Nick Marcinko
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Covering UF athletics for @GatorCountry
Joined November 2023
Walter Clayton Jr.’s closing statement: . “I’m a real Florida boy so I know what it means…Gator boys stay hot, and it’s gonna continue.”
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DJ Lagway's message to transfer portal receivers: . "You’re going to get the ball. We’re going to push the ball down the field, make some big plays and you’re going to have fun doing it.”.
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Desmond Watson just recorded 36 bench press reps, that would have been the most at the NFL Combine by three reps.
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BREAKING: Princeton guard Xaivian Lee has committed to Florida. STORY:
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Trikweze Bridges played a major role in Florida’s defensive turnaround. Switched from safety to corner midseason due to Florida’s secondary injuries and we saw no drop off.
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Texas WR transfer Johntay Cook has arrived in Gainesville for his visit. He’s hanging around QB1.
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It’s a sold out watch party at the O’Connell Center. You had to be in line hours before tip just to get standing room only. Gator Nation showed out. Bring it home @GatorsMBK
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DJ Lagway says throwing a TD pass to Tank Hawkins was a surreal moment. “He’s one of my best friends.”
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Billy Napier on DJ Lagway:. "God bless that young man".
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Florida may have hit rock bottom under Billy Napier last week, but Gator Nation still showed out in week two vs Samford. Good crowd tonight.
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Florida is now 5-0 when DJ Lagway starts and finishes a game.
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Billy Napier on Lagway:. "The good lord blessed DJ Lagway.".
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Watch J’Vari Flowers commit to Florida over Miami and Notre Dame
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DJ Lagway is in attendance for the basketball game and the chants have started.
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In 2024 Florida has added…. No.1 QB in 2024 class: DJ Lagway . No.1 DL in 2024 class: LJ McCray . No.1 IOL in 2024 class: Jason Zandamela . No.1 CB in 2023 class: Cormani McClain. Also No.6 LB Aaron Chiles, No.8 TE Amir Jackson, and No.9 LB Myles Graham in 2024 class.
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Freshman RB Jadan Baugh was terrific in year one. Averaged 5.1 YPC and scored seven rushing touchdowns. He broke 31% of tackle attempts, which ranked 4th in the SEC. Future is bright in Gainesville at running back.
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Jack Pyburn says LSU's offensive line was talking a lot of trash and none of them came out to shake hands after the game.
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Your NCAA Tournament MVP and National Champion. Walter Clayton Jr.
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Freshman WR Dallas Wilson steps on campus at 6’3, 209 pounds.
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Billy Napier on Dallas Wilson:. "You don't produce like that today unless you've been working hard. we've seen a lot of that in practice.". "He looked like a five star.".
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2026 QB commit Will Griffin says he won’t take any more visits. “No. I’m a Gator.”.
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No.6 for six. Dallas Wilson now has seven receptions for 133 yards and a touchdown. Great ball by Harrison Bailey.
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in attendance at Florida's Orange and Blue spring game
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#Gators cornerback Cormani McClain is turning heads this offseason. “Cormani is going to be dangerous. That kid, he’s fast in the way he understands the game. He just has a knack for playing corner.”. STORY:
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Billy Napier says Vernell Brown III and Ben Hanks Jr. were 'home runs' for the class.
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Matt LaPorta tips his cap to Jac Caglianone after he breaks Florida’s career home run record, previously held by Mr. LaPorta himself.
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WR Elijhah Badger ranks 2nd in the country in yards per catch after week 12. He's averaging over 23 yards per catch.
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Graham Mertz tore his ACL on this play. Finished the drive with a 13 yard TD pass to Arlis Boardingham.
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Ricky Pearsall’s decision to come back to Florida for one more year made him a LOT of money. He went from a late round pick in 2023 to a 1st round pick in 2024 , where he’s expected to earn 12.32 million dollars with a 5.7 million dollar signing bonus. Business decision.
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#Gators guard Walter Clayton Jr. is shooting up draft boards. Projected the 12th overall pick by CBS Sports.
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Florida sophomore forward Thomas Haugh is shooting up NBA Draft boards. Bleacher Report projects pick No.34 to the Charlotte Hornets.
