March 2, 2021
It’s the summer of 2020. The entire world is in shambles. School might not even reopen in the fall. And a high school football season? That’s just a wild dream.
Senior year might not go to plan, but a future outside of Sumter, SC, awaits Justus Boone.
So, while most people his age were still sound asleep in their beds, Florida’s freshman defensive lineman had already been training for hours. His principal regularly passed him running on the side of the road while on his 7 a.m. drive to work.
And when his high school coach saw him in the fall, he immediately knew Boone put the work in over the summer. Coach Mark Barnes could not see his players at all from the time of the shutdown in March until mid-August. Without summer workouts, he had no idea what to expect.
February 23, 2021
The Florida Gators coaching staff has been conducting virtual visits on a nightly visit for many members of the 2022 class.
2022 defensive tackle Jamari Lyons (6-4, 295, Melbourne, FL. Viera) is one of those guys who took a virtual visit with Florida.
“The visit went great,” Lyons said of his virtual visit with Florida last week. “We were just sitting there watching videos, the coaches were presenting themselves and every video they talked about strength and conditioning, the new facilities, nutrition, and academics.”
Several members of the Gators coaching staff were on the meeting last week and it was the first time for Dan Mullen to meet Lyons mom.
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It s official: Jennifer King is the first full-time African-American female assistant position coach in NFL history.
The Washington Football Team announced King will serve as assistant running backs coach. Coach King is well deserving of the promotion to assistant running backs coach. She came to Washington eager for the opportunity to work as a full-year coaching intern and learn from our staff, coach Ron Rivera said in a statement. She got the chance to experience not only the in-season work that goes into being a full-time coach in this league but also the countless hours that are spent preparing in the offseason as well. She demonstrated all of the qualities that are needed to work full-time on my staff. She is a hard worker, a great communicator and a quality person. Coach King is always eager to learn and has shown tremendous growth since starting here last season. I know she will continue to be an asset to Coach Turner, Coach Jordan and the running back
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LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Football Team announced Tuesday that they have named
Jennifer King as assistant running backs coach after serving as the team s full-year coaching intern in 2020. With this promotion, King becomes the first African American female assistant position coach in NFL history. King also becomes the second female assistant position coach in the NFL behind Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust. Coach King is well deserving of the promotion to assistant running backs coach. She came to Washington eager for the opportunity to work as a full-year coaching intern and learn from our staff, said head coach