Gators to Hire Ron Roberts as LB Coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator ?
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Oops! Totally forgot he's a 2024 prospect.🤐
Didn't Mario Zook land an OL that we heavily recruited? He's next, I hope.
I think fans make too much out of wins/loses on the fiedl and it's coorelation to recruiting. Imo recruiters - recruit for the most part.
That mentioned, UM this year may be the exception. I mean - they are losing to Duke and it's hard to watch - like - really bad. They may drop a few and or not land a few - it's that bad.
Paco,
Have to agree !
Hard to resist the lure of the NFL especially if it comes with significant money.
The interesting thing will be where intelligent observers (ones with TRUE NFL connections) think AR will go in the draft & how strongly (or if) UF backloaded AR's NIL deal (as LG89 suggested).
The relationship between AR's NIL income & his POSSIBLE draft income will be key to AR returning - unless poor academics force him to move on now & start "training" for the NFL draft.
Don't know how AR's academics are; so don't know if that plays into his decision.
Another decision point could be if AR has accepted money from an Agent.
No 34 Ranked Player 2025 OT Mason Short will Visit the Gators Saturday
This is the pro-active, forward-looking recruiting that we need to be doing in order to compete with UGA, Bama, & LSU !
https://florida.rivals.com/news/no-34-ranked-player-will-visit-the-gators-saturday-
I think you might be right. It’s one thing if you know you’re rebuilding. We had to expect a few bumps in the road. Weren’t they ranked fairly high and expected to have a good season? I don’t follow them that closely but it seemed like they had sone talent on the roster. Normally I’d say on field success wouldn’t count that much when a coach takes over for a year or so but that’s generally bc a new coach is walking into a less ideal situation than what they had this year. There doesn’t seem to be any reason for them to suck like they do. That could definitely be an issue if I’m looking at them. Also, they seem to be getting worse, not better. That’s a huge red flag. It almost seems like they’ve quit, and when a team quits I normally say get rid of the coach. You just can’t come back from that. Play guys who aren’t as good but who fight the whole way before you let anyone on the field give less than 100%.
Jaden Rashada Headlines Florida Gators Visitors List vs. South Carolina
Billy Napier and his Gators coaching staff will host at least 33 prospects for Florida's final home game of the season this weekend against South Carolina.List includes 14 of our current commits, a flip candidates (or two - John Walker ?), an uncommitted players, & a TPP - Transfer Portal Person
The 2 most Interesting players -
FSU commit OT Lucas Simmons, Clearwater Academy International (Fla.) – No. 5 OT, No. 61 overall on SI99
Per Gator Dad - Miami OL commit Tommy Kinsler not visiting Florida this weekend
CB Desmond Ricks, IMG Academy (Fla.) - consensus five-star
Ranking the Contenders: Five-star CB Desmond Ricks
https://n.rivals.com/news/ranking-the-contenders-five-star-cb-desmond-ricksSlidell, La.It ain't over till its over ! - Yogi Berra
12 - 2024 Prospects
6 - 2025 Prospects
1 - Transfer Portal Prospect -
DL Jalen Thomas 6-2; 220, Grambling State University
Listed as a DL but physical size more of a LB or Rush End
he is from Slidell, La. so probably some prior contact with Billy & Staff
https://gsutigers.com/sports/football/roster/jalen-thomas/5363
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...ng-visitors-list-jaden-rashada-south-carolina
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Gators flip 4-star QB Jaden Rashada from Miami
The Gators shocked the world overnight and got their quarterback. Jaden Rashada has flipped his commitment from the University of Miami to the University of Florida.
www.yahoo.com
If Napier flips another OL recruit from FSU, the Holes fans are gonna lose their siht. If it happens, this is payback from them stealing Dalvin Cook and their WR who was an instant bust, just can't remember his name.
We need 1 more top OL, 1 more top DL and 1 top LB - anything in addition is gravy. We add those 3 and this is an elite class that would also be well balanced. That's a BIG ask lol but that's what I think haha.
At this point I wouldn't be surprised, Blue Chip is firing on all cylinders #gators
Bird Sherrill (Director of College Personnel - i.e. - The Portal Person) needs to start looking at the TAMU roster.
When Jimbo leaves & the players start deserting the sinking ship, there will be some quality recruits from last year's record setting class looking for a place to play.
Bird,
Help them out, Send them a postcard & let them know you care !
5* WR Evan Stewart, one of the fastest players in the nation, is Texas A&M's highest-ranked signee on the offensive side of the ball. The combination of him and No. 47 overall prospect
High 4* WR Chris Marshall would both look good in Orange & Blue.
The tight end tradition at Texas A&M is in good hands with signees Donovan Green and Jake Johnson, the No. 1 and No. 4 tight ends in the nation.
When Jimbo leaves & the players start deserting the sinking ship, there will be some quality recruits from last year's record setting class looking for a place to play.
Bird,
Help them out, Send them a postcard & let them know you care !
5* WR Evan Stewart, one of the fastest players in the nation, is Texas A&M's highest-ranked signee on the offensive side of the ball. The combination of him and No. 47 overall prospect
High 4* WR Chris Marshall would both look good in Orange & Blue.
The tight end tradition at Texas A&M is in good hands with signees Donovan Green and Jake Johnson, the No. 1 and No. 4 tight ends in the nation.
