Following the recent decommitment of top-ranked prospect Shemar James, a four-star linebacker, Florida's 2022 recruiting class ranks just 17th nationally and sixth in the SEC. Can Florida salvage the class and push for a strong close? Swamp247 recruiting guru Blake Alderman provides a complete overview of UF's 2022 recruiting class, giving his thoughts on the current commitments in the class and the spots where Florida needs to bolster the roster with more talent. Alderman takes an in-depth look at which top prospects remain on the board for the Gators and where they might be leaning, combing it over position by position.
On this episode of the Swamp247 Podcast, staff writers Jacob Rudner and Graham Hall review the Gators' results through three ...
On this episode of the Swamp247 Podcast, staff writers Jacob Rudner and Graham Hall offer an in-depth review of Florida's 26-16 ...
On this episode of the Swamp247 Podcast, staff writers Jacob Rudner and Graham Hall recap Florida's electric 29-26 win over No ...
Following a humbling 40-17 loss to South Carolina, Florida coach Dan Mullen made the difficult decision to fire a couple friends and long-time assistants, cutting ties with defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and offensive line coach John Hevesy. The latest episode of the Swamp247 Podcast provides more on the staff chemistry in 2021 with some insight from former long-snapper Brett DioGuardi, who suited up for Mullen's teams from 2018-2020. We discuss the potential impact of those moves, as well as a changed tenor from Mullen in his weekly Monday press conference, opining on what it might mean for the program going forward.
Florida dropped to .500 on the season on Saturday with a humbling 34-7 loss to rival Georgia. The Swamp247 Podcast welcomes a new member in former Florida long-snapper Brett DioGuardi, who spent three years in Dan Mullen's program. DioGuardi joins hosts Blake Alderman and Thomas Goldkamp to discuss what went wrong on Saturday, where the Gators are currently at in Year 4 under Mullen and how UF must go forward from here. The show spends a good deal of time breaking down the big-picture outlook for Florida, which is beginning to lag even further behind in recruiting as the results on the gridiron have taken a downturn.
Following a loss to a very depleted LSU team for the second straight season and now at 4-3 on the season, Florida's upward momentum within the program under coach Dan Mullen has come to a screeching halt. The Gators finally made the switch at quarterback to Anthony Richardson during the game against the Tigers, a move many had been clamoring for for weeks. It paid off. But is that move and/or other moves Dan Mullen could make to turn things back around too little, too late? With plenty of problem spots to tackle in the program, Swamp247 analysts Thomas Goldkamp and Blake Alderman discuss where the major issues in the program are, what Mullen must do to solve them, whether they believe he will and whether they believe it will matter or whether it's already too late.
Florida won its season opener 35-14 over Florida Atlantic, but the win sparked a potential QB controversy and continuing questions about the secondary. Blake Alderman and Thomas Goldkamp break down their thoughts on the quarterbacks, the O-line play, the secondary and some things to watch for on both sides of the ball coming out of the season opener. They also discuss some individual performances, including the new graduate transfer defensive tackles.