Gators to Hire Ron Roberts as LB Coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator ?
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In town this weekend:
5 star - DJ Lagway
5 star - Jeremiah Smith
5 star - David Stone
4 star - Xavier Filsaime
4 star - Jordan Ross
4 star - Aldarius Hayes
4 star - Jonathan Echols
4 star - Kris Jones
4 star - LJ McCray
4 star - Dealyn Evans
4 star - Jalyn Crawford
4 star - Ethan Calloway
4 star - D’antre Robinson
4 star - Izaiah Williams
10 players in the top 150
5 star - DJ Lagway
5 star - Jeremiah Smith
5 star - David Stone
4 star - Xavier Filsaime
4 star - Jordan Ross
4 star - Aldarius Hayes
4 star - Jonathan Echols
4 star - Kris Jones
4 star - LJ McCray
4 star - Dealyn Evans
4 star - Jalyn Crawford
4 star - Ethan Calloway
4 star - D’antre Robinson
4 star - Izaiah Williams
10 players in the top 150
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Class of 2025 Florida Gators quarterback commitment Austin Simmons is visiting an SEC rival, Ole Miss, on Friday.
The visit marks Simmons' first to another program since pledging to Florida on April 4. He journeyed to The Swamp roughly a week after his commitment to witness the Gators' Orange and Blue spring game on April 13, before pouring his focus into spring football at the prep level.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/recruiting/florida-qb-commit-visiting-sec-rival
The visit marks Simmons' first to another program since pledging to Florida on April 4. He journeyed to The Swamp roughly a week after his commitment to witness the Gators' Orange and Blue spring game on April 13, before pouring his focus into spring football at the prep level.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/recruiting/florida-qb-commit-visiting-sec-rival
Hopefully Kiffin isn't able to fool him. He somehow got portal QBs to go there this year even though the starter for 2023 is likely the same one as last season.
5-star Florida Gators QB commit DJ Lagway ready to 'build something special' in Gainesville
Gators Online caught up with Lagway this week in Nashville, Tenn., at the On3 NIL Elite Series presented by Mizuno.Here’s what he had to say …
https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-g...dy-to-build-something-special-in-gainesville/
Check out what Jeremiah Smith said about the Gators
Before their visit this weekend, Lagway and Smith attended the On3 NIL Elite Series in Nashville, along with loads of the top players in the 2024 class.While they were there, On3 got to ask the recruits some questions about where their recruitment stands. Jeremiah took to the mic to answer a few of those for the reporters.
Here’s what the conversation was like about the Gators:
On3: “He [DJ Lagway] has been recruiting you pretty hard. Now DJ told me he was going to be in Gainesville this weekend for his official [visit], you’re going to be in Gainesville this weekend for your official [visit], what are you looking to see in Gainesville from the Gators?”
Jeremiah: “Really just sit down with Coach Billy Napier and Coach Billy G, and just have a great talk with them about the program and everything. I mean last time I visited I had a great time, they really set the bar high with that visit for sure. I mean Florida is definitely a threat right now.”
Recruit speak - still locked in to tOSU per his last tweet.
https://hailfloridahail.com/2023/06/02/florida-football-jeremiah-smith-gators/
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Pretty impressive list. Do you think the Gators will be able to hold onto their class throughout the yr if they have less than optimal results? Last yr you could always say new coaching staff etc. Is Lagway a good recruiter for you guys?
Always interested in this discussion. Most classes stay together and maybe lose a few over results but not many
These kids don't care about Ws and Ls. They want NIL dollars and playing time.
I may as well go back to watching the NFL, NBA and MLB again.
Glad to see UF on there but there will be 8 votes for 2025 if ESPN raises the money.
I think UF will have a very good class this year. Legit chance at top 5 for sure. The board is loaded! As good as I have seen since the Meyer years. But yes results on the field could have an impact with a few kids. DJ Lagway is the gem though and they can’t lose him. He’s doing a lot of recruiting himself.
Highly Rated 2025 Safety DJ Pickett Visiting Gators
The Florida Gators are played host to high-caliber 2025 in-state safety target DJ Pickett Saturday.DJ Pickett, the nation's top-rated safety and No. 7 overall player in the 2025 class per 247Sports Composite, joins the elite compilation of prospects as he stops by Florida Saturday, All Gators has learned.