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Florida jumps Auburn for the 7th ranked 2025 class after J’Vari Flowers' commitment, per 247 Composite.
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2026 OL Immanuel Iheanacho said he's started to grow a liking to Florida. The switch flipped when Florida started winning bigger games. "Georgia, if Lagway was healthy that's probably a different result to be honest.". He's the No.2 recruit in the 2026 class.
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He played his ass off.
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Florida’s had nine commitments in the last 18 days. A class that was outside of the top 50 has climbed to No.15 in the country.
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Myles Graham first career INT. KD Daniels first career TD. Alfonzo Allen first career INT. Pretty cool.
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It shouldn’t be hard for Florida to attract WR talent in the portal. Elijhah Badger ranked 5th in the country in YPC and Chimere Dike ranked 17th. Lagway will help in this area.
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“If you were to leave you weren’t really a Gator at heart, so we don’t want you,” LB Myles Graham said on the decommits from the 2024 class
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Might be an unpopular opinion, but the 🟧🟦🟧 is clean.
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Napier says Cormani McClain was on the scout team early in the season, and he would intercept a couple of passes a day.
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This could seriously be the best photo ever taken. Legendary stuff from known running back / full back Desmond Watson.
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Today is our last chance to see a Desmond Watson rushing touchdown as a Florida Gator.
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With a banged up secondary, Dijon Johnson, Jordan Castell, Trikweze Bridges, and Bryce Thornton played all 93 snaps in week 12 vs LSU.
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Shemar James is heading to the NFL, but Florida’s linebacker room is still loaded. Myles Graham .Aaron Chiles.Jaden Robinson .Grayson Howard .Ty Jackson.Myles Johnson.
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Tyreak Sapp's season flew under the radar a little bit, but he was Florida's most consistent defensive player. Sapp led the #Gators with seven sacks and 13 tackles for loss. His PFF grade of 89.7 ranks 10th among edge rushers in the FBS. Breakout year for the redshirt.
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DB Aaron Gates stretching with the team ahead of their scrimmage. Tore his ACL in November
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Napier says Ty Jackson is one of the best football players he's ever watched. "His junior film is probably the best I've ever seen.". Napier watches 800 guys a year.
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Billy Napier: “We aren’t taking this challenge as a team. We are going to have 93 thousand of our dearest friends out there.”.
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Walter Clayton Jr. says the trio of himself, Will Richard, and Alijah Martin is the best in the country. "It's as simple as that.".
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Jac Caglianone stayed 30+ minutes after Florida’s loss to sign autographs for kids. “As many as I could, one final time.” . Gator legend.
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Graham Mertz says all the guys in the locker room are tired of losing.
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“DJ Lagway” chants are still breaking out after the game. It’s safe to say Lagway has won over Gator Nation.
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I'd have to think Jason Marshall's decision to come back for his 4th season made him a lot of money. He's been excellent.
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LJ McCray graded as Florida’s 4th best defender vs Texas A&M. PFF grade: 73.8 . Snaps: 8.
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Florida WR signee Vernell Brown III on playing with DJ Lagway: . “He’s a generational talent at quarterback, you don’t come by players like that often.”
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Jason Marshall’s coverage numbers are incredible through four games. He’s allowed just 5 receptions for 42 yards on 10 targets. 41 of those yards are after the catch, indicating he’s only being “beat” on underneath routes or screens. He grades as the No.1 cornerback in
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Chris McClellan grades as Missouri’s best defender. Trevor Etienne grades as Georgia’s best skill position player. Antwaun Powell-Ryland grades as Virginia Tech’s best defender. Princely Umanmielen grades as the 4th best edge defender in all of college football. A lot of.
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Billy Napier on Trikweze Bridges:. "Don't underestimate Trikweze Bridges, the position flexibility. What an incredible finish to his career. Scouts are very high on him here in the last couple of weeks.".
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Billy Napier is in attendance tonight with his kids. He gets a loud cheer.
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Kevin O’Sullivan was asked if Jac Caglianone is starting tomorrow… he turns to Jac who immediately nods his head. “He’s the boss.” . That’s a yes folks.
