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It was thought that Florida football would experience some attrition at the quarterback position. However, it’s highly likely that no one saw Jalon Jones leaving the school just one semester after early enrolling in January. Jones, a true freshman from Richmond, Virginia, has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal just five months after signing with Florida.…
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The NFL draft took place this weekend and all five underclassmen that elected to enter the draft portal were called. The three day event that is traditionally held in New York City, moved to Nashville this year and saw a record breaking turnout. The five juniors declaring is a record number for the Gators, and…
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Jawaan Taylor obviously made the right decision when opting to forgo his senior season at Florida. That point was proven as Taylor was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round. The Jaguars actually traded up with Oakland to obtain the no. 35 pick. Taylor was a three year starter at Florida and grew…
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39,476. The announced attendance of the Florida spring game. Mullen had prepared the media for a troll job on April 8 when he stated, “maybe the attendance matches a score for a certain game in the season…maybe 41,014.” To be fair, the head coach had been asked if he’s ever fudged numbers for spring attendance.…
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Football: Florida’s redshirt (rising) junior QB Feleipe Franks has put all reasonable doubt aside and solidified his place as the Gators starting QB heading into fall camp. Franks was methodical in the annual spring game on Saturday and threw for more than 300 yards and four touchdowns (in fairness, against a very vanilla defense). Franks…
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Shortly following the conclusion of Florida’s spring game, Dan Mullen and his staff received a commitment for the class of 2020. Jaheim Bell, of Valdosta High in Valdosta, GA., checks in at 6’2″ and 213-pounds, and is the number 23 ranked athlete in the cycle. Bell announced his commitment via Twitter: Committed!!!!! #Gatornation 🐊🐊 @GatorsFB…
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Head coach, Dan Mullen, promised a fun atmosphere for the annual Orange and Blue Debut, and fans were not disappointed. On the very first play from scrimmage, Kadarius Toney connected with Feleipe Franks on a forty yard double pass. The offense didn’t slow down from there. For much of the afternoon, fans were treated to…
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The annual Orange and Blue Debut kicks off at 1 p.m. this Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Just like last year, Dan Mullen has stressed that this event will be fun. So what does that mean? It means that we won’t see an entirely authentic game day atmosphere, but we could see a few…
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Dan Mullen and staff received some positive news on Sunday as his Florida Gators received the commitment of a highly rated Class of 2020 prospect. Avery Helm, of Missouri City, TX, announced his commitment to Florida via Twitter Sunday afternoon. Committed!!! #GatorGang 🐊 pic.twitter.com/2sGgQV7XB7 — Avery Helm (@_AHELM22) April 7, 2019 Helm, who is listed…
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Gainesville (Eastside) quarterback Anthony Richardson has committed to Florida football once again. ⌛️ pic.twitter.com/73A6PaqaCO — Anthony Richardson (@GVOaant) April 6, 2019 The three-star talent had been committed to Dan Mullen’s program since July 2018, but backed off the pledge in February. Richardson’s decommittment coincided with Florida’s flirtations with Jacksonville QB Carson Beck, who later committed…
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