He confirmed the visit via Twitter.
Standing at 6-foot-2, 170 pounds with a documented 10.69 100-meter dash time, Pickett displays the playmaking abilities in the third level the Gators have cherished when targeting safety talent.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...-safety-dj-pickett-unofficially-visiting-2025
Billy Napier 1-on-1 talks fixing Florida: 'There's no magical potion, we've just got to do the work'
"... Billy Napier is adamant he knew what he signed up for. Florida’s head coach was handed the keys to a football program that I’ve likened to an aging Ferrari, and after a wheel-spinning Year 1, the once distinguished Orange & Blue continues to fade.The Gators are 15 years removed from their last SEC (and national) Championship. Napier is the program’s fourth head coach during that time. Florida went 6-7 last fall, and
they’re not projected to make some dramatic Year 2 leap, with Las Vegas setting the team’s 2023 win-total at an eye-poppingly low 5.5 games."
Vegas is not emotional; they do not set odds with their hearts; they are cold-blooded & MAY BE correct.
I am emotional & evaluate W/L with my Orange & Blue Bleeding Heart.
Defense better (but not great) & Mertz will be enough of a game manager & short / medium passer to win some (at least one) of the tossup games.
Think they will be 7-5 & stay away (Hopefully) from the L V Bowl (thank you for the SCREW Job SEC office).
Something in State of Florida. - unofficial recruiting !
Since I'm from Jacksonville, I like the GATOR BOWL !
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl-Jacksonville vs ACC
OR
ReliaQuest Bowl (formerly Outback Bowl - Tampa) Big 10, ACC
OR
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl-Tampa-AAC, ACC, Pac-12
The SEC will assign teams to the respective bowls in this pool.
- AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs Big 12
- ReliaQuest Bowl vs Big Ten or ACC
- SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl vs. Pac-12
- TaxAct Texas Bowl vs Big 12
- TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs ACC
- TransPerfect Music City Bowl vs Big Ten
SEC Bowl Ties, Affiliations LINK
https://www.on3.com/news/billy-napi...-magical-potion-weve-just-got-to-do-the-work/
People arent going to buy excuses in year 3. So he better get the QB situation fixed or pull a mini-miracle with Mertz. LSU had a bunch of people bolt on them prior to Kelly arriving. If he has a good year with the portal guys he brought in and some good production from his 2nd year recruited players it will look poorly on Napier.
Fever,
I agree with you frequently;
BUT
Not In this case -
your opinion / comparison (CBN vs Brian Kelly) is inaccurate.
In terms of a historical comparison -
CBN vs Kelly IS NOT EVEN CLOSE !
LSU, before Kelly's arrival, a MUCH better team than the Gators - Gators' last victory - 2018.
As Bill Parcels said - "You are what your record says you are."
FACTS
Brian Kelly & CBN became HFC at LSU & UF, respectively, in 2022. In 2022, Kelly & LSU beat CBN & The Gators 45 - 35.
In the 11 years prior to CBN & Kelly, (2011 - 2021) LSU won 8 of 11 games -
Making
LSU 9 of 12 over the Gators in the last DOZEN YEARS - a win % 0f .750
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida/2011-schedule.html
Kelly the Head Coach at ND for 12 seasons. During that time CBN's ONLY Head Coaching Job - ULL for 5 years.
CBN has never been a Coordinator at a Power 5 School.
Kelly is the winningest active coach in NCAA Football (all divisions)*. He is the only coach to win The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2009, 2012 and 2018) on more than one occasion. He has had three undefeated regular seasons - Grand Valley State (2002), Cincinnati (2009), & Notre Dame (2018)
His .743 winning percentage trails only Nick Saban among active FBS coaches with at least 15 years of head coaching experience*.
Kelly’s FULL Head Coaching Resume
https://und.com/coach/brian-kelly/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kelly_(American_footbal
KELLY ERA AT NOTRE DAME
With 10 wins in seven different seasons at Notre Dame (2012*, 2015, 2017-21), Kelly has more 10-plus wins than any other head coach in Notre Dame’s storied history.With the win over Wisconsin on Sept. 25,
Kelly passed Knute Rockne to claim sole possession of first all-time in program history in career wins at Notre Dame.
He is the first Irish head coach in program history to have five-straight seasons with 10 wins or more (2017-21).
