The Florida football program recently has seen some shifting off the field with its staff, including the recent departure of the assistant for college personnel and on-campus recruiting [autotag]Chase Clark[/autotag].
According to a report from Gators Online’s Keith Niehbur, Clark is leaving the Gators to pursue a career as a sports agent with the William Morris Endeavor after five seasons in Gainesville.
He first arrived in the Swamp in 2019 under [autotag]Dan Mullen[/autotag] as an assistant director for player personnel and represents one of the few members of the program to have still been with the program since turning the page to the [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] era.
The son of former UF placekicker [autotag]Brian Clark[/autotag] — who played for the Orange and Blue from 1978-81 and was a captain as a senior — is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from college in Tuscaloosa, beginning his career in player personnel with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2012 and spending the next four years with his alma mater.
Clark worked as an intern with the Seattle Seahawks in 2017, earning him a role as the director of recruiting at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for the 2018 season. Those early days set him up for the success he found with the Gators.
He was named assistant for college personnel and on-campus recruiting — his most recent title — by head coach Billy Napier prior to the 2022 season.
Joe Hamilton returns to Florida
Off-field staffer Joe Hamilton returned to the Florida football program after a brief stint with the Texas A&M Aggies. The former Gators analyst had accepted a position in College Station back in February, but reported back in his previous office in Gainesville, according to a Swamp247 report.
Hamilton joined Florida when Billy Napier was first brought in to take over back in 2022, beginning as a personnel analyst before being promoted to assistant director of player personnel/NFL liaison ahead of the 2023 campaign.
Florida’s 2024 season opener
The Florida and the Miami Hurricanes open their schedule on Aug. 31 in Gainesville, Florida. Kickoff time is slated for 3:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ABC Sports.
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