Florida Gators spring practice news and notes 3/29/23
Photo credit: Florida Gators Almost three weeks have elapsed since the last time I posted spring practice updates from Gainesville, so I figured it was time to generate some new observations and post what I've been hearing. Two quick disclaimers. Number one, as was...
Safety Josiah Davis commits to Florida
(Photo credit: Josiah Davis, hudl) The Gators' 2024 recruiting class added its first defensive back in Josiah Davis, out of Nashville, GA/Berrien High School. On Saturday, Davis released his top five: Florida, NC State, Louisville, Kentucky, and Tennessee. 48 hours...
Florida OL Micah Mazzccua has NOT left team, deletes tweet
What's next for Micah Mazzccua? (Photo credit: Gregory Fisher, Getty) Despite a tweet last night declaring that he was entering the transfer portal, Florida offensive lineman Micah Mazzccua has not...
He’s back! Billy Gonzales returning to Florida as WR coach
Billy Gonzales is back in the Swamp. (Photo credit: Alan Youngblood, Gainesville Sun) For the third time, Billy Gonzales has been hired by the Florida Gators. Gonzales is set to return to Florida as...
Florida Gators spring practice news and notes: week of March 5-10
(Photo credit: Florida Gators athletics) Thanks to some new contacts I've made in Gainesville recently, I've got the eyes and ears on the ground I've needed to provide updates, insight, and...
Sunshine Statement: Gator baseball flexes dominance in rivalry series win over Miami
Sucks To Be U: Josh Rivera lets Miami know which way their baseball team is headed whenever it plays Florida. (Photo credit: Florida Gator baseball.) Even on “305 day,” the Florida Gators still...
Florida promotes analyst Russ Callaway to TE coach
(Photo via Russ Callaway.) The Florida Gators have a new tight ends coach. Russ Callaway, who spent the 2022 season as an analyst for Billy Napier's Gators, will be promoted from his prior role of...
Florida Gators football: five things to watch for in spring practice
Spring football season is nearly upon us. Before we know it, we'll be settling into our seats to watch the Florida Gators' spring game on Thursday, April 13, at 7:30pm. Before we can begin to even...
Gators appoint Corey Raymond as defensive backs coach
Corey Raymond is set to become the Gators' secondary coach. (Photo by Alex Shepherd, All Gators On FN.) Billy Napier moves quickly. In fairness, though, the move he just made was not one that caught...
Florida WR coach Keary Colbert poached by Denver Broncos, per reports
Best of luck to Keary Colbert in the NFL. (Photo credit: Isabella Marley, UAA Communications) The NFL continues to raid the Florida Gators coaching staff. This time, it's the Denver Broncos who are...
Florida Gators spring practice news and notes 3/29/23
Photo credit: Florida Gators Almost three weeks have elapsed since the last time I posted spring practice updates from Gainesville, so I figured it was time to generate some new observations and...
Safety Josiah Davis commits to Florida
(Photo credit: Josiah Davis, hudl) The Gators' 2024 recruiting class added its first defensive back in Josiah Davis, out of Nashville, GA/Berrien High School. On Saturday, Davis released his top...
Florida OL Micah Mazzccua has NOT left team, deletes tweet
What's next for Micah Mazzccua? (Photo credit: Gregory Fisher, Getty) Despite a tweet last night declaring that he was entering the transfer portal, Florida offensive lineman Micah Mazzccua has not...
He’s back! Billy Gonzales returning to Florida as WR coach
Billy Gonzales is back in the Swamp. (Photo credit: Alan Youngblood, Gainesville Sun) For the third time, Billy Gonzales has been hired by the Florida Gators. Gonzales is set to return to Florida as...
Florida Gators spring practice news and notes: week of March 5-10
(Photo credit: Florida Gators athletics) Thanks to some new contacts I've made in Gainesville recently, I've got the eyes and ears on the ground I've needed to provide updates, insight, and...
Florida promotes analyst Russ Callaway to TE coach
(Photo via Russ Callaway.) The Florida Gators have a new tight ends coach. Russ Callaway, who spent the 2022 season as an analyst for Billy Napier's Gators, will be promoted from his prior role of...
Florida Gators football: five things to watch for in spring practice
Spring football season is nearly upon us. Before we know it, we'll be settling into our seats to watch the Florida Gators' spring game on Thursday, April 13, at 7:30pm. Before we can begin to even...
Black Saturday: Gator basketball takes ugly loss to Vandy
Through the first three months of Todd Golden's first year, the Gator basketball team was able to consistently say one thing: for all the struggles, for all the trials and tribulations, and for all...
Todd Golden picks up signature win as Gators take down #2 Tennessee
Take a bath, Todd Golden. (Photo via Florida Gators) In the first year of Gator basketball's Todd Golden Era, three things have been noteworthy. Florida has played with faster tempo on on offense...
