Florida President W. Kent Fuchs And Football Coach Jim McElwain Switched Jobs For The Day

Author:
Matt Hladik
Publish date:
Apr 1, 2015

There can be plenty of annoying April Fools' jokes on the internet each April 1, but this prank from the University of Florida is pure gold. University President W. Kent Fuchs, a Ph.D and former Cornell provost, switched jobs for the day, and hilarity ensued.

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University of Florida @PresidentFuchs, @CoachMcElwain Switch Jobshttps://t.co/I0z47gm9Zw

— FLORIDA (@UF) April 1, 2015

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Squad. #GoGators pic.twitter.com/cRP0z7o8QV

— W. Kent Fuchs (@PresidentFuchs) April 1, 2015

" target="_blank">Fuchs even edited their respective Twitter bios to reflect the change. Here's a video, which features McElwain looking ridiculous in academic garb and Fuchs turning offensive play scripting into rocket science.

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University of Florida @PresidentFuchs, @CoachMcElwain Switch Jobshttps://t.co/I0z47gm9Zw

— FLORIDA (@UF) April 1, 2015

">@CoachMcElwain Switch Jobs https://t.co/I0z47gm9Zw

— Univ of Florida (@UF)

University of Florida @PresidentFuchs, @CoachMcElwain Switch Jobshttps://t.co/I0z47gm9Zw

— FLORIDA (@UF) April 1, 2015

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Well-done, Gators.