Del Rio: McElwain silently stripped Florida players of scholarships

Former Florida quarterback Luke Del Rio says ex-coach Jim McElwain used to strip Gators players of their scholarship funding without telling them directly or in advance.

In a Periscope video, Del Rio cited multiple instances of players earning scholarships after coming to the team as walk-ons, but discovering on a future financial aid notice that they'd receive $0.00 from the university for the following year.

Del Rio called McElwain's approach of silently stripping players of their scholarships "bulls---" and "cowardly."

The quarterback walked on at Florida after transferring from Oregon State and eventually earned himself both a scholarship and a starting job. He graduated from the Gators after last season.

McElwain was fired by the Gators partway through the 2017 campaign and is now the receivers coach at Michigan.

Del Rio begins sharing the scholarship stories around the 8:10 mark of this video: