The first of several deadlines is approaching:

January 6th - Final entry date for teams whose season has concluded

January 15th - Final Entry Date for Special Eligibility (presumably those with special circumstances and are not 3 years removed from HS)

January 24th - Final Entry Date for those is Championship Game

February 7th - Last day for early entrants to opt-out of the Draft

Names already entered from UF's 2025 schedule:
Mia: Damien Martinez (RB)
OM: W.Nolen (DT)
UGA: C.Beck (QB), M.Starks (S), Jalon Walker (LB), Dylan Fairchild & Jared Wilson(OL), Arian Smith (WR), Mykel Williams (DE)
LSU: W.Campbell & E.Jones (OL), M.Taylor (TE)
A&M: Nic Scourton & S.Stewart (DE)
Ky: Deone Walker (DL), Maxwell Hairston (CB)
UT: Dylan Sampson (RB)
FSU: Azareyeh Thomas, Josh Farmer

UGA players that will decide in next 36 hours:
Trevor Etienne
Daylen Everette
Tyron Ingram Dawkins
Earnest Greene

Shane Beamer has to be one of the most annoying HCs there are. He’s constantly whining and screaming…

Do like their QB though but he’s struggling this game

The NFL salary cap per team is $255 million this year.

That gets spread between 53 players.

So the average is $4.8 million per player.


The very high end of college NIL budgets is $20 million.

That gets spread between 85 players.

So the average is $235k per player.


HUGE DIFFERENCE

The problem, of course, is that every college player thinks he deserves something close to what NFL players are making. RIDICULOUS.

Colleges need to pare their rosters down to 53 or so as well... and then they need to show the kids how FEW of them are ever going to be worth what they are asking for.

Anyone know if he still involved with our NIL? Would think with him on board that SR wouldn’t need to foot the bill for the majority of the athletes I remember him being very visible before with kids taking pics with him and his Lamborghini etc…. Anyone know the story here?

80 yd. TD run in the State "Chomp"ionship game. I think we've got us a good one!

LINK - Byron Louis Run

I wonder how accurate this is, especially relative to us.

Florida:

Revenue: 123,787,622 (22% Sharing: 27,233,277)

NIL Collective Funding: 15,802,237

Was hoping they kept that guy... 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

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Florida's Liv McGill earns SEC Freshman of the Week after posting a triple double at Missouri and leading Florida from the three versus Kentucky.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-The Southeastern Conference unveils its weekly honors, featuring Liv McGill as SEC Freshman of the Week. The recognition comes after McGill tallied Florida's first triple-double since 2017 and posted back-to-back outings in double figures for scoring.

McGill's triple double at Missouri was the highlight of her week, recording 21-points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. In Columbia, McGill led UF in assists (10), rebounds (11), and steals (2), greatly contributing to Florida's 26-point victory over Mizzou.

In UF's first matchup of the week, McGill hit double figures in scoring with 10 points against No. 12 Kentucky (1/9/25). McGill also shot an impressive 67 percent from the three-point line to lead the Gators from behind the arc.

Overall, McGill spent the week dominating on both ends of the hardwood with a combined 31 points, 15 rebounds, and 12 assists.

The Gators will be back in action on Thursday, Jan. 16 when they travel to Oxford, Miss., for a 9 p.m. ET tip-off against Ole Miss.

Ole Miss (11-5, 2-2 SEC)

* Date: Thurs., Jan. 16
* Time: 9 p.m. ET
* Site: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss
* Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM
* Watch: SECN

UF RELEASE

Given the depth chart, who is the most impactful signee in the recruiting class? Torn between Stubbs and Wilson. Amazing they were late flips to the Gators.

What say you?

The Gators welcome the six-foot outside hitter to Gainesville for the 2025 season.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Florida volleyball team announced the addition of outside hitter Flormarie Heredia Colon for the 2025 season. The Dominican National Team member arrives to Gainesville for the Spring 2025 semester and brings three years of playing experience from the University of Miami.

"Both Flor's talent and experience will be great assets to our program, said Florida's Head Coach Mary Wise. In her final season of college eligibility, we're thrilled it will be with the Gators."

Previously playing in the Athletic Coast Conference (ACC), Heredia Colon was named to AVCA's East Coast All-Region Team and earned first-team All-ACC honors following her junior year and was a two-time ACC Offensive Player of the Week after leading the league in kills and points for the majority of the season.

She concluded her 2024 campaign with 525 kills and 599.5 points to lead the way for Miami, while her 278 digs and 37 aces ranked second. The six-foot outside hitter appeared in all 120 sets for Miami and recorded 29 double-digit kill matches.

The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native comes from a volleyball background, as her mother was a member of the Dominican National Team. Heredia Colon has continued in her footsteps, competing in 12 tournaments for her home nation.

