Earlier this week, Will Muschamp announced that former BCS championship-winning quarterback Chris Leak was coming home to his alma mater.  Leak — who’s kicked around the NFL, CFL and arena league since departing Gainesville — would join the Gator staff as a quality control coach.

Turns out he’ll be doing that job on the defensive side of the ball, according to Muschamp:

“He decided to branch out a little bit as a football coach, which I think is really smart.  We had an opening on the defensive side of the ball for a control coach and he’s going to work with our secondary.  I told him I’m still young but I wish I had worked on the other side of the ball.  I think that helps you as a football coach aas you continue to develop.  I think that will be really beneficial.”

Leak’s duties will mainly include tape breakdowns.  He will not be an on-field coach.  Quality control jobs are a means for young coaches to get their feet in doors.

There’s a new coach on the University of Florida football staff and he knows something about winning championships.  According to Jason Lieser of The Palm Beach Post, Will Muschamp announced today that former Gator quarterback Chris Leak has been added to his staff as a quality control coach.

Leak — with some third- and fourth-down help from a freshman battering ram named Tim Tebow — led Florida to a blowout, upset win over top-ranked Ohio State in the January, 2007 BCS Championship Game.

The Gators’ 2006 title was their second overall and first since Steve Spurrier led his alma mater to the 1996 national crown.  UF would go on to win the 2008 national title, as well, giving Urban Meyer two crowns during his brief stay in Gainesville.

After his college career, Leak played in the NFL, CFL, and in the Arena Football League.

There’s a downside to winning.  A downside to scoring points by the bushel and having a Heisman-winning quarterback.  There’s a downside to finishing 10-2, ranked in the nation’s top 10.  That downside?  Other schools start coming after your coaches.

Ask a Texas A&M fan this morning.

Last evening, Texas Tech University tabbed Aggies offensive coordinator, Kliff Kingsbury, to be its new head coach.  The 33-year-old Kingsbury threw for over 12,000 yards during his days as the Red Raiders quarterback from 1998 through 2002.  But his coaching rise has been even more rapid than that timeline suggests.

Kingsbury spent time in the NFL and CFL before joining Kevin Sumlin’s staff at Houston in 2008 as a quality control coach.  He was named offensive coordinator at A&M when Sumlin arrived this offseason.  Now, after spending just five seasons as a college assistant, Kingsbury will take over his alma mater’s program in Lubbock.

Ironically, it was another SEC school that set the carousel in motion that eventually cost the Aggies their offensive coordinator.  Tennessee hired Butch Jones from Cincinnati and the Bearcats quickly filled Jones’ office by naming Tommy Tuberville head coach.  Tuberville had been desperately trying to get out of Texas Tech, pursuing both the Arkansas and Tennessee vacancies before landing in Cincy.  Now his move has opened the door for Sumlin’s high-profile coordinator and Johnny Manziel’s tutor to make the trek across the Lone Star State.

The Aggies’ Heisman-winning quarterback tweeted a reaction to Kingsbury’s departure last night:  “To all the people worried about Coach K leaving… Coach Sumlin will always bring in the best and do anything to make sure we’re successful.”

Texas A&M led the SEC in scoring offense this past season with a 44.8 points-per-game average in 12 contests.  In conference games only, that number dropped to 39.1 points-per-game, but the Aggies still led the league in that category.

Kingsbury’s offense also led the league in rushing offense (235 yards per game), passing offense (317 yards per game), and total offense (552 yards per game).  Now granted, Kingsbury was running the offense put in place by Sumlin, but his loss is still being met with shouts, screams and groans on Aggie messageboards today.

Ah, the price of winning.