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  • Gators Announce Attendees for SEC Media Days

    Gators Announce Attendees for SEC Media Days

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    SEC Media Days are set to take place next week at the College Football Hall of Fame and the Omni Hotel in Atlanta.

    The Southeastern Conference announced the attendees for each school Tuesday afternoon.

    For a team with as many questions as the Florida Gators, under a new head coach in Billy Napier, the three attendees were very much up in the air. Ultimately, the Gators will send QB Anthony Richardson, OL Richard Gouraige, and LB Ventrell Miller to Atlanta.

    Richardson enters the 2022 campaign as the unquestioned QB1 in Gainesville. He has shown flashes of excellence but has struggled to remain on the field due to injuries.

    Gouraige is a 6’5, 308 lb mauler that has played in 38 games in his Florida career, including twelve in each of the last three years. The former four-star prospect is expected to be a leader along the offensive line for the Gators this year as the team transitions to a run-centric offense.

    Miller was the easy choice on the defensive side of the ball. The redshirt senior is the leader of the defense and makes the calls for his teammates. He has racked up 166 tackles and 7.5 sacks thus far in his career. Miller only played in two games in 2021 after sustaining a torn biceps. His bounce back will be imperative to the Gators’ success on the defensive side of the ball.

    Florida will take the stage Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 PM to 4:15 PM for Media Days.

  • MBB: Gators Announce Non-Conference Schedule

    MBB: Gators Announce Non-Conference Schedule

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    The Florida Gators announced the non-conference portion of the 2022-23 men’s basketball schedule Tuesday.

    New head coach Todd Golden will lead the team through six home games at Exactech Arena in addition to a slew of road and neutral site contests.

    Florida will open the 2022-23 season on Monday, November 7 against Stony Brook in a matchup that will open a three game homestand to begin the season. The team will then travel to Tallahassee to face the rival Seminoles before heading to Portland, Oregon for the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament.

    Following the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament, the Gators will return to Gainesville for a three game homestand that includes a matchup with UCONN on December 7. Florida will then compete in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte on December 20 before opening SEC play.

    It was previously announced that Florida will take on Kansas State in the SEC / Big XII Challenge on January 28, 2023.

    2022-23 Gators Non-Confernce Schedule:

    • 11/7/22 vs Stony Brook
    • 11/11/22 vs Kennesaw State
    • 11/14/22 vs Florida Atlantic
    • 11/18/22 @ Florida State
    • 11/24/22 Phil Knight Legacy
    • 11/25/22 Phil Knight Legacy
    • 11/27/22 Phil Knight Legacy
    • 11/30/22 vs Florida A&M
    • 12/4/22 vs Stetson
    • 12/7/22 vs UCONN
    • 12/14/22 vs TBA (in Tampa, FL)
    • 12/20/22 Jumpman Invitational
    • 1/28/23 @ Kansas State (SEC / B12)
  • Gators Land Commitment From 4-Star RB Treyaun Webb

    Gators Land Commitment From 4-Star RB Treyaun Webb

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    Just hours after landing their quarterback of the 2023 class, the Gators secured the commitment of another top skill position prospect. Four-star running back Treyaun Webb announced his commitment via social media late Thursday afternoon.

    Webb is ranked as the nation’s No. 162 overall prospect and the No. 5 running back in the 2023 composite rankings on 247Sports.

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    The Jacksonville, FL native has been one of the Gators’ staff’s top priorities since early March, when Webb made an unofficial visit to Gainesville. He’s made numberous trips to the campus since.

    Webb pledged to Florida just weeks after taking official visits to South Carolina and Penn State in recent weeks. Gators running backs coach Jabbar Juluke and linebackers coach Mike Peterson were the primary recruiters for the First Coast prospect.

    Webb is the cousin of former Gators cornerback Dee Webb.

    The 6’1, 205 lb back is the eleventh member of Florida’s 2023 class.

  • Gators Flip 4-Star QB Marcus Stokes from Penn State

    Gators Flip 4-Star QB Marcus Stokes from Penn State

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    The Florida Gators continued their hot streak on the recruiting trail Thursday, getting one of the nation’s top signal callers to flip his commitment to UF.

    Four-star prospect Marcus Stokes announced the flip on social media with the accompanying statement, “my recruitment is completely shut down.”

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    Stokes hails from Ponte Vedra, FL and attends Nease High. The 6’2, 185 lb prospect committed to Penn State in April but received an offer after attending a camp at UF in June.

    Stokes’ stock rose significantly after a superb junior campaign where he accumulated over 3,000 total yards of offense and 22 passing touchdowns.

    Per the 247Sports composite rankings, Stokes is the nation’s No. 397 overall prospect and No. 22 quarterback in the 2023 class.

    Stokes becomes the eleventh commitment in Florida’s 2023 recruiting class that now ranks No. 26 in the nation according to 247Sports.

