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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2016 16:54:45 GMT -5
Thanks. That's a good story about a UF player that is newsworthy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2016 23:27:37 GMT -5
Recruiting update: Two commitments so far from Friday Night Lights:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s recruiting momentum continued Sunday with another verbal commitment for the Gators.
Adarius Lemons, a 4-star running back from Clearwater, Fla., flipped from North Carolina to UF. He attended Friday Night Lights and told SEC Country the Gators were pushing for his No. 1 spot.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound prospect is ranked the No. 1 running back in the state of Florida according to the 247Sports Composite.
Florida now has 12 members in its 2017 class following the additions of Lemons and 6-foot-2, 225-pound instate linebacker James Houston this weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2016 14:03:50 GMT -5
Treon Harris transferring doesn't surprise me in the least. I just hope his transfer doesn't foreshadow anything for Antonio Callaway:
Former Florida starting QB Treon Harris will transfer, according to SEC Country’s Zach Abolverdi.
The decision comes less than a week after Florida coach Jim McElwain confirmed that Harris would be playing wide receiver for the Gators.
Harris appeared in 12 games at quarterback during his sophomore season in 2015. He threw for 1,676 yards and nine touchdowns, but completed just 119-of-235 pass attempts.
The former four-star prospect’s signature moment as a Gator likely will be guiding Florida’s comeback win against Tennessee in Neyland Stadium in 2014.
Harris’ new destination is not immediately known. He would be eligible to play immediately at the FCS level, but likely would have to sit out the 2016 season if he decides to transfer to a FBS school.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 11:55:44 GMT -5
It looks like Treon Harris is still not taking the advice of everyone including his own father insofar as looking to transfer to stay at QB. He should have come in at DB/slot WR. Instead, it looks like he's decided to flush any NFL future down the drain. He needs to transfer as he'd be buried on UF's depth chart regardless of position. This from SEC Country:
Former Florida starting quarterback Treon Harris revealed his intent to transfer on Monday.
Two days later, the market for the services of the former Gators starting QB appears to be quite large.
According to a report from 247Sports writer Ryan Bartow, the list of schools interested in Harris has reached double-digits.
Bartow reports that FBS programs Southern Miss, Texas State and Georgia State have spoken with the Harris family. FCS programs Florida A&M, Howard and Hampton also have reportedly made contact.
Bartow lists many other FBS schools, including Minnesota, Kansas, SMU, Eastern Michigan and East Carolina also have interest in Harris.
The former Gators QB must receive his official release from the program before these school may contact him.
If he chooses an FBS program, he likely will have to sit out the 2016 season per NCAA transfer rules. He likely would be eligible to play immediately if he chose to join a FCS program.
The former 4-star prospect appeared in 12 games at quarterback during his sophomore season in 2015. He threw for 1,676 yards and nine touchdowns, but completed just 119-of-235 pass attempts.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 11:28:16 GMT -5
Steve and Jerri Spurrier are coming home:
GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Former Florida quarterback and head coach Steve Spurrier has been named Ambassador and Consultant for the Florida Gators Athletic Department, Jeremy Foley announced on Friday.
"It's a great day for the Gator Nation to be able to welcome Coach Spurrier back home," Foley said. "He has served as a tremendous ambassador to the University and the athletic department for 50-plus years and it's only fitting that at this point in his career, he is back in Gainesville. Being a Gator has always meant so much to Coach Spurrier, but it means just as much to us have him come home."
"I look forward to visiting with him on a lot of occasions and picking his brain on a number of issues," said UF Head Coach Jim McElwain. "It's a credit to Jeremy to get him back home where he belongs. More than anything I look forward to actually talking to him and being around him rather than just saying hello to his statue on my way to work every day."
"My wife, Jerri, and I are extremely thrilled to be returning home to our alma mater, and to Gainesville where we met on campus over 50 years ago," Spurrier said. "I'm very appreciative to Athletic Director Jeremy Foley, Head Coach Jim McElwain and Phil Pharr of Gator Boosters for their role in making this happen.
"I also want to say thanks to the University of South Carolina for allowing me to be their coach from 2005 to 2015. Also a special thanks to all of the Gamecock players, coaches and fans that allowed our teams to set so many school records. I will now pull for South Carolina to win every game but one, just as I did when I pulled for Florida to win every game but one as the Gamecock coach. I will try my best to promote and assist in any way I can to help the Gators to continue to be one of the very best athletic programs in America. I admire what Coach McElwain and his staff accomplished last year. I'm anxious to watch the Gator football team as they strive to be the best in the SEC and the nation in the years ahead."
