There are very familiar faces in the top 10 of the 2017 recruiting class rankings. According to ESPN’s Football Class Ranking, only two teams, USC and Oklahoma, were in the top 10 this year that were not in the top 10 of the 2016 recruiting class. The top 5 of …
Read More »Future Gators Brad Stewart and James Houston
On National Signing Day, the Gators were definitely able to add more talent to their defensive roster. Defensive back Brad Stewart and outside linebacker James Houston IV were among the standouts for Jim McElwain and the staff. Both are talented and dynamic players that closed out a strong 2017 recruiting class for …
Read More »Bulls Pull 18 Recruits
The Challenge The South Florida Bulls pulled in 18 recruits on National Signing Day. New head coach Charlie Strong had a limited window to secure a 2017 Class since being named USF’s fourth head coach on December 11. Strong says time was the biggest challenge in connecting with recruits. He secured …
Read More »McElwain, Gators Use Late Push to Haul in Top-10 Recruiting Class
Many Gator fans came into the week worried about the state of Florida’s 2017 recruiting class. After landing some big commitments though, the Gators ended up with a strong push on National Signing Day. Florida’s class of 23 commits, which includes five early enrollees and 18 commits is now up …
Read More »LIVE THREAD: National Signing Day
Here’s an updated thread of all the recruits who picked the Gator hat today! RB Adarius Lemons From Clearwater High School, I am excited to welcome Adarius Lemons to the @GatorsFB family! #Swamp17 #GoGators pic.twitter.com/PBbi69j80y — Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 1, 2017 Another big addition for the #Gators in the …
Read More »Florida Continues to Add Strong Recruits
Coach McElwain’s recruiting is starting to pay off. The Gators have climbed into the top 15 in four major recruiting rankings: No. 12 in Rivals and Scout, 14th in 247 sports and 15th in ESPN. This coming after the Gators added three, four-star cornerbacks; Brian Edwards, Brad Stewart and Marco …
Read More »Florida Gator Football Adds Three Recruits Before National Signing Day
GAINESVILLE, FL – The Florida football program received three verbal commitments for the 2017 class over the weekend. Heading into Friday before the biggest recruiting weekend of the year, Florida’s draft class was outside the top 20 nationally, but that might be changing. Starting on Saturday morning, the Gators landed three …
Read More »More Weekend Visitors For McElwain as National Signing Day Approaches
Official visits are in full swing as recruits travel to different campuses with National Signing Day in less than two weeks. After hosting numerous recruits last weekend, Gainesville will welcome another group of potential Gators this weekend. Recruits Florida has a big need at the linebacker position despite already having …
Read More »Gator Football Welcomes Five Mid-Year Enrollees
Gator football received a plethora of talent for 2017 spring football, among them five new mid-year football players. All are freshmen and are officially enrolled at the University of Florida.
Read More »Football Recruiting at Full Swing in Gainesville
Though football season has yet to begin, the Florida Gators staff has not stopped in their pursuit for new recruits this summer. The Gator recruiting class of 2017 is currently ranked as No. 17, according to ESPN, with 10 signees to the class thus far. This class includes three signees included in the …
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