Q&A with Florida Gators offensive coordinator and former interim coach Steve Addazio

May 10, 2010 - PRLog -- It was Addazio who had the football program placed in his hands after Meyer resigned Dec. 26 then announced the next day he would take an indefinite leave of absence instead. Addazio, 50, was designated to help save the Gators' class during the critical January recruiting  period (while Meyer worked the phones).

Addazio, who has been with Florida since Meyer's arrival in 2005, has subsequently filled in on the spring booster tour while Meyer continues his sabbatical for health and family reasons.

Tonight, Addazio will speak to the Tampa Gator Club, one of his six Florida appearances. He recently spoke about his role during Meyer's time off, why he's thrilled to be on the booster circuit and how he manages to keep stress from overtaking his life.

Can you talk about your relationship with Urban Meyer because I'm not sure many people know you guys go back a long way.

It started when I was at Syracuse and he was at Notre Dame and we were recruiting in eastern Pennsylvania. I think it was Central Buck West or East. I can't remember which one it was. We both were recruiting the same kid, and they were having a workout at some ridiculous time, like 5 a.m. or something like that. And the only two nuts that were there were he and I. We were going to be ready for the very start of that workout. So we struck up a friendship there. We went out and got a bite to eat that night. We just talked. And really, it was shortly after that that Kevin Rogers, who was the (offensive) coordinator at Syracuse, went over to Notre Dame and I joined him at Notre Dame with Urban. And we were all on the staff together as assistant coaches. We had a heck of a time.

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