Why Heredia Colon chose the University of Florida
"I wanted to try something new for my last year and meet new peoples and play at a difference stage along stars (my teammates). Coach Wise showed me lots of honesty and has a pure heart. At the end of the day, deep inside my heart I am always a Cane, but today I can say I am happy to be a Gator and continue to do and explore new things in the state that opened doors for me."

Flor is the fifth newcomer to Florida's 2025 roster. The Gators have recently announced the additions of Jordyn Byrd and Aniya Madkin and have signed two freshman: De'Andrea McMillianand Devin Dzienny

Flormarie Heredia Colon

* Position: Outside Hitter
* Height: 6'0
* Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
* Previous Team: University of Miami
* High School: Central Pointe Christian Academy (Fla.)
* Club Team: Game Pointe & Dominican National Team


At Miami (2022-24)
Career Honors

* 2024 AVCA East Coast All-Region
* Two-time 2024 ACC Offensive Player of the Week
* 2023 ACC All-Second Team honors
* Earned 2022 All-ACC Freshman Team honors
* ACC Freshman of the Week in the first week of November of 2022


2024 | Junior

* Played in 33/ 33 matches played, made appearances in 120 /120 sets
* Tallied 525 kills and 4.38 kills per set for the highest on the team
* Claimed 278 digs and 2.32 digs per set for the second highest on the team
* Totaled 63.0 blocks (12 solo and 51 block assists) and 0.53 blocks per set
* Logged 16 assists and 37 aces (second most on the team)
* Recorded 10 double-doubles
* Had 29 double-digit kill matches, including five with 20+ kills and one 30-kill match
* Hit above .300 in five matches and above .400 twice
* Season high: points (35); kills (30); digs (16); blocks (4); aces (4); assists (2)


2023 | Sophomore

* Started 27/29 matches played, made appearances in 105/113 sets
* Tallied 341 kills and 3.25 kills per set for second highest on the team
* Claimed 200 digs and 1.90 digs per set for fourth most on the team
* Totaled 54.0 blocks (six solo and 48 block assists) and 0.51 blocks per set
* Logged 15 assists, 26 aces (third most on team) and a .965 reception percentage
* Tied for highest attack percentage in a match (.667) vs. Troy
* Tied ninth for highest (.591) against Georgia Tech
* Tied eight most kills in a five-set match (25) vs. NC State
* Notched six double-doubles in digs and kills
* Had three 20+ kill games
* Season high: points (26.5); kills (25); digs (16); blocks (5); aces (4); assists (3)


2022 | Freshman

* Started in 23 matches played in 94 sets
* Recorded 274.5 points for the season and 2.92 points per set
* Tallied eight assists, 76 digs on 0.81 digs per set
* Registered 251 kills and 32.5 blocks
* Registered 18 kills thrice against UNLV (9/4), UIC (9/9), and Georgia Tech (11/4)


Career Highs





Date

Opponent

Kills

30

11/15/2024

SMU

Assists

3

08/25/2023

Maryland

Points

35

11/15/2024

SMU

Aces

4

11/17/2024

Pittsburgh

Digs

16

09/25/2024

Florida St.

Total Blocks

5

10/27/2023

Notre Dame


Flormarie Heredia Colon Stats at Miami

Year

S

MP

Kills

E

TA

Hit. Pct.

A

SA

SErr

D

BS

BA

TB

BErr

PTS



2022

94

27

251

147

643

0.162

8

3

6

76

5

31

36

10

274.5



2023

105

29

341

170

869

0.197

15

26

61

200

6

48

54

4

397



2024

120

33

525

230

1,208

0.244

16

37

90

278

12

51

63

3

599.5



Totals:

319

89

1,117

547

2,720

0.210

39

66

157

554

23

130

153

17

1,271

He was a teammate of Dallas Wilson at Tampa Bay Tech.

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This is awful news and very sad

The rankings don’t determine the matchups for the Playoff, though. Here’s how the teams stack up when it comes to who they’ll play in Rounds 1 and 2:

• No. 1 seed: Oregon (vs. 8/9 winner)
• No. 2 seed: Georgia (vs. 7/10 winner)
• No. 3 seed: Boise State (vs. 6/11 winner)
• No. 4 seed: Arizona State (vs. 5/12 winner)

Those 4 teams will receive first-round byes before playing the winner of the first-round games noted above.

Here’s how the first-round matchups look:

• No. 5 Texas vs. No. 12 Clemson
• No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 11 SMU
• No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 Indiana
• No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Tennessee

The first 2 teams out of the Playoff field were Alabama and Miami

The 5-8 seeds will host first-round games on Dec. 20 and 21. The quarterfinals will be played on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The semifinals will be held on Jan. 9-10 and the National Championship Game will be on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Atlanta