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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
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EA Sports College Football Ratings: Where Florida football players are ranked
EA Sports released its Top 100 players in its College Football 26 video game ratings on July 1. No surprise, Ohio State football wide receiver Jeremiah Smith came in as the No. 1-rated player overall with an overall rating of 98. Advertisement Beyond that, only one Florida football player cracked the Top 100. Two-year Florida Gators starting center Jake Slaughter, an All-American last season, came in at No. 47 with a player rating of 93 and a strength rating of 90. Florida football sophomore quarterback D.J. Lagway, who appeared on the Deluxe Cover, did not crack the Top 100 but ranked 10th among college football quarterbacks with a player rating of 90. Lagway posted a 6-1 record as a starting quarterback for UF as a true freshman, passing for 1,915 yards with 12 TDs to nine interceptions. The game will see a full release July 10 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It will be the second in the title's return following an 11-year hiatus. Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@ Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators' national championship basketball season in 'CHOMP-IONS!' — a hardcover coffee-table collector's book from The Sun. Details at This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Player ratings for Florida football players in EA Sports College Football 26
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
DJ Lagway among trio of Florida football players repping UF at SEC Media Days
Next Wednesday, Florida football will show itself off to the SEC world at the conference's media days in Atlanta. The Gators will do so with a diverse package of players. The conference announced Tuesday that QB DJ Lagway, OL Jake Slaughter and DL Caleb Banks will represent UF in Atlanta. Media days will run from Tuesday, July 15-Friday, July 18. The three players – along with head coach Billy Napier – will speak Wednesday, along with Alabama, Mississippi State and Oklahoma. Advertisement Lagway is the national draw of the Gators this season. The sophomore is being ranked as one of the SEC's top QBs and appeared on the deluxe cover of NCAA Football 26. He threw for 12 TDs and 1,915 yards in the 2024 season in 12 games played. Slaughter, a senior and Ocala native, is one of the nation's top offensive lineman. A first team All-American in 2024, Athlon Sports and Walter Camp named him preseason for the same title in 2025. Banks, a redshirt senior, amassed 21 tackles in the 2024 season. He helps lead a revamped Gators defensive line that will be relied on heavily in the 2025 season. Follow the Sun for live coverage of Florida's appearance next Wednesdy. Advertisement UF kicks off its 2025 season August 30th at home vs. Long Island University. Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at nram@ Follow him on X @Noah_ram1. Read his coverage of the Gators' national championship basketball season in 'CHOMP-IONS!' — a hardcover coffee-table collector's book from The Sun. Details at This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida football: DJ Lagway, Jake Slaughter, Caleb Banks to speak at SEC Media Days
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Who will Florida basketball play in-conference in 2025-26? UF's SEC opponents revealed
Former Florida basketball guard Denzel Aberdeen will make a return trip to the O'Connell Center with Kentucky during the 2025-26 season. The Florida Gators will face Kentucky home and away, along with South Carolina and Georgia, the SEC revealed on June 18. Advertisement In addition, UF will host Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU and Mississippi State at the O'Connell Center. Florida's away-only games will come against Ole Miss, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt. Aberdeen, an instrumental bench player during UF's run to its third national title in 2024-25, entered the transfer portal last April and signed with Kentucky. It created another hole in the backcourt the Gators had to fill after losing senior starters Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin and Will Richard to eligibility. Florida regrouped by signing three guards out of the transfer portal ― former Princeton point guard Xaivian Lee, former Ohio point guard A.J. Brown and former Arkansas point guard Boogie Fland. Advertisement Florida has opened against Kentucky in SEC play in each of the last two seasons. Last season, in UF's lone matchup with the Wildcats, the Gators lost 106-100 at Rupp Arena on Jan. 4, 2025. In Kentucky's last trip to the O'Connell Center, the Wildcats beat UF 87-85 on Jan. 6. 2024. Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@ Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators' national championship basketball season in 'CHOMP-IONS!' — a hardcover coffee-table collector's book from The Sun. Details at This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida basketball SEC opponents for 2025-26 season announced
USA Today
13-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Florida Gators Father's Day gifts: Celebrate with our collector's book, page prints, gear
