‘Help them through the process': How Thornton, Castell have built trust with Gators freshman defensive backs
By Max Bernstein | Nov. 15Freshman J’Vari Flowers and others have earned more playing time than expected in their first years
Max is in his sixth semester at The Alligator and now serves as The Alligator's Football Reporter and is a junior sports journalism student. He previously served as The Alligator's Sports Editor, and served as reporter for women's tennis, volleyball and lacrosse. He also has made multiple appearances on the Paul Finebaum Show. He wants to shoutout his cats, Scooter and Zoe, and also loves niche professional athletes (shoutout Tomas Fleischmann).
Freshman J’Vari Flowers and others have earned more playing time than expected in their first years
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