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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Notebook: Gators hit, miss on top-ranked DE recruits

Prized defensive end Jordan Jenkins continued the stay-at-home streak established by many top recruits in the class of 2012 on Monday — the four-star prospect chose Georgia over Florida, Alabama and Auburn in a televised interview with the Fox Sports South network.


Recruiting rules
SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Slive proposes new recruiting rules

Commissioner Mike Slive of the Southeastern Conference sent the NCAA a letter proposing significant overhaul of the recruiting model. Check out the alligatorSports graphic detailing the changes inside. 


SPORTS  |  VIDEOSHOW

alligatorSports Video Show, Episode 7

On the seventh installment of our weekly video show, Greg Luca returns from Lexington, Ky., with analysis and interviews of the Gators' 76-68 loss to the Wildcats in Rupp Arena and a brief look forward at Florida's upcoming showdown with Alabama. Jesse Simonton and Anthony Chiang also recap the No. 1 UF baseball team's weekend sweep of Boston College in Gainesville.


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