Spurrier's UF career started in 1963 when he came to Gainesville as a quarterback from Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee. He took over as the starting quarterback during his sophomore season in 1964 and won the Heisman Trophy as a senior in 1966 before being selected in the first round of the 1967 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
After his playing career, Spurrier rejoined the Gators as head coach in 1990 and took the program to new heights, winning the school's first Southeastern Conference title in 1991. He went on to be named SEC Coach of the Year five times at Florida, and led the Gators to six conference titles. In addition, he helped UF claim its first national title with a 52-20 win over Florida State in the 1997 Sugar Bowl.
Spurrier retired from coaching during the 2015 season in his 11th season at South Carolina. He finished his career with a record of 228-89-2 (.718) as a collegiate head coach.
In early June, Florida Field was renamed Steve Spurrier-Florida Field in his honor with the unveiling of his namesake set for the season opener against Massachusetts on September 3rd at 7:30 p.m.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- When they came back in 1990 and fell in love all over again with the University of Florida and its passionate fans, they embraced their roots and embarked on a 12-year journey that redefined the landscape of UF Athletics.
Jerri Spurrier has kept a memento from that return on a desk at home all these years, a magazine story titled Coming Home. How does Coming Home II sound to the wife of former Gators head coach Steve Spurrier?
"You don't really have to talk about it,'' she said. "You don't really have to make a decision. It's just the right thing to do and you know it."
Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley announced Friday that the Head Ball Coach is returning to his alma mater as Ambassador and Consultant to the UF Athletic Department. Spurrier's duties include serving as a mentor to UF coaches, as a representative at Gator Booster functions, as a bridge between former players and the school, and other roles yet to be determined.
The 71-year-old Spurrier, who stepped down as head coach at South Carolina late last season and has faced regular inquiries about his future plans over the past several months, was waiting on the right opportunity to present itself.
When Gators head coach Jim McElwain and Foley talked with him informally recently about an ambassador role, the idea intrigued him. It became a reality when talks turned serious over the past week. "This was really something I wanted to do and I was really searching for the right time to do it and I think it's now,'' Spurrier said. "I'll try to help out any way I can there. I'm not coaching. I want to make it clear that in no way am I a coach. I'm just sort of a spectator.
"I will say this: Coach McElwain is not a big ego guy at all. He suggested that whenever I was done coaching to come around a little bit and see if I can help the Gators in all sports."
Once the Spurriers, who celebrated their 50-year wedding anniversary earlier this month, discussed their options the answer was orange-and-blue clear.
It was time to return to Florida after spending the last 11 years in South Carolina, where Spurrier took over as head coach in 2005 and built the Gamecocks into a perennial contender in the SEC and led the program to the SEC East title in 2010.
Spurrier is no longer a head coach, but he wants to share the lessons he learned over his career to hopefully help others.
"I think it's important to be on a team,'' he said. "Since I was 7 years old, I have been on a team almost every year except some of my in-between coaching years. It's a wonderful feeling and certainly everyone that is a Gator, whether from attending the University of Florida or because they grew up simply loving the Gators, that's their team.
"It's really special to have a team. I am certainly looking forward to being on the big Gator team now and contributing any way I can. I think we all need a team to be on."
Spurrier arrived at UF for the first time in 1963 as a freshman quarterback from Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tenn. Three years later he became the school's first Heisman Trophy winner and his place in Florida folklore was secure.
However, he returned 26 years ago as Florida's head coach and promptly won his first 23 home games, establishing the Gators as one of the nation's elite programs. Florida claimed its first national title in 1996 and by the time Spurrier resigned to become head coach of the Washington Redskins after the 2001 season, he had a 127-22-1 record and 68-5 record at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, which he nicknamed "The Swamp" in 1992.
Spurrier's Fun N' Gun offense revolutionized college football and dominated the SEC as the Gators remain the only school in the conference to win four consecutive SEC Championship Games from 1993-96.
UF historian Norm Carlson, a close friend of Spurrier's and the former sports-information director for the Gators, had a first row seat during Spurrier's playing career and coaching career.
The news of his return thrilled Carlson.
"I think it's where he should land,'' Carlson said. "He's the only guy who has ever won a Heisman, coached a Heisman and won a national championship at the same school. That's going to be hard to top. He is the No. 1 hero we have ever produced. He has always represented himself well in his love for the Gators. He is where he belongs. He is a Gator coming home." Spurrier is ready to get started.
He plans to visit UF over the weekend and open the latest chapter in a life that has been very public and very successful for more than 50 years.
The opportunity to reconnect with so many old friends and former players has him excited about the future.
"My offseason has been a little similar to most except no football,'' he said. "That's the only thing. I had done that long enough. I really did not miss it and I really felt like there had to be an end to being a head football coach. And then this opportunity came up.
"It will be a lot of fun. When you go through a football season and a football career with so many players, you develop a special bond that lasts a lifetime."
