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Thursday Evening Update (8/29)
RB J. Jones told me something came up he will not be able to attend. Parker Pritchett says he will bring both parents. Desmond Green confirms his plans to visit for the game on Saturday



Florida will be well represented with current commitments.


2025 Florida Commits:

Jalen Wiggins – is not 100% sure who he is coming with, but most likely his parents.

Jeramiah McCloud - Some were reporting he was going to the UGA/Clemson game, but Jeramiah told me this morning (Sunday) he is going to be in The Swamp for Miami @ Florida

Micah Jones - By the way he is going to bring his mom and uncle to the game

Chad Gasper - Told me he is going to bring his dad to the game this weekend

Tae'Shaun Gelsey - Told me he is brining both parents this weekend

Joseph Mbatchou

Demetres Samuel Jr.

Myles Johnson

Ben Hanks Jr.

Joshua Moore

Vernell Brown III



Is Flip Season Back? The Gators "should" have more than a few players committed to other schools in town for the opener.

2025 Targets:

Ty Jackson - Gators in a good spot with Jackson

Dontrell Glover (Georgia)

Michael Carroll (Alabama)

Malik Autry (Auburn)

Dallas Wilson (Oregon)

Javion Hilson (FSU)

Myron Charles (FSU)

DJ Pickett (LSU)

Ryan Huff told me he will be in The Swamp this weekend, QB, Verbal to ODU.

Ziyare Addison (Oregon) some have asked me about Ziyare but he told me he is not going to attend this weekend

Another player I have had messages about is another OL Tavaris Dice, but, Dice told me his plans are up in the air and not sure if he makes this trip or not.

Jarquez Carter told me he is going to come to the game with his coach and a few teammates

Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng

Donovan Olugbode (Missouri)

Santonyo Isaac (UCF)

Devin Brown (FIU)



2026 Florida Commits:

Will Griffin

Devin Jackson

Jaelen Waters



2026 Targets:
Jorden Edmonds will spend the weekend in Gainesville

Jordan Carter - One of the top 10 players in America

Camron Brooks - National top 40 Player

Adam Balogoun-Ali - Top 30 Player in Florida

Malik Morris - Another Four-Star Top player in Florida

Breck Kolojay will be with Keenyi Pepe from IMG Academy

Carsyn Baker says he is also coming to the game this weekend

Da'Ron Parks projects at the OC position from Cardinal Mooney - He is coming with his QB (Devin) and LG (Jake)

Canon Pickett is not sure which games he will attend this season, but he told me he will be in the Swamp in week one.

Chancellor Campbell – Will bring his father and little brother to the game

G'Nivre Carr - One to Watch for the Gators - I like where UF sits with Carr

Jake Kreul Parents went to school at UF and Florida State - bringing his mother and father

Izayia Williams – is going with his coaches and his parents

A DT we have done a few stories on that I think has a ton of potential, Kendal Guervil

J'Zavien Currence - His dad told me they will be in town for the game. J'Zavien is REAL good. J told me he is bringing his mom and dad

Devonte Anderson - He told me he will be visiting with UF Verbal Devin Jackson

James Morrow - He told me he would bring his parents, James & Olga Morrow.

From Miami (FL) Northwestern - probably ends up a Hurricane but he is legit. Calvin Russell also plays basketball

Brandon Bennett is a Four-Star WR/Slot guy in my opinion at the college level. He is from American Heritage.

Amari Latimer is a RB I like a bunch from Georgia

Preston Ashley – He told me he is going to bring his uncle to the game. They are going to head to Florida right after his high school game.

Ashari Charles - I really like this kids' game. I am a national player, a Top 250 6-foot-3, 230-pound player from Venice (FL), Home of the Fighting Trey & Clay Burtons.

Naeem Burroughs – We ran a story on him last week – He is my top WR on the Big Board for 2026.

Jabari Brady - With Burroughs being 1A, you can call Brady 1A also. Both guys are in-state players and big-time priorities for the Gators. It will be good for the Gators to get these two around current quarterback Will Griffin.