OBVIOUSLY
Coming from ND, Kelly had MUCH better name recognition on the recruiting trail than CBN.
Kelly has far more experience in Power 5 big games than CBN.
Game management at the Head coaching level - Knowing when to call a timeout (LOL), kick a FG or go for it on 4th down - is important
FACT
"...LSU has the biggest home-state advantage in all of CFB recruiting and continues to roll even with Brian Kelly’s “average” recruiting reputation."
https://mikefarrellsports.com/colle...rnauts-top-heisman-candidates-best-portal-qbshttps://und.com/coach/brian-kelly/
Though it won't be on your time schedule,
I BELIEVE that CBN will turn the Gator's Football program around & that changing HFC after 3 years would be a TRAGIC MISTAKE !
Jeremy Foley, in his quest for the Annual All-Sports Trophy - Men's & Women's Combined, put the three major Men's sports at peril.
We had a huge facility's disadvantage & inadequate Head Coaches.
Under Scott Stricklin, we are making progress - but still have a long way to go.
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For the record, Urban Meyer was never a coordinator either.
Show me a coach that ended up big time in modern football that went 6-6/7-5 his first 3 seasons even without the benefit of the modern portal situation to rebuild quicker. In the SEC you probably cant find one without a pretty good season in his first 2 seasons. As far as 3 full seasons Dabo comes to mind as it was year 3 things were improved. Just saying if you are at a big time program like UF and are flirting with 7-5 in year 3 you are not a top coach - dont care what you walked into. Year 1 and 2 can be wrote off but not year 3 if you didnt have a good previous year.
Danny,
One of the reasons I said -
I BELIEVE that CBN will turn the Gator's Football program around & that changing HFC after 3 years would be a TRAGIC MISTAKE !
Fever,
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
Is that just your frustration talkingOR
Do you really think turning over HFC - AGAIN will help gators to improve ?
What happens to our recruiting if we turn over HFC AGAIN -
5th HFC in 13 years ?
The question is no longer what is wrong with the HFC - it devolves into
What is wrong with the Univ of Florida ?
New 1 year record for Portal Transfers !
At least max Brown will get PT - no other QBs on roster !
If we are that STUPID -
UF is NO LONGER a big time program !
Who the HELL is going to take the job without a 100% Salary Guarantee ?
Some HS Coach ?
Think About IT !
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I think you are making too many excuses if we dont turn it around year 3. You mention LSU but we have the top players in our state. Does he get a pass if he doesnt land enough of them? We have the facilities now that he is here. I think Stricklin is gone if we have a 7-5 year 3 and usually that means a change at HC. There has never been a coach here in the last 50+ years I think that didnt have an 8 win regular season in his first 3 years.
Like I said I can live with a 6-6/7-5 year 2 if things are righted in year 3 but if they arent I would probably say we screwed up. You just hope there is talent left for the next coach to show he isnt a 3 year 7-5 or worse coach. Its crazy I am even resigned to there is no chance for 8 regular season wins in year 2 but what Mullen did makes that acceptable but not for a year 3.
Legacy Recruit Eddy Pierre-Louis Includes Gators in Top 10
What Urban Meyer used to call a Road Grader !As a legacy recruit to the University of Florida, Pierre-Louis — the brother of former Gators offensive lineman Richard Gouraige — has shown significant interest in the Gators dating back to his original offer from the program in March 2021.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...ting-legacy-recruit-eddy-pierre-louis-top-ten
Is Urban Meyer angling to take over Texas — and is he exactly what Longhorns need?
There might be a good reason why Urban Meyer is speaking so highly of Texas football of late.What if I told you Urban Meyer might want to get back into coaching again, you know, possibly at a place like Texas?
Matt Hayes of Saturday Down South (see below) connected the dots for us in this department. He is not alone in thinking Meyer could leave Big Noon Kickoff for a place like Texas, but it was cool to see somebody put their name on it and put it out there. I tend to agree that this would be the one place that would make the most sense for Meyer, but do you want to get in business with him?
I mean, Meyer already said the Longhorns have arguably the best roster in all of college football.
You can absolutely win college football games with Meyer, but it doesn’t always end well when he decides he doesn’t want to coach your team anymore. Of course, Steve Sarkisian is still in charge…
Let’s discuss if Meyer has interest in the Texas job, or if he is dangling the carrot to create leverage.