The same can be said of the bond between Spurrier and Gator Nation.
The Spurriers met at UF. They came back years later and created so many memories for so many people. And now they are home.
"It really is home. It's hard for both of us not to be part of a team,'' Jerri Spurrier said. "And we've always been Gators wherever we've been. It's very exciting."
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UF's preseason camp opens tomorrow, Wednesday, 8/3.
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Post by trnyerheadncough on Aug 2, 2016 11:41:43 GMT -5
UF's preseason camp opens tomorrow, Wednesday, 8/3. The season is upon us.... excitement grows dramatically...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2016 7:40:36 GMT -5
The next great UF RB to wear #22:
Lamical Perine 5'11"/220 Theodore, Alabama (Mobile area)
PRIOR TO FLORIDA: •Played in the All-Star Game •Alabama Class 7A First Team All-State •Junior Season: 216 carries for 1,416 yards and 16 touchdowns; 13 receptions for 255 yards and two touchdowns •Sophomore Season: 118 carries for 554 yards; 14 receptions for 65 yards •Played for Coach Eric Collier •Paid for his own bus ticket to visit UF for camp in the summer of 2014 so the coaches could see him play •Related to Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine and UCLA linebacker Myles Jack •Dad, Terrance, played at Auburn
Lamical joins John L. Williams, Emmitt Smith, and Terry Jackson to wear famous #22 at RB. He runs a bit like Emmitt in that he glides down the field making shifty moves to get past defenders while seemingly never picking his feet up high off the ground. He's the opposite of Terry Jackson who ran with the long high stepping strides.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2016 15:33:37 GMT -5
UF's preseason camp opens tomorrow, Wednesday, 8/3. The season is upon us.... excitement grows dramatically... We have an update from Robbie Andreu of the Gainesville Sun on Antonio Callaway. He will be eligible to practice and play in games even though the student conduct violation might not be completely resolved until after the season starts:
By Robbie Andreu Staff writer
Published: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 12:06 p.m.
Even though Antonio Callaway’s case involving a possible student conduct code violation probably will not be resolved by the start of season, the Florida junior wide receiver is eligible to practice with the team and play in games, a source close to the situation told The Sun on Wednesday.
The Gators open preseason camp Thursday and the season opener against Massachusetts is Sept. 3.
Florida spokesman Steve McClain said Callaway’s status is unchanged.
There’s a good chance there will not be a resolution to Callaway’s case in time for the start of the season, the source said.
Callaway, along with former quarterback Treon Harris, was banned from campus in January and took classes online for the spring and Summer A semesters. He was cleared to return to classes and use the athletic facilities for the start of Summer B.
He has been participating in player-organized workouts since returning.
Harris also was cleared to return for Summer B, but now is planning to transfer to another school.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2016 16:13:36 GMT -5
Thomas Holley and Andrew Ivie medically hardship - this from SEC Country:
Two Florida Gators players — Thomas Holley and Andrew Ivie — have received a medical hardship and will end their football careers but remain at Florida under scholarship to pursue their academic interests, Jim McElwain said.
Holley was an Under Armour All-American coming out of high school but struggled with a hip injury in two years in Gainesville. He tried losing weight, dropping 60 pounds, to ease pressure on his hip. But he was unable to get himself healthy enough to play.
He appeared in just seven games in two seasons. He redshirted as a freshman and played sparingly as a reserve last year.
Ivie was a three-star prospect in the Class of 2014. The defensive tackle prospect though struggled to overcome his own injury issues and obviously could no longer play.
By receiving medical hardships, both will be able to stay on scholarship and finish their educations at Florida.
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Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells are practicing with the team. Huntley Johnson is representing both players.
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Post by trnyerheadncough on Aug 3, 2016 18:17:50 GMT -5
Thomas Holley and Andrew Ivie medically hardship - this from SEC Country: Two Florida Gators players — Thomas Holley and Andrew Ivie — have received a medical hardship and will end their football careers but remain at Florida under scholarship to pursue their academic interests, Jim McElwain said. Holley was an Under Armour All-American coming out of high school but struggled with a hip injury in two years in Gainesville. He tried losing weight, dropping 60 pounds, to ease pressure on his hip. But he was unable to get himself healthy enough to play. He appeared in just seven games in two seasons. He redshirted as a freshman and played sparingly as a reserve last year. Ivie was a three-star prospect in the Class of 2014. The defensive tackle prospect though struggled to overcome his own injury issues and obviously could no longer play. By receiving medical hardships, both will be able to stay on scholarship and finish their educations at Florida. Tough break for those guys. Leaves you guys a lot thinner at DT, doesn't it? Or relying on new guys to fill in depth?