Florida Gators Father's Day gifts: Celebrate with our collector's book, page prints, gear Looking for the perfect Father's Day gift for the Florida Gators fan in your life? To be crowned 2025 national champions, Florida basketball had to traverse a gauntlet unlike any team in recent years. En route to a 36-4 record and cutting down the nets at the Alamodome, the Gators twice knocked off the country's top-ranked team (Tennessee in January, Auburn in February), captured the SEC tournament (first time since 2014), toppled the NCAA tournament's overall No. 1 seed (Auburn again) and basked in their latest shining moment (while quashing Houston's dreams). And you can relive the glory of the Gators' third national championship and first in nearly two decades through a book and page prints from The Gainesville Sun and USA TODAY. Gator Nation never will forget the iconic moments: Crushing Tennessee's spirit with a 30-point victory and later in the title game of the SEC tournament, the impossible Elite Eight comeback against Texas Tech, an epic final half to eliminate Auburn in the national semifinals, and the brilliance of Walter Clayton Jr., the first Gator to be a consensus first-team All-American (plus be compared to Steph Curry). Check out the lineup from The Sun and USA TODAY. You will want to own a piece of Gators hoops history. Buy our Florida championship book 'CHOMP-IONS! The Florida Gators' Rise to the Top of College Basketball' takes you courtside for every electrifying moment of a championship run that rallied fans nationwide. This 208-page, archival-quality coffee-table book from The Gainesville Sun, the Gators' hometown newspaper, and USA TODAY captures the blood, sweat and cheers behind Florida's first national championship since the back-to-back titles in 2006-07. Packed with dynamic photos and compelling stories, 'CHOMP-IONS!' commemorates the unbreakable spirit that propelled Florida to the pinnacle of college basketball once again. This keepsake retails for $44.95, plus shipping and handling, but you can receive a 25% discount by ordering right now. We'll do the math: That's $33.71. Find the book at Some fans will never take the coffee-table book out of its shrink-wrapping so that it can be passed down to future generations, all brought up the right way to know that It Just Means More. Order Florida Gators championship book Buy Florida commemorative page prints Now that your coffee table and bookcase have been properly adorned, don't forget about your walls. The Gainesville Sun and USA TODAY have three full-page prints that you will want to display proudly. "NATIONAL CHOMP-IONS" celebrates Florida's 65-63 thrilling victory over Houston in the national championship game. The page print captures the postgame craziness at San Antonio in all its glory and joy as the team sports its championship shirts and shows off its hard-earned trophy. There are two slightly different versions of "NATIONAL CHOMP-IONS" — one by USA TODAY and one by The Gainesville Sun, the hometown paper of the Gators. Buy USA TODAY'S NATIONAL CHOMP-IONS page print Buy Gainesville Sun's NATIONAL CHOMP-IONS page print 'GATOR CHOMPS!' celebrates Florida's 86-77 victory over Tennessee in the championship game of the SEC tournament. The page print from THE SUN captures the postgame scene at Nashville as coach Todd Golden hoists the hardware and confetti rains down on his team. The page prints are produced on high-quality, acid-free art paper and start at $15.25, plus shipping. Upgrade options include framed copies and background choices of canvas, acrylic, metal or wood through the USA TODAY Store. Buy GATOR CHOMPS! commemorative page print Get Florida championship gear Looking for Florida national championship hats, T-shirts and more? Fanatics is among the options for championship gear. Buy Florida Gators championship items Read our Florida Gators coverage The Gainesville Sun provides the world's best coverage of the Florida Gators. Follow the Gators at Order a print subscription at 800-443-9493. Thank you for supporting local journalism. Order digital and print subscriptions for The Sun Go to The Sun right now! (This story was updated to add another page print and a new photo gallery from the national championship game.) Contact Gene Myers at gmyers@ Follow him on X @GeneMyers. After nearly a quarter-century as sports editor at the Detroit Free Press, Myers unretired to coordinate book and poster projects across the USA TODAY Network. His reading recommendation for this month: 'Flying High,' a hardcover book on the Eagles' Super Bowl championship from Delaware Online/The News Journal. Details at Check out more books and page prints from the USA TODAY Network.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Florida football lands commitment from 4-star safety for 2026 class
Florida football landed its fourth commitment of the 2026 class, getting a pledge from Milton High safety Kaiden Hall on June 3, per On3's Hayes Fawcett. Hall visited UF's campus from over the weekend and chose the Florida Gators over offers from Tennessee, Texas A&M, USF and UCF. He's listed as a three-star prospect by and a four-star per composite rankings. Advertisement Hall is the first defensive back to commit to UF's 2026 class, a list that includes quarterback Will Griffin (four-star, Jesuit Prep, Tampa), defensive lineman Jamir Perez (three-star, Glenville High, Cleveland, Ohio) and inside offensive lineman G'Nivre Carr (three-star, IMG Academy, Bradenton). Under fourth-year coach Billy Napier, Florida is looking to build off its recruiting moment from a year ago, when it rallied late to put together a 2025 class that ranked seventh nationally, per 247Sports. Some of those players stood out as early enrollees in UF's spring game, including five-star wide receiver Dallas Wilson, who had 10 catches for 195 yards and 2 TDs. Here's more information on Hall per Gannett Florida's USA Today in-state recruiting database: Kaiden Hall School: Milton Advertisement Commitment: Florida Height, Weight: 6-3, 195 pounds 2024 Stats: 28 carries, 161 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 8 catches, 80 receiving yards, 32 tackles, 3 TFL (MaxPreps) USA Today Florida Network Ranking: No. 21 (No. 1 ATH) USA Today Florida Network Star Rating: 4 ★★★★ USA Today Florida Network grade: 91.5 247Sports Composite: 4 star, No. 21 player in Florida, No. 12 safety in the country Scouting report: Hall displays an incredible understanding of his position whichever it is on the field. He has arguably the best run support of any safety in the class, elite size that makes him a dangerous receiver. He's very physical, and his explosiveness is a real plus. Advertisement Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@ Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators' national championship basketball season in 'CHOMP-IONS!' — a hardcover coffee-table collector's book from The Sun. Details at This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida football secures commitment from four-star S for 2026 class
