May 26th, 2009 11:39am

QB melodrama brewing?

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And the plot thickens. Just when it seemed that Florida’s staff was comfortable with its situation at quarterback, an offer drops. But before we get into that, let’s look at what’s happened so far. Florida offered Venice quarterback Trey Burton last year and since then, he’s been one of the most improved players in the state. He went from … Read More »
May 19th, 2009 02:36pm

Local spotlight on GHS’ Nelson

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Everyone loves the local star. Gainesville might not produce the best Division-I (yeah, I said D-I) talent, but every now and then someone breaks that mold. You had Chris Doering back in the day. There was Clinton Portis a few years back. Vernell Brown. Cornelius Ingram is considered a local. And Earl Okine is the most recent Gainesville guy to make it to the big show. This year, the spotlight is on Gainesville High linebacker Kevin Nelson, a relative unknown in the … Read More »
May 6th, 2009 04:54pm

High rankings in abundance

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The new Rivals.com Rivals100 came out Tuesday and to no surprise, Florida commits showed up in abundance. Of Florida’s 12 verbal commits, six of them – Matt Elam (5), Victor Hampton (51), Jonathan Dowling (52), Ian Silberman (59), Jaylen Watkins (65) and Gerald Christian (82) – appear in the top 100. Only Texas has as many, and usual recruiting king USC has just three. The number could grow in the coming months, as Florida has been working hard on a bunch of … Read More »