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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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HAMPTON, VA- ‘Twas the day before National Signing Day… And the Florida Gators have received a huge gift. A 6-4 305 lbs player at a position of need committed to Jim McElwain and the Florida Gators on Tuesday. Hampton, Virginia defensive tackle Elijah Conliffe announced via facebook live and Bleacher Report his commitment to Florida. …
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HUGE RECRUITING NEWS REGARDING THE FLORIDA GATORS: On Saturday it was discovered (or leaked) that four-star WR prospect James Robinson was issued a citation for marijuana possession while on an official visit to Ohio State. Robinson was with three unnamed Ohio State players, but was the only one charged. In Ohio, marijuana possession is a…
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For the second straight recruiting cycle, Florida has convinced a player committed to Houston to flip his commitment. In the 2016 recruiting cycle Jim McElwain got 4-star WR Tyrie Cleveland to change his allegiance on Signing Day. This year, 3-star CB Donovan Stiner made the flip. Stiner was offered a scholarship by Florida on Wednesday…
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The Florida Gators defense will be losing a lot of key players in 2017. No longer will Jalen Tabor and Quincey Wilson patrol the defensive backfield as they have both opted to jump to the NFL after successful college careers. This is one reason that Florida has been considered DBU by the media. #ChompChompx2!!!!!!! #Swamp17…
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Florida head coach Jim McElwain has made the linebacker position a priority in the 2017 recruiting cycle. Florida has already welcomed James Houston from Plantation, FL on campus as an early enrollee and also has a verbal commitment from Ventrell Miller of Lakeland, FL at the linebacker position. On Saturday night, three-star linebacker Nick Smith…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 84, OKLAHOMA 52 1st 2nd OT FINAL FLORIDA 43 41 X 84 OKLAHOMA 28 24 X 52 NORMAN, OK- Florida entered the Big 12/SEC Challenge with a tough road test against Oklahoma. The Gators were coming off a 35-point victory at LSU, but needed to follow that win up with another…
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Gainesville is notorious for being hostile territory if you side with the enemy. The Swamp is one of the loudest stadiums in the country and one of the toughest venues in all of college athletics. Florida fans are extremely proud of this reputation, but in the age of social media a new word can represent…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 106, LSU 71 1st 2nd OT FINAL FLORIDA 58 48 X 106 LSU 33 38 X 71 BATON ROUGE, LA- The Florida Gators men’s basketball team needed this. Florida came into Baton Rouge after two ugly losses including a home loss to a double-digit underdog in Vanderbilt on Saturday. Florida rebounded…
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At 9:00 PM EST Florida commit and 4-star DB Elijah Blades announced his decommitment from the University of Florida. Blades tweeted a screenshot of a note he wrote to announce the decommitment (pictured below). “First off I want to say thank you to the University of Florida and the staff for giving me a chance…
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Florida softball players Delaney Gourley, Kayli Kvistad, and Amanda Lorenz were named to the preseason All-SEC team. All three were named All-Americans in 2016. Senior pitcher Delaney Gourley went 19-4 in 35 appearances for Florida in 2016. Gourley posted a 0.80 ERA and helped lead the Gators to the lowest ERA in the country at…