George Haseotes is another player with tremendous upside - (OG/OC) around 6-foot-3, 280 pounds. From Naples (FL), another in-state OL UF is on and has about 30 offers to date. George told me he will be with his coach and a teammate of his.

Joel Ervin – Notice a theme early in the season? Another in-state player, OL again. Ervin is 6-foot-6, 280 pounds from Fort Myers (FL). He is bringing his mother + a teammate or two, one is RB John Holcy.

Derek Cooper – Might be the highest-ranked player in The Swamp this weekend, National No. 7, State No. 1, Position No. 1 – from Fort Lauderdale (FL) Chaminade–Madonna High School. He can play multiple positions. This kid and Jabar Brady are on the same team? Insane.

Micah Smith - He told me he will bring his dad to the game. He is another player that has never been to a game in The Swamp

Johnnie Jones - Johnnie told me he will bring both parents this weekend

Landen Miree - Landen told me he is going to bring his mother, father, and both grandparents to the game

James Johnson - James told me his plans to bring one teammate and his coach

Amari Clemons - AC told me he is coming to the game with Blake Barber

Somourian Wingo - Somourian told me he is going to bring Darryl Lee & Sherard Jenkins

Chancellor Barclay - Chancellor told me he is bringing two teammates Noah Devine and Sean Kentish

Zion Legree - will bring his girlfriend to the game and his mother

JaMichael Jones Now tells me something came up and will not be able to attend but he will down the road

Parker Pritchett - Parker told me he will be with his parents this weekend at the game

Desmond Green - Confirms he will make the trip this weekend

Javari Barnett

Sherroid Whitehead

Heze Kent

Trenton Henderson

Kaiden Hall

Jermaine Kinsler

Dennis King

Brandon Bennett

Xavier Tiller

Keenyi Pepe

Samuel Roseborough

Bear McWhorter

Calvin Russell III


2027
Waylen Wooten will stay the weekend with his parents

Tranard Roberts - UF Offer

Kanelius Purdy - UF Offer

2028
Anthony Howard JR holds offers from Miami, FSU, and UCF

Insanely loaded weekend ahead:

I have a ticket for sale if anyone is interested. Section 19 Row 67, PM if interested.

Waites earns the start at RT over Crenshaw-Dickson

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Just took early lead 7-0

Libs..."Independants" you had BETTER read up on this. Your commie is trying to make it where NO ONE can afford a home.

These are very sick people

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Not looking past Miami but I haven't been paying much attention to Texas A&M. I know they have a new coach but what do we think they might be like this year? Is there roster still good?

Will he release the files that show the CIA murdered and assassinated JFK? With RFK on his team, my bet is yes, It is time to unass the Deep State. I think that this is one of the major reasons he teamed up with Trump, and for damned good reason. It is time to rip the mask off the cloven hooved sheep.

Haiku excited!!!!!
Write you a haiku preview!!!!!!!
For Miami game!!!!!

We start hot early
Up double digits by half
Miami panic.

Defense much improved
Ward look like he not practice
One fumble, two picks.

Offense control ball
Do enough to win the game
But sputter downfield.

Special teams progress!
Enough players on the field
At least, most of time.

Gators win this game!!!!!
27 to 14!!!!!!!
Make Haiku rejoice!!!!!

On field after game
John Ruiz punch Cristobal
in the private place.

At millers ale house, excited to hear Napier speak

FSU had the 12th best portal class according to Rivals and their top four transfers all laid eggs Saturday. Rivals listed the Gators portal class at number 31 with Slackman (27), Badger (69), Zandamela (72) and Grimsley (133). All were Rival 4 stars in HS.
Where it really gets interesting is the bottom half of the transfer class (all were Rivals 3 stars in HS).
Asa Turner # 180 Starting Saturday
Trikweze Bridges #182 Second team Saturday
Pup Howard # 184 co-starting Saturday
Devon Manuel # 233 Second team Saturday
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson # 441 Second team Saturday
D J Douglas # 544 Second team Saturday
Chimere Dike # 942 Starting Saturday
George Gumbs # 989 Starting Saturday

The question is: is the talent on the Gator squad so bad that they have to start players basically nobody wanted (Dike and Gumbs), or does the Napier Army know how to evaluate a player better than Rivals? My money is on Napier's Army. Saturday will provide a few answers.

