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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

It has been well documented that Florida has struggled in the 2017 recruiting cycle.  Florida has at least a dozen visitors on official visits this weekend, and they were in attendance for Florida’s men’s basketball game against Vanderbilt. Head coach Jim McElwain came out to midcourt and made the following proclamation: “I’ll tell you something…what…

Another day, another Gator defender leaving early. This time it’s defensive tackle Caleb Brantley making the jump.  Brantley wrote an exclusive letter via SECCountry.com thanking head coach Jim McElwain and describing the adversity he has overcome.  Brantley now has a chance to live his childhood dream as an NFL player. Brantley is ranked the third…

The Florida Gators football team’s Twitter account officially named Randy Shannon as the new Defensive Coordinator on Friday.  Shannon has served as the Gators Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach for the last two seasons. He will take over for departed Geoff Collins, who took a head coaching job at Temple last month.…