After leaving the Tide, McElwain took a head coaching jobs at Colorado State and Florida and then became wide receivers coach at Michigan before landing his current job at Central Michigan.
Jim McElwain, the former Alabama offensive coordinator and current Central Michigan head coach, joined Ryan Fowler on The Game this week to talk about how he's handled the COVID-19 pandemic and reminisce on his days in Tuscaloosa.You can listen to the entire interview on Soundcloud or on the Tide 100.9 Youtube page.
A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Florida is parting ways with coach Jim McElwain a day after a third consecutive loss and nearly a week after he said players and families had received death threats.
The Alabama football program is a popular topic of conversation at SEC Media Days this week, which is to be expected after winning three straight conference championships.
Florida head coach Jim McElwain enters his second season at Florida after exceeding expectations in year one and earning coach of the year honors, but there were still plenty of questions about his time before Gainesville.
It's a new day in Gainesville. Following a disappointing tenure for Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain takes over a program used to being at the top of the SEC, but has fallen on hard times. McElwain, a former offensive coordinator for Nick Saban at Alabama who found success as a head coach at Colorado State, has quite a rebuilding project ahead of him...
Florida football coach Jim McElwain made his debut at the SEC Media Days and spent 20 minutes answering questions about his first season in Gainesville. Among the topics addressed was his time at Alabama as an assistant coach.