2022-23 Gator Basketball Season Preview: Welcome To The Golden Era
Welcome to the Golden Era of Gator basketball. (Photo credit: Matt Pendleton, Gainesville Sun.) With the wildly bipolar season first-year head coach Billy Napier is having in football, it's only a...
Four star shooting guard Riley Kugel picks Florida over Georgia and LSU
Todd Golden has landed his first high school commitment as the Florida Gators' head basketball coach in Riley Kugel. And at least for some fans, it's going to be hard to top in terms of...
Colin Castleton returns to Florida for one final year
Todd Golden got a major boost for his inaugural season at Florida, as big man Colin Castleton announced on social media this morning that he would be returning for one last season. "Everyone's...
Todd Golden provides a breath of fresh air with his introductory press conference
Todd Golden will not coach a game for the Florida Gators for seven months. But with his introductory press conference (you can watch it in its entirety here), he provided the Gators with a different...
Scott Stricklin made the ultimate gamble with hire of Todd Golden
To say that Florida AD Scott Stricklin has come under fire from Florida Gators fans would be an understatement. In all fairness, Scott Stricklin actually did a decent job with his handling of Dan...
Sunshine Statement: Gator baseball flexes dominance in rivalry series win over Miami
Sucks To Be U: Josh Rivera lets Miami know which way their baseball team is headed whenever it plays Florida. (Photo credit: Florida Gator baseball.) Even on “305 day,” the Florida Gators still...
Gator baseball begins 2023 by sweeping Charleston Southern with three routs
(Photo credit: Florida Gator baseball team) The Gator baseball team started each of the past two seasons on a down note, and ended them each on an even bigger down note. This year, Florida has at...
Four Gator baseball stars selected in 2022 MLB Draft
Photo credit: Florida Gators Athletics Association The final order of Gator baseball for the 2022 season was to see a few of its players find new homes in the pros. And a few did. In total, four...
2022 Gator baseball eulogy: same issues that plagued Florida all year long cost them their season
It's something of poetic justice when a sports team sees its season end in the same fashion that many individual games themselves ended. For better or worse, it's just fitting to see a season...
Florida pitching ace Hunter Barco to undergo Tommy John surgery
On the night of April 20, the news broke from D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers that Florida ace left handed pitcher Hunter Barco was being shut down indefinitely with elbow discomfort. Rogers’ tweet...
Gator baseball gets revenge on Miami, major boost with series win
A few things are known to just be "the way things are" for Gator baseball. Deep pitching staffs. Competing for SEC Titles. College World Series runs. Beating the Miami Hurricanes. Those things...
NCAA Tournament preview: Gator baseball earns #15 overall seed, matched up with blue bloods
Photo credit: Michael Wade, Florida Gators Baseball The 2021 Gator baseball team was hyped up to be one of the best of all time. That didn't happen: the regular season was a bit of a letdown to say...
Safety Josiah Davis commits to Florida
(Photo credit: Josiah Davis, hudl) The Gators' 2024 recruiting class added its first defensive back in Josiah Davis, out of Nashville, GA/Berrien High School. On Saturday, Davis released his top...
Jaden Rashada postmortem: new info reveals NIL contract details, how the deal went down
Best of luck to Jaden Rashada in all that comes next. Hopefully he'll get to be the one who actually carves out his own fate. (Photo via Under Armor Next All-American Game.) We’re now in the phase...
Four-star LB/DE Adarius Hayes jump-starts Florida’s 2024 recruiting class
(Photo via Adarius Hayes, Twitter) The Gators' 2023 recruiting class ended on a sour note with the Jaden Rashada fiasco, but Billy Napier & Co. have quickly regained some momentum on the...
Gators Land Former Kentucky OT Kiyaunta Goodwin
Welcome to Gator Nation Kiyaunta Goodwin! (Photo from 247Sports) Billy Napier may have just put the finishing touches on what has become an amazing offensive line haul. The Florida Gators just got a...
Former Tulane RB Cameron Carroll Transfers To Florida
Welcome to Gator Nation Cameron! (Photo via Tulane Green Wave) Billy Napier has finally added the depth in the Gators running back room he'd been looking for. Cameron Carroll has officially joined...
Former Alabama OT Damieon George Transfers to Florida
Welcome to Gator Nation Damieon George! (Picture By Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) Former Alabama offensive tackle Damieon George entered the transfer portal this past month looking for a new home, and...
Four Star OL Roderick Kearney flips from FSU to Florida
Photo via Roderick Kearney, twitter The Florida Gators continue heating up on the recruiting trail as the 2023 cycle nears its home stretch. Earlier this month, Florida took safety Dijon Johnson...