Urban Meyer’s infatuation with Texas could be part of a bigger plan in the works
Look. I want Sarkisian to succeed at Texas. He is a brilliant offensive mind, a great recruiter and has overcome so much in his personal life. If it works out for him in Austin, Longhorn Nation will build him a statue. In the case that it doesn’t, and he continues to be roughly a 7-5 head coach, Meyer could leave the FOX studio set and get Texas turned around almost immediately. There’s no doubt.Urban takes over at Texas & returns to the Swamp !
SRO !
Think About It !
Other Things to Think About with Urban -
Meyer could also abandon Austin faster than concert goers attending SXSW.
He is pushing 60 and has already retired twice from the coaching profession for health concerns.
The question is if that Urban juice is worth the squeeze.
(Writer of Article)
Truth be told, I think Meyer is using Texas as leverage to make even more money to work for FOX.
Vintage Urban for sure !
https://fansided.com/2023/05/12/urban-meyer-texas-takeover-rumors-steve-sarkisian/
Hayes: Urban Meyer to Texas? The seeds are being planted ...
Urban Meyer is rooting around for a job again, everyone.
Not just any job. A job with the biggest budget and deepest pockets in all of college football.
Texas is 13-12 overall (9-12 vs. Power 5 schools) and 9-9 in the Big 12 under Sarkisian. I don’t need to explain that those numbers don’t cut it for a program that has run through Charlie Strong and Tom Herman since forcing out Mack Brown after the 2013 season.
So what does Urb do? He turns up the heat like only he can, knowing full well that if he says Texas has the best roster in college football — and he knows all about building elite rosters — big donor Texas boosters will use that very statement against Sarkisian if the Longhorns don’t fulfill those unreasonable expectations.
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/s...n-meyer-to-texas-the-seeds-are-being-planted/
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SEC Football: Projecting Every Team's Eight Opponents for 2024
The SEC's 2024 schedule will look different with Texas and Oklahoma joining the league.Don't know how accurate they are but certainly fuel for "Talking Season."
Divisions officially gone, but some lingering traces of east & west may remain.
No easy schedules says this writer.
Vanderbilt can only play 8 SEC games - Dammit !
Alabama
Projected Slate: Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt
Florida
Projected Slate: Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas
Georgia
Projected Slate: Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Vanderbilt
Oklahoma
Projected Slate: Texas, Missouri, Alabama, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Arkansas, Auburn, and Ole Miss
Texas
Projected Slate: Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi State, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee
See The Rest of the Predictions
https://athlonsports.com/college-fo...every-teams-eight-opponents-for-2024-schedule
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I think TX may be pretty good this season. If that Bama game was in TX I think they would probably win.
Joel Klatt ranks post-spring college football top 10
Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt ranked his top 10 college football teams following spring practice.1. UGA
4. Bama
7. LSU
8. FSU
10. Vols
https://ugawire.usatoday.com/lists/...ing-college-football-top-10-georgia-bulldogs/
Florida Gators DL Target Malik Blocton Sets Commitment Date
Pike Road (Ala.) defensive line prospect and Gators target Malik Blocton is set to announce his commitment July 8.
Just a hat on his table at this point - many high profile programs recruiting him.
He'll choose from a collection of ten teams he compiled in April: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Oregon, South Carolina and Texas.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...ruiting-dl-malik-blocton-sets-commitment-date
OT Marcus Mascoll Names Florida Gators to Top 3
South Gwinnett offensive tackle prospect Marcus Mascoll names the Gators to his top three schools The Swamplist.
Mascoll shares with All Gators that he will announce his collegiate home on June 19, one day removed from finishing his official visits to his top three schools.
He included Florida in his top three schools, listing the program alongside LSU and NC State as the teams moving forward in his recruitment.
Standing at 6-foot-5, 290 pounds, Mascoll is undersized relative to the talent the Gators have reeled in at the spot as of late. However, he still presents an imposing frame with impressive length and strong hands to adequately protect franchise quarterback DJ Lagway from the exterior.
If not, he still possesses value as a versatile offensive lineman — with experience inside at the prep level.