Can you imagine how much better our defense would be this year if we had gotten Harold Perkins? If I remember right he had committed to Texas A&M, but after he visited Florida he decommitted. We thought we were getting him. Then he visited LSU and committed to them instead. He's a 1-man wrecking crew on their defense. Not saying we would have become a great defense, with all of our other deficiencies. But he certainly would have helped with the pass rush and running down guys in the open field.
The Rashada Effect: Where Does Florida Recruiting Go From Here in 2023?
With Jaden Rashada now in the fold, which 2023 recruits will be worth monitoring for the Florida Gators moving forward?A good read !
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...-does-florida-recruiting-go-from-here-in-2023
Mark Fletcher has arrived in Gainesville. Big time RB currently committed to Ohio St
Paco,
this guy ?
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If Montrel Johnson has another year like this one next year, he could be off to the NFL
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Top247's No. 2 2025 OT Mason Short leaves Florida with an offer
The blue-chip sophomore talks about his experience.https://247sports.com/college/flori...ll-Mason-Short-offered-Gators-2025-197470155/
I have always believed that the 1st big time (Power 5) offer a recruit receives leaves a lasting impression & is the standard for comparison for all other offers.
I doubt if this is Mason Short's 1st offer (he lives in Evans, GA which is 76.18 miles from Athens & Kirby has a well oiled recruiting machine) but we are definitely on the right track.
Being proactive in this fashion is what it takes to climb the mountain & look UGA, Bama, & LSU in the eye.
Realisticly, nothing to lose by making the offer - Short isn't going to commit anytime soon - but we are in his 1st group of "suitors" & our chances of signing him are much better.
Maybe todays ass kicking to the Gamecocks will help with all the recruits we had in the stands.
Tebow,
It CAN'T hurt !
Recruits who have attended losses have practiced recruit speak & talked about Napier having to rebuild everything & it looked like EPT (early playing time) was available.
EPT great, but top tier recruits want to win Championships & losers don't have a lot of NIL $$$.
LOL
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Smells like CristnoBallz is ordering some damage control among his recruits.
There also seems to be some panic action amongst the commits ever since Rashada flipped.
Dad,
We could use 1 from Column A (offense)
and 1 from Column B (defense)
FLIP THEM BILLY !!!
TT - The money driven recruit opinion stars and ranking are all that matters, not their actual on the field stats. Everyone knows this, so it must be true..... 🙄HMM, possible starter if AR leaves for the NFL?
Gators flip 4-star QB Jaden Rashada from Miami
The Gators shocked the world overnight and got their quarterback. Jaden Rashada has flipped his commitment from the University of Miami to the University of Florida.
2023 QB-dt Jaden Rashada 6-4 185 ****
HS Jr/Sr Combined 21 Games:
Passing - 302 of 500, 60.4% for 4,458 Yds, 54 TD's, 13 Ints. QBR 114.80
Rushing - 65 for 456 Yds, 7.0 ypc, 5 TD's, 2 LPF's
Total Off - 367 plays for 4,914 yds, 59 TD's, 15 TO's. (3.9 to 1 TD/TO Ratio)
2022 QB-dt Max Brown 6-2 200 ***
HS Jr/Sr Combined 27 Games:
Passing - 255 of 356, 71.6% for 4,416 Yds, 68 TD's, 10 Ints, QBR 138.15
Rushing - 327 for 2,335 Yds, 7.1 ypc, 33 TD's, 1 LPF
Total Off - 683 plays for 6,751 Yds, 101 TD"s, 11 TO's (9.2 to 1 TD/TO Ratio)
So Brown is a possible future rsSo project (fever), while Rashada is a possible tFr starter..... 🤓
Rashada, Miller, Engel & Anders will make a great 2023 QB room once the also-ran others hit the portal. 😉
Gators make latest cut for 5* 2023 EDGE Samuel M’Pemba
The other programs included on his short list are the Tennessee Volunteers, Georgia Bulldogs and Miami Hurricanes.
Tenn & UGA I understand; Miami not so much.
M’Pemba is expected to make his decision on Dec. 4.
Don't remember much contact / communication with him in quite a while.
So, are we just a hat on the table or do we have a real chance ?
https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/202...el-mpemba-top-schools/?itm_source=parsely-api
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Yo, @NavigatorII I found Insta. I remember you asking us if he'd kicked the bucket.
247Sports has him listed as 75% Georgia, 25% Miami. But the Gators are definitely making a last minute push and got into his Final 4. It will be a very positive shocker if we get him.
Ocala,
No real chance I take it.
He just needed enough "hats on the table" to generate some excitement as he picked them up & put them down before grabbing "The Hat."
QB DJ Lagway Sets Dec 7 Commit Date
Florida made waves by securing top 2023 quarterback Jaden Rashada last week. Can the Gators land one of 2024's top passers next month in DJ Lagway?
Lagway is considered the No. 4 quarterback and No. 17 overall prospect in the class of 2024 according to the On3 Sports consensus rankings.
He's completed 59.1 percent of his 472 career passing attempts, with a career-high rate of 67 percent on 200 passes this season, for 3,788 yards, 42 touchdowns and eight interceptions in his three-year high school career, adding 1,239 yards and 13 scores on the ground.
His stats are good & I would love to have him as a Gator !
He has stated that he fits in Napier's offense.
I question whether or not we can recruit 2 quality QBs (Rashada & Lagway) in back to back years ?
Don't think UF & Napier have the stature of Saban & Bama & that recruiting another QB of Lagway's quality the year after Rashada will be difficult.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...ors-recruiting-dj-lagway-sets-commitment-date
Bama brings in top QBs every recruiting cycle...no reason we can't.
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