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Spring Countdown: Time to sink or swim

Over the past five recruiting cycles, the Gators have landed four classes ranked in the top three in the Rivals.com team recruiting rankings. Since their arrival in Gainesville, Urban Meyer and staff have significantly increased the talent level on the football squad. However, there are only so many players who can see the field at one time. That means those who aren't contributing, will end up being buried on the depth chart. GatorBait.net continues its spring countdown with five players who should get the opportunity to sink or swim over the course of 15 spring practices (read more)

Florida falls to Mississippi State

Kenny Boynton hit a jump shot over Jarvis Varnado's head to cut Mississippi State's lead to 71-68 with 27 seconds left, but Mississippi State held on to defeat Florida 75-69 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday night. Now Billy Donovan and his players will have to wait around to find out if they have done enough over the course of the season in order to earn an invitation to the Big Dance (read more)

Florida faces Bulldogs in second round

The Florida Gators (21-11, 10-7) will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (21-10, 9-7) tonight in the second round of the 2010 SEC Basketball Tournament after knocking off Auburn on Thursday night. Florida's 78-69 win over Auburn snapped a three-game losing skid and moved them right to the edge of an at-large NCAA Tournament berth. With a second win over the Bulldogs, the Gators would certainly lock up that berth (read more)

Rivals250 LB Grant lands major out-of-state offers

Offers are piling up for one of the top prospects in the nation, linebacker Curtis Grant. The Rivals250 prospect pulled three more major out-of-conference offers this week including arguably one of the top schools in the countr (read more)

Gators top Auburn in opening round

Alex Tyus scored 24 points, and Florida snapped a three-game skid by beating Auburn 78-69 Thursday night in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. During his post-game press conference, Billy Donovan didn't want to discuss how many wins his Gators need to ensure their first NCAA tournament berth since they won their second straight national title in 2007 (read more)

Trojans offer DE Williams

Recently Ishaq Williams picked up offers from Oklahoma and UConn, and now another program has put a scholarship on the tabl (read more)

Random Thoughts: Winners or Losers?

Never mind the great debate about whether Florida needs to win one or two games in Atlanta to get off the NCAA Tournament bubble. When the SEC Tournament starts tomorrow, something more elemental is at stake. The Gators have to beat Auburn for the sake of their own self-worth. Losers blow games like this. Winners don't. The Gators dropped five of their last seven games and settled for the NIT in 2009. They lost eight of their last 11 on their way to the NIT in 2008. If they lose four straight to end 2010, only one label will fit them. Losers (read more)

Whispers: Surprise decision from Abraham?

On Sunday one of the hottest spring recruits Moses Abraham is expected to announce his college destination. After coming to the United States just months ago from Nigeri, Abraham, a 6-foot-9, 237-pound power forward, fielded numerous offers from across the country. Rivals.com's Jerry Meyer breaks down Abraham's decision and much more in the Weekly Whisper (read more)

Gators look to advance in SEC tourney

Maybe Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings and Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl did say Florida was an NCAA Tournament team already but nothing is guaranteed yet as the Gators look to avoid three straight seasons of missing The Big Dance. That journey starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday when Florida faces Auburn in the first round of the SEC Tournament in Nashville. Everyone knows the stakes (read more)

Gators need a victory

Florida will take on the Auburn tonight in the first round of the 2010 SEC Basketball Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. The Gators are in desperate need of a win if it hopes to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after dropping its final three games of the regular season. When the two teams met in Gainesville a little over a month ago, the Gators were able to squeeze out a 78-70 victory despite not scoring a field goal in the final 8:24 (read more)

Atlanta NUC: Class of 2011 standouts

Griffin (Ga.) safety Corey Moore and Powder Springs (Ga.) Hillgrove linebacker Jabari Hunt-Days stood out from the crowd on Sunday at Schuman's National Underclassmen Combine. Rivals.com National Recruiting Analyst Barry Every breaks down the standout (read more)

Spring Countdown: Five to the forefront

With the start of spring practice just around the corner, GatorBait.net begins a series of updates previewing what the Gator Nation should be looking for as the Florida football hits the practice fields for 15 sessions. Up first is a look at five players who have been on the field for the Gators in the past with a limited degree of success, but they will have a chance to make their mark this spring by either winning a starting position outright or at least making a dent in the depth chart for the first time in their career (read more)

MDHigh Elite Showcase top performers

The MDHigh Elite Showcase took place on Sunday and was headlined by a stellar group of underclassmen - as well as some heavily-recruited 2011 prospects. While the big men highlighted the event with some physical one-on-ones, there were quite a few talented skill position players on display, led by 2011 cornerback Blake Countess from Olney (Md.) Good Counsel (read more)

Getting to know Gideon Ajagbe

Gideon Ajagbe did something that very few young men do now-a-days - he committed early in the process and never strayed. The 6-foot-2, 197-pounder committed to Florida in April and never set foot on a campus other than UF's on either an official or unofficial visit. Today it's time to get to find out a little more about Ajagbe in this edition of Getting to know (read more)

Huggins will make southern tour

It is clear by now that Savon Huggins is one of the top running back recruits from the Class of 2011, so the schools that he visits between now and the next National Signing Day should consider themselves fortunate for having the opportunity to sway hi (read more)

Walker closing in on three big offers

Cleveland (OH) Glenville's Aundrey Walker is one of the Midwest's most dominant offensive linemen. Several Big Ten powers have offered. Now it appears Walker's scholarship list is taking a national scop (read more)

City of Memphis reloads with football talent

Year after year, the level of football talent has steadily risen in the city of Memphis. Once only a basketball town, Memphis is quickly becoming a hot stop for college football recruiters. Rivals.com visited several of the top high schools in the city to get a handle on the next crop of Memphis talent such as Mitchell's Artaves Gibson (read more)

CMU target Jake Duzey recaps Junior Day visit

A few weeks ago, Central Michigan fans were introduced to Troy Athens wide receiver Jake Duzey when he received his first scholarship from the Chippewas while visiting during Junior Day. ChippewaCountry recently caught up with the 6-foot-4 and 223 pound athlete to get his thoughts on the offer and an update on his recruitment (read more)

Gallon becoming popular

While The Colorado State coaching staff has had tremendous success in recruiting Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando. If the Rams are going to pull wide receiver Chris Gallon out of Dr. Phillips, they will have to do so by out-recruiting some traditional powers from the south and Midwes (read more)

Gators preparing for tournament opener

There are numerous dramatic storylines for Florida basketball as it prepares for Auburn Thursday in the first round of the SEC Tournament but coach Billy Donovan said it's important for his team not to focus on those things. He wants complete concentration on the Tigers (read more)