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Freshman safety Greg Smith III had just 31 snaps on the season entering week 14 vs FSU. He logged 49 snaps in Florida's win last night.
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LB signee Ty Jackson says the deciding factor in his recruitment was Florida not giving up.
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Trikweze Bridges was the glue that kept Florida's defense together down the stretch. He allowed just 14 receptions for 154 yards on 34 targets. He didn't allow a single touchdown in coverage while playing safety, corner, and nickel. Two INT, six PBU, and an NFL passer rating.
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Lagway on his pass to Badger to set up the TD:. "Somebody's gotta make the play, why not me".
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Aidan Mizell turned a five yard hitch into a 65-yard touchdown. It didn’t count because of a terrible penalty on Montrell Johnson. But this is simply the best play we’ve seen from a singular player this season.
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For those of you asking who the other receiver is, it’s walk-on DeBraun Hampton, DJ Lagway’s teammate in high school. And yes, he can fly.
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Junior linebacker Shemar James led Florida in tackles (11), sacks (2), and pass break ups (2).
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No.18 Florida basketball is 7-0 for the 6th time in program history and first since the 2012-13 campaign. They’ve won every game by double digits.
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Billy Napier says DJ Lagway will be 100% healthy by fall camp.
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Florida missed just six tackles vs Kentucky, according to PFF. Their lowest against an FBS team this season.
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Graham Mertz on why he came back to UF for his 6th season. "I care about this place. I've said it before I'll say it again, I feel like I owe this University everything I have. I didn't just come here to boost my draft stock, I came here to win.".
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Freshman WR Dallas Wilson has unbelievable body control and the ability to track the football. He's got six receptions for 113 yards after three quarters.
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Miami QB Cam Ward said there's Pac-12 venues louder than The Swamp. Former Pac-12 receiver and current #Gator Elijhah Badger's response:. "I don't think he's telling the truth. The Swamp is way louder. There wasn't really no Pac-12 games that was really like that. Washington
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WR Naeshaun Montgomery is officially a Gator. “They said I can play inside, outside, they gonna put me in the backfield, mainly just everywhere just to get the ball in my hands.”. PROFILE:
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Napier says Lagway was not 100%. He wanted to play last week, walked in the building on Sunday and said he's playing this week. They kept him in the pocket for the most part tonight.
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Beautiful over the should catch from Vernell Brown III. The pass was from 2026 Gator commit Will Griffin. Gator to Gator.
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Billy Napier says Eugene Wilson hit 23.42 MPH on his 85 yard touchdown last Saturday vs Samford. That's a new team record.
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S&C coach Tyler Miles says Cormani McClain has done phenomenal. "He's conducted himself extremely well. He's put on 20 pounds.".
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#Gators WR Naeshaun Montgomery put on a show in day one of the Under Armour practices. He created a ton of separation underneath and displayed enough speed to win over top.
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Golden says walk on Bennett Anderson thanked the entire team in the locker room after the game for playing well enough so that he could get on the court during senior night.
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Princeton transfer guard Xaivian Lee on his Florida visit
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That’s Florida’s 10th commitment in the last 19 days.
BREAKING: Four-Star OT Tavaris Dice has Flipped his Commitment from Auburn to Florida, he tells me for @on3recruits. The 6’5 315 OT from Fairburn, GA had been Committed to the Tigers since March. “Forever humble, stay dow trust.”🙏🏾🐊.
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LB Myles Graham says Napier found out Bateman was leaving the same time he did
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Napier says his players got wind of SOS saying the fans should storm the field, and it juiced them up a bit. "Maybe we'll get to see that in the future.".
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Jeramiah McCloud confirms his commitment to Florida during his ceremony. Expecting him to sign soon.
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UF frat leaves a message for Princeton transfer Xaivian Lee during his visit to Gainesville
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Florida missed just six tackles in 62 snaps vs Tulane. Tackling was much improved the final month of the season.
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Ya’ll can’t tell me this uniform combo isn’t clean.
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This is the first time in years that Gator fans are excited to see Florida's defense back on the field.
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