Florida Gators recruiting: Behind the scenes part I

The Florida Gators recruiting season for the class of 2016 officially ended on Wednesday but GatorCountry brings you our behind the scene notes on this class.

In this two-part series we start with the offensive side of the ball and bring you the stuff that we didn’t talk about with certain prospects that were on the Florida Gators recruiting board.

Here are some of the things that you will find in this great series

  • What really happened with quarterback recruiting for Florida?
  • Was Alabama close to flipping one of the Gators running backs?
  • One receiver, committed to another school, liked Florida a lot during the cycle.
  • Find all of that plus much in this series

Click here to read the rest of the behind the scenes part I report on the Florida Gators recruiting for the class of 2016

Andrew Spivey
Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.