Alabama Football G04 vs Florida 2014

Florida head coach Will Muschamp walks the field before facing Alabama Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

Jim McElwain says he's doing what he can with the roster he inherited at Florida.



The newly-hired coach didn't say his name, but he made it known Friday the Gators roster, especially on offense, is thin and the previous staff led by Will Muschamp had something to do with it.



"When you look at it, you know, the thing that has been lacking is the numbers and the size of what we're doing on the other side of the ball," McElwain told reporters in Gainesville. "It's probably the reason we're here. That's all right, man, I'm excited to be here and we're going to get it taken care of."



Florida is in the middle of its spring practices and are struggling to work full scrimmages with its offensive line, which includes only seven scholarship players. Two players left the roster for the NFL in the offseason to add to Florida's apparent depth problems.



"They're trying their tails off," McElwain said. "For the lack of numbers there, and it's one of those things you've got to play the hand you're dealt and right now, quite honestly, the hand we were dealt is really insufficient at some of the areas. And yet at the same time that's what you have, so we're going to make the best of it. Those guys are battling in there. To try to even create kind of two groups is hard, so these guys, we're giving them spells. Just kind of the way we practice, we had to kind of totally change how we will normally practice here in the future."



The Gators are also practicing with four scholarship linebackers with two more on the sideline due to injury.



Muschamp, now Auburn's defensive coordinator, coached the Gators for four seasons. He was fired in November and told reporters at the time the next coach would inherit a talented roster.



"They've got a deep and talented roster, so don't let that new guy tell you he ain't got any players," Muschamp said, according to 247Sports. "I can tell you that right now. There are some good football players in that locker room."

Watch the video for McElwain's full press conference: