Inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the office of athletic director Scott Stricklin is filled with books on leadership and team values. The large windows behind a couch offer a wide look at the campus from atop one of the main gates of the stadium. Stricklin’s perspective is one of constant importance.



Stricklin sat down with The Athletic on Tuesday for a one-on-one interview in which he discussed the off-the-field concerns involving the football program, along with scheduling and facilities. The Athletic requested an interview for this date with Stricklin in mid-April before a string of troubling headlines about members of Florida’s football program started. Originally, the interview was expected to cover scheduling and facilities. But the incidents and allegations prompted other questions.



Stricklin offered a big-picture view on some of the issues, but, he said, for student privacy concerns, he couldn’t talk in detail about the specifics of the...