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Former Florida football defensive lineman Princely Umanmielen created another stir this week in discussing his time at his old school.
Umanmielen, who transferred to Ole Miss in January, compared the coaching he is receiving at his new school to the instruction he was getting with the Florida Gators. The comments weren’t flattering. Umanmielen claimed during his time at Florida he wasn’t being coached hard enough.
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“When I dropped back into coverage at Florida, they would just tell me go here, and the coaches here (at Ole Miss) go into detail about what routes are being run,” Umanmielen said during a spring football availability at his new school.
Another Florida transfer drops the HAMMER on the Gators 😳🐊
Princely Umanmielen who was the #2 overall DE in the transfer portal was asked about what part of his skill set he wants to improve & how the new staff was helping him.
He went on to say “Here (at Ole Miss) i feel… pic.twitter.com/D6ZF0wjVs2
— College Football Headlines (@CFBHeadlines) March 26, 2024
“I actually feel like I’m being developed here,” Umanmielen later said.
Former Florida player Shannon Snell was quick to come to the defense of UF’s coaching staff.
🧢.. I’ve seen enough practice alone where coaches were telling him to attack the run. And if a coach told me to drop into a zone as a defender, and I didn’t know what tf to do afterward, maybe my ass shouldn’t be playing football. https://t.co/dZqxxpMNC1
— Mr. Snell (@theebigbossSS) March 27, 2024
Umanmielen had 7 sacks and 17 quarterback hurries for the Gators in 2023, leaving some to think he would declare for the NFL Draft after the…
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Author : The Gainesville Sun
Publish date : 2024-03-27 16:44:27
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