******
Gators may see him as an IOL
Fresh off an official stay at LSU to kickstart June, Mascoll will travel to Gainesville this weekend for a crucial face-to-face opportunity for the Gators' chances at securing his services. He'll then head to NC State June 16-18 for the final visit currently marked on the calendar, rounding out his stays at the three schools still involved.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...ffensive-tackle-marcus-mascoll-top-three-2024
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D'antre Robinson takes you behind the scenes of a Florida Gators official visit with video blog
Four-star defensive lineman D'antre Robinson of Orlando (Fla.) Jones, through the magic of video, is taking fans to a place most will never go.
Robinson, who made an official visit to Florida last weekend, has released a video blog of the trip with the Gators on Youtube.
In it, he provided an inside look at his official visit. Basically, he took the viewer on a journey from the visit’s start to finish.
Robinson claims to have no top schools at the moment.
He also will officially visit Georgia, Ohio State and Texas in June.
“I might take (his recruitment) into the fall, into the season and make a decision during the season,” he said.
UPDATE
YouTube says Video removed by the uploader.
It would be interesting to know why Robinson removed it.
https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-g...lorida-gators-official-visit-with-video-blog/
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FSU WR Commit Sets Florida Gators Official Visit
Florida State Seminoles wide receiver commitment Tawaski "TJ" Abrams plans to officially visit the Florida Gators this month.Numbers,
Isn't he the recruit who said if he ever decommitted, it would be to become a GATOR ?
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...ki-abrams-official-visit-fsu-seminoles-commit
So he's a legacy via brother Gouriage? Based on headline I thought he was going to be son of Wondy...and I was going to say, boy they grow up so fast, haha, Wondy started young I was thinking, haha.
Gators Believe DL D'Antre Robinson 'Can Be a Franchise Player'
Florida's coaching staff expressed its belief that defensive lineman D'Antre Robinson "can be a franchise player" during his Gators official visit.Robinson, 6-foot-4, 300 pounds, is considered the No. 34 defensive lineman and No. 305 overall prospect in the class of 2024, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.
Robinson plans to officially visit Ohio State, Georgia and Texas by the end of June, and has not ruled out additional official visits to other programs during the 2023 season.
As a result, Robinson isn't-necessarily in a rush to finalize his college pledge.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...ntre-robinson-official-visit-franchise-player
Gators stand out the most to Peach State OT Favour Edwin
https://247sports.com/college/florida/Florida is currently in the best position for a sleeper lineman -
Oh Sh*i*t !
If we are striking out on established, well regarded. highly ranked OL
and
are now looking for OL "Sleepers" & "Diamonds in the Rough"
Unless he is a PWO -
Gators are in serious trouble for OL Recruiting !
Sorta like our Portal QB recruiting.
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy is a private Christian school located on an 86-acre campus in McDonough, Georgia.
It is a ministry of Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church and is accredited by AdvancED and the Georgia Accrediting Commission.
The school offers a well-rounded, biblically based academic program for children grades K-3 through grade 12.
It has approximately 1100 students and has 18 varsity sports.
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Napier has done a tremendous job of getting a lot of big time players to campus. They key question is Can he land some of them?
Ocala,
True That !
Obviously, I got myself a little worked up when I saw the term "Sleeper" & totally unranked next to Edwin's name.
.
Hope/assume that OT Favour Edwin is being recruited as a PWO as we seem to still be working other more highly ranked OL.
Rankings not everything, but typically a good place to start; would rather take my chances with 5*s & high end 4*s than unranked "sleepers" & "Diamonds in the Rough."
Herschel Walker, out of Wrightsville, some what similar - but his speed & power were obvious even in a small GA HS.
