The Florida Gators have hired Nick Polk, the former director of football operations for the Atlanta Falcons, as the school’s new associate athletic director and general manager of football operations.

In its ongoing effort to restructure its front office as revenue sharing looms, the University of Florida announced Monday it has hired longtime Atlanta Falcons executive Nick Polk as the Gator football team’s general manager. The school also is hiring analytics specialist Benjamin Elsner as its director of football strategy.