Diabate Leaving Mohamoud Diabate tackle during the Cotton Bowl. (Photo Courtesy of The Athletic)ĭiabate could prove as a costly transfer for the Gators. The linebacker played in all 12 games this season, starting 10 of them. In the 2021 season, he racked up 89 total tackles, which lead the team. In his career in a Gators’ uniform, the junior recorded 176 total tackles, six sacks and one interception.ĭiabate was a four-star recruit from Auburn, Alabama, when he came to UF with the class of 2019. He committed to the Gators in August of 2018. With this news, the linebacker becomes the fifth player to enter the transfer portal for the Gators. Florida Gators Football DecemDiabate joins Jacob Copeland, Khris Bogle, Gerald Mincey and Dante Zanders. On a more positive note, the Gators hired former Super Bowl Champion Stapleton as an offensive line coach. Stapleton played for four season in the NFL as an offensive lineman.Īs far as his coaching credentials are concerned, Stapleton is already familiar with Billy Napier.
He served as an assistant offensive line coach at the University of Louisiana during the 2021 season.