The first-year Edge was one of the most highly regarded recruits in the 2024 signing class.



GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Freshman LJ McCray has been named to the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Preseason Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Wednesday. The first-year Edge was one of the most highly regarded high school recruits in this year’s signing class.



The Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award is an honor given each year to the most outstanding freshman player in college football. Named after Shaun Alexander since 2018, this award recognizes the exceptional performance and impact made by these players on their respective teams throughout the season. The Alexander Award is dedicated to championing future legends and evaluates players based on Talent, Character, Ambassador and Legend.



McCray graded out as a five-star recruit by On3 and 247Sports, and as the No. 1 recruit in his position group by On3. He was the third overall recruit nationally by On3, sixth by 247Sports and 23rd by ESPN. He led Mainland High School to its first state title in 20 years in 2023, and in 35 career games with Mainland, totaled 133 tackles, 18.0 sacks and 62.0 tackles for loss.



Former winners of the Alexander Award include Trevor Lawrence, Will Anderson Jr., Brock Bowers and Drake May.



The 37 players on the watch list will be narrowed down to 14 semifinalists on November 6, and further cut to five finalists on December 4. The winner will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 26, and the award will be presented on Friday, March 14, 2025, at the Maxwell Football Club Awards ceremony.



2024 FLORIDA FOOTBALL TICKETS

A limited-number of single-game tickets are still available for six home games including matchups against Samford, Texas A&M, UCF, Kentucky, LSU, and Ole Miss by clicking here. For more information on football tickets, call the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683, or fill out this form to be contacted by a ticket office representative.

UF Release

WR Deon Cain
OL Richard Gouriage
RB Malik Davis
RB Samaje Perine (La'Mical's older brother)
OL Kingsley Eguakan
QB Jake Fromm
QB Michael Pratt (the Tulane guy we tried to get)
WR Laquan Treadwell
WR Kadarius Toney
QB John Rhys Plumlee
RB La'Mical Perine
LB Jeremiah Moon (IR, Designated For Return)
WR Jacob Copeland
LB Shaq Quarterman
OL Alex Leatherwood
DL Judge Culpepper (Brad Culpepper's son)
TE Feleipe Franks
QB Devin Leary
QB Emory Jones
CB CJ Henderson
OL David Sharpe
QB Matt Corral
QB Will Grier
WR Tyree Cleveland
RB Lorenzo Lingard

A challenging slate, featuring 11 tournaments awaits the Gators for the fall 2024 season

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Florida men's tennis program released its' 2024 fall tournament slate Wednesday. The 12-time Southeastern Conference Regular Season Champions are scheduled to compete in eleven different tournaments across five different states.

Starting off in Alabama, UF begins with the Bama Invite in Tuscaloosa, Sept. 13-15. Florida will then travel to Fayetteville, Ark. from Sept.16-22 for Fayetteville 25k Futures.

Focus will shift to ITA competition as the ITA All-American Championships will take place from Sept. 21-29 in Tulsa, Okla. The Orange & Blue will start October by traveling to Waco, Tx to participate in the Big 12/SEC Challenge from Oct. 4-6. The Gators will then make their way to Oklahoma for the Norman 25k Futures on Oct. 21-27. Florida will return home to host the Bedford Cup on Oct. 25-27.

UF will end the fall campaign in November with their first stop being in Tallahassee, Florida for Sectionals Nov. 7-10 while other Gators will be in Naples for the Bonita Bay Classic, Nov. 8-10. Florida will travel to Columbus, OH., Nov. 11-17 to compete in the Columbus 24K Futures. The Gators will close out their fall season in Waco, Tx., for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships on Nov. 19-24.

The Gators are coming off a 13-12 season in which the program made their 32nd consecutive appearance at the NCAA Tournament. The 2024-25 campaign will mark the second year with head coach Adam Steinberg at the helm leading the Orange & Blue.

