Florida coach Jim McElwain joined The Paul Finebaum Show on the SEC Network on Monday afternoon and talked about why he hired Mississippi State's Geoff Collins to run his defense.

Primarily, McElwain wanted someone who could come in and keep Florida's top-rated defense humming without a hitch.

"Even speaking as an offensive guy, it's good stuff when you've got a good defense," McElwain said. "Geoff is a guy who understands the system. It's going to be very similar to what we've done. If it's in good shape, there's no reason to try to go fix the thing. It's just keep tweaking it and hopefully make it a little better."

The Gators had boasted staunch units every year under Will Muschamp's direction, and Collins will look to put his spin on the defense while keeping it mostly intact.

"Obviously we've done a great job on defense, so I wanted somebody that had like mind as to what we were doing and what Will and his staff were doing on that side of the ball," McElwain said.

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