On Thursday, Gators football announced the date of its spring game. The Orange and Blue game will take place on Saturday, April 13th at 1 p.m.
Last year was a low-scoring contest, the Orange team edging the Blue team 10-7.
The Orange and Blue game will be a good preview for the season as the newly signed class will make its debut. Many will be eager to watch incoming quarterback and 2023 National Gatorade Player of the Year, D.J. Lagway. Graham Mertz will be returning for another year coming off of a collarbone injury he suffered against Mizzou. Mertz and Lagway will likely face-off as the Orange and Blue team quarterbacks.
The 2024 signee class has been highly anticipated in the Swamp. The Gators had a solid recruiting and signing class that will be eager to make an impact right away. Recently, the Gators added more talent to the 2024 class with Jameer Grimsley who was committed to Alabama, but entered the transfer portal and committed to the Gators following Nick Saban’s retirement.
The Gators also picked up a handful of transfers in the offseason including Grayson Howard, a linebacker from South Carolina and Trikweze Bridges, a safety from Oregon along with several others.
This upcoming season will have high expectations for the future of the football program as it will be Napier’s third season as head coach. The outcome of the 2024 season will have a big impact on his future at Florida along with future signee classes.
The 2024 season for the Gators will officially kick off on Saturday, August 21st against the Miami Hurricanes at Ben Hill Griffin.