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Jim McElwain and the Florida Gators are having a heck of a day on the recruiting trail. After receiving two commitments in the 2019 recruiting class, Florida has landed another, this time in the 2018 class. Corey Gammage is a 3-star wide receiver from Delray Beach, Florida. Delray is listed at 6-3 and 175 pounds.…
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The Florida Gators are recruiting the 2019 recruiting cycle hard. The work is paying off as Tennessee athlete Jashon Watkins committed to Florida Saturday morning. Watkins is being recruited as an athlete but is projected as a defensive back. Last year at East Nashville (TN) Magnet School Watkins passed for more than 500 yards, rushed…
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The Florida Gators picked up a commitment from the 2019 recruiting class on Saturday. After attending the Florida Spring Game on Friday, WR John Dunmore met with Florida coaches and committed. Dunmore is 6-3 and weighs 175 pounds and plays high school football at American Heritage High School in Fort Lauderdale. Dunmore was first…
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Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain has landed a big tight end in the 2018 recruiting cycle. Jalen Goss has committed to play football at Florida. Goss informed McElwain and Florida fans via Twitter just before the annual Orange and Blue Debut was set to kick off. Goss is 6-5 and 250 pounds and plays…
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The Florida Gators received a commitment from a top in-state prospect on Tuesday. Safety CJ Smith committed to Florida despite offers from twenty schools including Alabama, Michigan, LSU, and Oklahoma. Smith is a 6-2 193 lb hard-hitting safety from West Palm Beach, Florida. Smith attends the Oxbridge Academy in West Palm. Smith was a top…
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Former Florida Gator and current Baltimore Ravens safety Matt Elam was arrested Sunday morning in Miami on drug charges. Elam was booked into the Miami-Dade Jail at 3:45 AM and charged with possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, possession of cannabis with the intent to sell, and possession of a controlled substance. All…
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It has been no secret that the Florida Gators coaching staff was short-handed during the final month of the 2017 recruiting cycle. Some Gators fans took to social media to complain that Florida could have had a bigger finish had head coach Jim McElwain made a quicker hire. On Friday the University of Florida announced…
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If you’ve been paying attention to Florida’s 2017 recruiting cycle, you may have been worried. Jim McElwain’s Florida Gators were ranked very low just a week ago and programs such as Kentucky and Mississippi State were ranked higher. Florida also had to deal with a negative recruiting campaign that (reportedly) University of Miami coaches used. …
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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…