multiple outlets, Kentucky defensive coordinator Brad White is expected to become the next defensive coordinator at Florida. Matt Zenitz was the first to report.

According to Pete Nakos of On3, UF is finalizing a deal with White as of 4:24 p.m. Tuesday.

Sumrall, named Florida’s coach Sunday, has deep Kentucky ties. He played linebacker for the Wildcats and later coached with them from 2019-21. During that time, White also was on the Kentucky staff.

White joined the Wildcats program in 2018 as outside linebackers coach. He previously worked with the Indianapolis Colts from 2012-17. He was outside backers coach his final three seasons with that organization.

White had been Kentucky’s defensive coordinator since 2019. The Wildcats fired head coach Mark Stoops on Monday. At Kentucky, White reportedly earned $1.4 million annually.

Here are Kentucky’s defensive numbers nationally under White at DC:

2025: Scoring (75th, 26.4); Yards (66th, 374.2)
2024: Scoring (32nd, 22.1); Yards (44th, 345.5)
2023: Scoring (61st, 25.8); Yards (45th, 353.5)
2022: Scoring (11th, 19.2); Yards (12th, 311.4)
2021: Scoring (26th, 21.7); Yards (25th, 340.7)
2020: Scoring (45th, 25.9); Yards (45th, 380.7)
2019: Scoring (14th, 19.3); Yards (20th, 322.2)

Per Google, “White has primarily run a zone-based defensive scheme at Kentucky, which relies on disciplined zone coverage and strong one-on-one play, minimizing blitzing. This approach requires players to maintain gap integrity and win individual matchups, particularly in the trenches and in coverage.”

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