  • UF Announces Sean Kelley as new ‘Voice of the Gators’

    UF Announces Sean Kelley as new ‘Voice of the Gators’

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    The search is over. Following the retirement of long-time play-by-play broadcaster Mick Hubert, the University of Florida embarked on a national search for the next ‘Voice of the Gators’. Wednesday, the athletic department announced Sean Kelley as the new play-by-play broadcaster.

    Kelley, 50, is originally from St. Louis and has been the lead play-by-play broadcaster for ESPN Radio for the last three seasons.

    After graduating from Southern Illinois, Kelley took over play-by-play responsibilities for Tulane University football games. In 2005, Kelley began broadcasting for the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA. He held the position for 14 years.

    Kelley’s first assignment at ESPN was Florida’s win over Miami at Camping World Stadium to kick off the 2019 college football season.

    Kelley’s first assignment as the voice of the Gators will be the football opener against Utah on September 3.

  • Gators OF Wyatt Langford Makes Cut For Collegiate National Team

    Gators OF Wyatt Langford Makes Cut For Collegiate National Team

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    Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford was officially named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Tuesday. Langford spent the last week auditioning for the spot among the nation’s top retuning players.

    Langford was selected from a pool of fifty or so players that completed in five intra-squad scrimmages before the cuts came. Twenty six players made the cut.

    The Collegiate National Team will travel to Haarlem, Netherlands and compete from July 8-15 against teams from Japan, Italy, Cuba, the Netherlands, and Curacao in group play.

    Langford, who hails from Trenton, FL, burst onto the scene with a huge sophomore season. Langford led the Gators with a .355 batting average, 91 hits, and 63 RBI. He hit an SEC-leading 26 homers as well.

  • 4-Star DL TJ Searcy Commits to Gators

    4-Star DL TJ Searcy Commits to Gators

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    Recruiting takes no days off, not even national holidays, as the Gator Nation learned Monday.

    New head coach Billy Napier continues to build up the line up scrimmage as four-star defensive lineman TJ Searcy announced his commitment via social media Monday.

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    The Peach State native is the nation’s No. 153 prospect and No. 20 DL in the 2023 recruiting cycle, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

    Florida LB coach Mike Peterson led the charge in Searcy’s recruitment to UF. The Gators beat out Florida State, Clemson, Georgia and more.

    The talented prospect spent the month of June officially visiting Clemson, Florida, Tennessee, and South Carolina before making his commitment.

    Searcy is the ninth commitment in Florida’s 2023 class. He is the third defensive lineman to pledge to Florida, thus far.

  • 4-Star DB Sharif Denson Commits to Gators

    4-Star DB Sharif Denson Commits to Gators

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    The Florida Gators picked up an important commitment from one of the top in-state prospects on the board Monday. Sharif Denson made his pledge to Florida known via social media late Monday evening.

    The Jacksonville native is rated as a 4-star cornerback on the 247Sports composite. Denson is ranked No. 206 overall and the No. 24 corner in the nation in the 2023 class.

    Leading the charge in recruiting Denson to Florida was DC Patrick Toney and secondary coach Corey Raymond. The Bartram Trail star had 39 offers that included Georgia, Florida State, and Miami.

    Denson camped at Florida last week and ultimately chose to pledge after the Gators gained two commitments over the weekend.

    Florida’s class now stands nine deep and ranks No. 28 in the nation, according to 247Sports. Eight of the Gators’ commitments are from in-state prospects.

  • 4-Star DL Gavin Hill Commits to Gators

    4-Star DL Gavin Hill Commits to Gators

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    The Florida Gators received a bit of good news on the recruiting trail when local prospect Gavin Hill announced his commitment to the program.

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    Hill is a four-star prospect out of Gainesville’s Buchholz High School. Hill is being recruited as a defensive lineman, but lined up at tight end during his freshman and sophomore years at Buchholz before moving to the defensive side of the ball nearly exclusively in 2021.

    Hill is 6’3 and 255 lbs and was recruited primarily by Sean Spencer once the new staff was in place at UF. Hill camped at Florida on June 15 and walked away with a scholarship offer.

    The 247Sports composite ranks Hill the nation’s No. 259 prospect in the 2023 recruiting cycle and the No. 38 defensive lineman in the class.

    Hill is the eighth commitment in Billy Napier’s first full class. He is the second from Buchholz, joining ATH Creed Whittemore.

  • RB Demarkcus Bowman Enters Transfer Portal

    RB Demarkcus Bowman Enters Transfer Portal

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    Florida Gators running back Demarkcus Bowman has entered the transfer portal after just one season at UF. On3.com’s Matt Zenitz was the first to report the story.

    For Bowman, this will be his second time transferring as he arrived at Florida following a transfer from Clemson.

    Bowman played in two games for the Tigers in 2020 and appeared in four more with Florida in 2021. He finished with 14 carries for 81 yards in a reserve role with the Gators.

    The Lakeland, FL native was a composite 5-star prospect in the 2020 class before signing with Clemson.

    Florida’s running back room is still fairly deep. In addition to Nay’Quan Wright and Lorenzo Lingard, Billy Napier added former Louisiana back Montrell Johnson as a transfer and 4-star RB Trevor Etienne in the recruiting cycle.