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2024 Florida Football Visit Dates
https://florida.rivals.com/visits/football/2024
As it gets closer to Friday, we will see some changes - additions & deletions but here is our current "starting lineup" for June 9 -
The 2nd June weekend in CBN's Mega recruiting Month
For those of us "hung up" on Stars * - a Rivals 5.8 is a 4*
Name POS Rival Rank HT WT Visit Date Comited to
2024 Florida Football Visit Dates
https://florida.rivals.com/visits/football/2024
As it gets closer to Friday, we will see some changes - additions & deletions but here is our current "starting lineup" for June 9 -
The 2nd June weekend in CBN's Mega recruiting Month
For those of us "hung up" on Stars * - a Rivals 5.8 is a 4*
Name POS Rival Rank HT WT Visit Date Comited to
| Chance Robinson | WR | 5.8 | 6'2" | 190 | 6/9/23 | Miami (FL) 4/14/23 | |
| Michael Uini | OT | 5.8 | 6'8" | 273 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Ashton Hampton | CB | 5.5 | 6'2" | 175 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Eric Karner | TE | 5.6 | 6'5" | 220 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Michai Boireau | DT | 5.6 | 6'4" | 360 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Jaylen Harvey | OLB | 5.8 | 6'2" | 243 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Justin Denson Jr. | ATH | 5.6 | 6'2" | 185 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Zavier Mincey | CB | 5.6 | 6'3" | 190 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Mike Williams | OT | 5.5 | 6'7" | 315 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Jerrae Hawkins | WR | 5.8 | 5'9" | 165 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Myles Graham | OLB | 6.1 | 6'1" | 215 | 6/9/23 | Florida 8/14/22 | |
| Walter Matthews | TE | 5.8 | 6'7" | 259 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Marcus Mascoll | OT | 5.7 | 6'5" | 294 | 6/9/23 | Undecided | |
| Quincy Ivory | SDE | 0 | 6'5" | 250 | 6/9/23 | Undecided |
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Gators kick off June with school-record 17 official visitors
A recap of CBN's June 2nd Mega Recruiting Weekend -Napier and his coaches, assistant AD of recruiting strategy Katie Turner, director of player personnel Jacob LaFrance and Florida’s entire recruiting staff just pulled off the biggest official visit weekend in program history — literally.
Florida hosted a school-record 17 official visitors from June 2-4, surpassing the previous high of 15.
And the Gators aren’t putting all their eggs in one basket, with
14 official visitors set for this weekend - June 9
and
16 more scheduled on June 16.
https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-g...june-with-school-record-17-official-visitors/
With TJ Moore whiff (Clemson), what’s next for Gators @ WR ?
Obviously, all eyes will be on the continued efforts to get number one-rated WR Jeremiah Smith to flip, and if Billy Napier and DJ Lagway pull it off, then the whiff on Moore will be forgotten about.
Beyond Smith, Florida only has Izaiah Williams locked up for the moment and is in the running for four-star prospect Mario Craver and will have certified burner Jerrae Hawkins on campus this weekend for his official visit.
As a reminder, Hawkins ran 10.37 seconds for the 100-meter dash this past season, the 7th fastest time in all of Florida.
All eyes will be on his visit, and Florida football is going to need to land at least one of the two; otherwise, the 2024 WR class will only be salvaged if Mr. Smith goes to Gainesville.
https://hailfloridahail.com/2023/06/07/florida-football-recruiting-tj-moore-whiff-whats-next-gators/
Obviously, all eyes will be on the continued efforts to get number one-rated WR Jeremiah Smith to flip, and if Billy Napier and DJ Lagway pull it off, then the whiff on Moore will be forgotten about.
Beyond Smith, Florida only has Izaiah Williams locked up for the moment and is in the running for four-star prospect Mario Craver and will have certified burner Jerrae Hawkins on campus this weekend for his official visit.
As a reminder, Hawkins ran 10.37 seconds for the 100-meter dash this past season, the 7th fastest time in all of Florida.
All eyes will be on his visit, and Florida football is going to need to land at least one of the two; otherwise, the 2024 WR class will only be salvaged if Mr. Smith goes to Gainesville.
https://hailfloridahail.com/2023/06/07/florida-football-recruiting-tj-moore-whiff-whats-next-gators/
Blue-Chip ratio entering 2023 season
Blue Chip ratio = Percentage of scholarship players going into this season who were either four-star or five-star recruits coming out of high school.1. Bama (90%)
2. tOSU (85%)
3. UGA (77%)
4. Texas A&M (73%)
5. Clemson (72%)
6. LSU (71%)
7. Texas (70%)
8. Oklahoma (70%)
9. Oregon (67%)
10.Notre Dame (65%)
https://247sports.com/college/georg...blue-chip-ratio-entering-2023-seas-211229824/
SURPRISE EDIT
247 Sports released the top schools in the country by order of blue-chip players, meaning 4 and 5-star recruits.
The Gators are 11th in the country with a blue-chip rate of 64%. This is ahead of teams like Michigan, USC, and FSU.
https://hailfloridahail.com/2023/06/07/florida-football-gators-roster-talented-blue-chips/
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