McElwain Announces Addition of Veteran Ingalls to Staff

Jim McElwain Citrus Bowl press conference Dec 31 2015

Florida head coach Jim McElwain announced a new addition to his staff on Thursday. (File photo)

McElwain Announces Addition of Veteran Ingalls to Staff

Thursday, February 25, 2016 | Football, Scott Carter

Ingalls has extensive NFL and college coaching experience

By: Scott Carter, Senior Writer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida football staff has added a veteran to the mix.

Gators head coach Jim McElwain announced Thursday he has hired longtime college and NFL assistant coach Bret Ingalls as a quality control staff assistant on offense. Ingalls has spent the past seven seasons as an assistant coach with the New Orleans Saints.

The 55-year-old Ingalls began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Idaho in 1982. He was a running back as a player at Wichita State from 1979-81.

A native of Snohomish, Wash., Ingalls has made stops at Idaho, San Diego State, Eastern Michigan, Louisville, Northern Iowa, Indiana State, Miami (Ohio) and Northwestern. He joined Sean Payton's staff in 2009 in New Orleans and helped the Saints win the Super Bowl that season.

Ingalls has vast experience coaching offense and has been an offensive coordinator four times (San Diego State, Louisville, Northern Iowa and Idaho).