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Thomas Holley and Andrew Ivie medically hardship - this from SEC Country: Two Florida Gators players — Thomas Holley and Andrew Ivie — have received a medical hardship and will end their football careers but remain at Florida under scholarship to pursue their academic interests, Jim McElwain said. Holley was an Under Armour All-American coming out of high school but struggled with a hip injury in two years in Gainesville. He tried losing weight, dropping 60 pounds, to ease pressure on his hip. But he was unable to get himself healthy enough to play. He appeared in just seven games in two seasons. He redshirted as a freshman and played sparingly as a reserve last year. Ivie was a three-star prospect in the Class of 2014. The defensive tackle prospect though struggled to overcome his own injury issues and obviously could no longer play. By receiving medical hardships, both will be able to stay on scholarship and finish their educations at Florida. Tough break for those guys. Leaves you guys a lot thinner at DT, doesn't it? Or relying on new guys to fill in depth? Thomas Holley was no longer a DT. He dropped from 320 to 260 to see if he could play at DE. His chronically injured hip wouldn't let him do that as he had to drop out of spring practice. I anticipated the medical hardship. Holley had NFL written all over him coming out of high school. I really feel sorry for him.
Andrew Ivie came in with the reputation that he was going to be bigger and better than his now senior brother Joey. I noticed in the spring that Andrew had dropped his weight from 300 to 277. I was curious and surprised, but nothing had been said about Andrew's injuries being serious enough to end his football career. After the 15 season, I expected Andrew to be ready to rock and roll at 300 this season. Yes, I'm surprised by the announcement.
UF is thin at DT by one player, Andrew Ivie. However, UF has played and won with less at DT in the past. UF has one player who I think will grow into a DT, Jachai Polite 6'2"/261, but he may not get there this season if he ever does. I remember Ray McDonald coming in at 250, but he was 295 when he went on to a successful career with the 49ers. This is the way it looks right now at DT heading into preseason camp:
Caleb Brantley RJR 6'2"/300 - He can be as good as anyone in the country according to Mac and Collins - needs to stay in his lane. Taven Bryan RSO 6'5"/293 - One of the strongest players on the team. I've heard he's bigger than 293. Khairi Clark RSO 6'2"/326 -Mac said he had a good spring. I'm expecting a breakout season in 16. Joey Ivie SR 6'3"/290 - UF's most experienced DT. He missed the last few games including FSU last season due to injury, but he's healthy and ready to go now. CeCe Jefferson SO 6'1"/275 - CeCe has been groomed to play the Jonathan Bullard role playing both inside and outside. He's a special talent.
I felt good about DT until the surprise Andrew Ivie announcement today. I'd much rather see UF rotating 6 DTs instead of 5.
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Post by trnyerheadncough on Aug 3, 2016 21:07:03 GMT -5
Tough break for those guys. Leaves you guys a lot thinner at DT, doesn't it? Or relying on new guys to fill in depth? Thomas Holley was no longer a DT. He dropped from 320 to 260 to see if he could play at DE. His chronically injured hip wouldn't let him do that as he had to drop out of spring practice. I anticipated the medical hardship. Holley had NFL written all over him coming out of high school. I really feel sorry for him.
Andrew Ivie came in with the reputation that he was going to be bigger and better than his now senior brother Joey. I noticed in the spring that Andrew had dropped his weight from 300 to 277 in the spring. I was curious and surprised, but nothing had been said by anybody about Andrew's injuries being serious enough to end his football career. After the 15 season, I expected Andrew to be ready to rock and roll at 300 this season. Yes, I'm surprised by the announcement.
UF is thin at DT by one player, Andrew Ivie. However, UF has played and won with less at DT in the past. UF has one player who I think will grow into a DT, Jackie Polite 6'2"/261, but he may not get there this season if he ever does. I remember Ray McDonald coming in at 250, but he was 295 when he went on to a successful career with the 49ers. This is the way it looks right now at DT heading into preseason camp:
Caleb Brantley RJR 6'2"/300 - He can be as good as anyone in the country according to Mac and Collins - needs to stay in his lane. Taven Bryan RSO 6'5"/293 - One of the strongest players on the team. I've heard he's bigger than 293. Khairi Clark RSO 6'2"/326 -Mac said he had a good spring. I'm expecting a breakout season in 16. Joey Ivie SR 6'3"/290 - UF's most experienced DT. He missed the last few games including FSU last season due to injury, but he's healthy and ready to go now. CeCe Jefferson SO 6'1"/275 - CeCe has been groomed to played the Jonathan Bullard role playing both inside and outside. He's a special talent.
I felt good about DT until the surprise Andrew Ivie announcement today. I'd much rather see UF rotating 6 DTs instead of 5.
I think you can get by with 5, assuming all those guys can give you quality minutes. One injury though and it could get ugly.
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