September 29th, 2008 01:35pm

News and notes

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September 22nd, 2008 03:15pm

Class of ‘09 targets

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Florida has been relatively quiet with recruiting since the regular season began. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, because of the relatively small class UF is expected to have in 2009. Here some news and notes concerning some of the Gators’ targets: Wellington, Palm Beach Central linebacker Jon Bostic was supposed to take an official visit to Knoxville over the weekend for the Florida-Tennessee game but didn’t because his father was unable to attend. Bostic told The Sun that he isn’t … Read More »
September 15th, 2008 03:15pm

Early jump on class of 2010

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September 8th, 2008 04:40pm

Gators, fans make strong impression on recruits

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The Miami game set up perfectly for Florida to make a huge impression on a plethora of in-state talent. Despite the Gators 26-3 win over the ‘Canes, style points were hard to come by. While there were no verbal commitments over the weekend, just getting that much talent – approximately 75 registered recruits – to come in for a rivalry game in front of a record crowd of 90,833 is stylish in itself. The … Read More »
September 1st, 2008 02:49pm

Weekend notes and more

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The Gators didn’t bring in many big names for the Hawaii game except for a few a guys already in the bag, but here’s a look at the notable names seen in the South End Zone stands. Gary Brown (Committed 6-foot-3, 275-pound defensive lineman from Quincy, Fla., West Gadsden) – Still has good size and had to be impressed by the play of the defensive line. Jon Halapio – (Committed) 6-foot-4, 302-pound offensive lineman from St. Petersburg, Fla., Catholic – Has very impressive size. Was big (in a good … Read More »