The Florida Gators officially named Jim McElwain their new head coach on Thursday. The former Alabama offensive coordinator from 2008-11 will replace Will Muschamp, who was a strong recruiter for the Gators.

Florida, however, has only nine commitments in its 2015 class, which is last in the SEC.

With Muschamp’s job in limbo the last half of the season, the Gators found it difficult to land some of the prized recruits who were high on Florida early in the process. Top offensive targets like Ray-Ray McCloud III, Deon Cain and George Campbell committed to other schools, while prospects such as five-stars Byron Cowart, Martez Ivey and CeCe Jefferson waited to see how the coaching situation played out.

Now that McElwain is on board, Florida will turn its attention to hiring a coaching staff and to recruiting. Several key targets are still on the Gators’ recruiting board. Here’s a closer look at Florida’s recruiting priorities moving forward and some recruits' reactions to the coaching change: