Jeremy Foley

Steve Spurrier is a man of many titles. The “Head Ball Coach" is the namesake of two football fields, a coaching award and a restaurant - Spurrier’s…

This weekend saw not only a glorious Gator win over the Bulldogs in Jacksonville, but it was also the 25th and last time that Jeremy Foley would oversee the rivalry game as Florida’s athletic director.

"Dodging the game?" he said. "Wow. ... How anybody could even think that way is beyond me."

The announcement makes Stricklin UF's 14th athletic director.

The Ol’ Ball Coach is making his return to the Gator Nation. University of Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley announced on Friday that Steve Spurrier has been named Ambassador and Consultant for the Florida Gator Athletics Department.

University Athletic Association spokesman Steve McClain says three internal candidates — associate ADs Mike Hill, Chip Howard and Lynda Tealer — "have made a decision not to pursue the athletic director position for their own individual reasons."

Florida's outgoing athletic director told the UAA during their board meeting on Monday, "I'm still the boss, folks."

After 25 years, UF Athletic Director Jeremy Foley announces that he will retire in October. Foley is the only Division I AD to oversee multiple national titles in football and basketball.

The University of Florida is adding former football coach Steve Spurrier's name to its football stadium.

University of Florida football season-ticket prices will increase next year for the first time since 2011, the UAA announced at a meeting Thursday. Board members also discussed the construction updates of the O'Connell Center and Otis Hawkins Center.