Date

Tournament

Location

Sept. 13-15

Bama Invite

Tuscaloosa, AL

Sep. 16-22

Fayetteville 25K Futures

Fayetteville, AR

Sept. 21-29

ITA All-American Championships

Tulsa, Okla.

Oct. 4-6

Big 12/SEC Challenge

Waco, TX

Oct. 10-15

ITA Regional Championships

Lake Nona, Fla.

Oct. 21-27

Norman 25K Futures

Norman, Okla.

Oct. 25-27

Bedford Cup

Gainesville, Fla.

Nov. 7-10

Sectionals

Tallahassee, Fla.

Nov. 8-10

Bonita Bay Classic

Naples, Fla.

Nov. 11-17

Columbus 25K Futures

Columbus, OH

Nov. 19-24

NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships

Waco, TX

UF Release

The Gators Return to the UCF Invite field for the first time since 2022, when both the men and women took home first.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Florida Gators Men's and Women's Cross Country teams will open the 2024 regular season slate in Orlando, Fla. at the UCF Invitational on Friday, August 30. The Gators will send 11 women and nine men to the regular season opener.

The Gators last participated in the UCF Invitational in 2022, when the Gators opened that season with two first-place team finishes.

This year's edition will be the first of four regular season meets for the Gators, as they prepare to defend their SEC Title, and earn another shot at the National Title in the postseason.

The Women's 5k race will begin at 6:15 p.m., followed by the Men's 5k race at 6:45 p.m.

Participating Gators
Nine men and 11 women will take to the starting line for Florida on Friday evening.

11 Gators, six women and five men, will participate in their first collegiate races at the UCF Invitational. Four true freshmen are slated to participate, all for the women's team.

The complete list of Gator participants is included below.


Women

Men

R-Soph.

Caroline

Bauer

Sr.

Orlando

Cicilioni III

Fr.

Christiana

Coleman

R-Jr.

Michael

Fiore II

R-Jr.

Allison

Drummond

R-Fr.

Alec

Miller

R-Fr.

Kate

Drummond

R-Fr.

Emerson

Miller

Fr.

Ashley

Fitzgerald

R-Fr.

Gavin

Nelson

Fr.

Avery

Fronrath

R-Fr.

Riley

Novack

Fr.

Lindsey

Kiehl

R-Fr.

Alex

Pena

R-Sr.

Ashley

Klingenberg

R-Soph.

Matthew

Stratton

R-Soph.

Anna

Loehle

Sr.

Aiden

Villasuso

R-Soph.

Breanna

Stuart


Fr.

Ava

Wyant


UF Press Release

UF SB: Townsen Thomas Set to Represent USA at U-18 World Cup Event

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Incoming Florida freshman outfielder Townsen Thomas is set to represent the USA at the U-18 World Softball Baseball Confederation (WBSC) Softball World Cup Group C, opening action on Thursday in Dallas, Texas.

A native of Humble, Texas, Thomas will help lead the USA into the six-team event in her home state with the top two finishers and a pair of wild card teams earning a place in the eight-team 2025 U-18 World Cup Finals, also set to be held in Dallas. Earlier this summer, Chinese Taipei, Czechia, Japan and China earned automatic bids while Puerto Rico picked up one of the two wild card berths.

Thomas and her fellow incoming freshman class -- Gabi Comia, Layla Lamar, Katelynn Oxley and Taylor Shumaker - will look to help the Gators continue as one of the nation's elite programs after another run to the Women's College World Series in 2024, the team's 12th under head coach Tim Walton.

USA's U-18 Women's Softball World Cup Group C Schedule
All games held at The Village Dallas
August 29, 7:30 p.m. ET vs. Ireland
August 30, 4:30 p.m. ET vs. Australia
August 30, 7:30 p.m. ET vs. Canada
August 31, 7:30 p.m. ET vs. Mexico
Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m. ET vs. Philippines
Sept. 1, TBD - Classification, Final and Repechage

UF Press Release

Calvin will be in the Swamp this weekend....