The Florida Gators have hired Nick Polk, the former director of football operations for the Atlanta Falcons, as the school’s new associate athletic director and general manager of football operations.

Polk will lead the Gators football organization in roster management, contracts, revenue share and other important off-field aspects of this era of the sport alongside Ben Elsner, who was recently hired as the Gators' director of football strategy, and Jacob LaFrance, who holds the general manager title.

Florida football has hired former Atlanta Falcons executive Nick Polk and analytics guru Benjamin Elsner to front office positions