Eddie Gran is possibly the worst OC East of the Mississippi, as well as West. He is the Jeremy Pruitt of OC's.
There was a time that Eddie Gran was the best recruiter out there. His contacts in South Florida were second to none. Ever since he is been at Kentucky, he's been recruiting that state as well as southern Ohio. So, I do not know if his contacts are still intact. So while some people say we should hire him because of recruiting, I believe we should hire him for another reason.
For the past two weeks, we have played against teams that have dropped eight, rushed three and we still couldn't run the ball. I believe the blame falls squarely on the running scheme, the offensive line and the running backs themselves who do not appear to be all that well coached. But say what you will about Eddie Gran, the running schemes that they employed at Kentucky were excellent. With 3* and 4* talent, they were able to get yards on the ground when every opponent new that's exactly what they were going to do. Please note, I am not preaching that we fire Greg Knox. He is our running backs coach and our special teams coach. For the past three years, our special teams have been pretty good. But I believe that this team would benefit from a running game coordinator. I was impressed by Gran this year but I was awed by him last year when he had Lynn Bowden, a wide receiver turned quarterback, almost run his entire offense on the ground.
Taking that into account and his history with recruiting, I would love to see him at UF.
