http://gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/ GatorCountry.com football recruiting news feed English ray@gatorcountry.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T15:28:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/recruiting_podcast_daniel_mcmillan/13479 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/recruiting_podcast_daniel_mcmillan/13479#When:15:28:00Z
McMillan talks about his decision to pull the trigger early on his ledge to the Gators, what it feels like to have 28 scholarship offers, what spot he could fill in the linebacking corps., his goals as far as national player rankings and much, much more!

Recruiting podcasts are planned to be released each Thursday. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the transcript to listen to this week's with Daniel McMillan.]]> 2012-02-09T15:28:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/florida_targets_new_jersey_lineman/13478 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/florida_targets_new_jersey_lineman/13478#When:02:39:00Z
“(UF assistant) coach (Frank) Verducci called my coach and told him he wanted to offer me a scholarship to Florida,” Mahon said. “It’s a really big deal for me to get an offer from a great place like Florida.”

Verducci had strong words to tell Mahon when they spoke.]]> Wide article 2012-02-09T02:39:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/top_100_list_has_gator_flavor/13477 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/top_100_list_has_gator_flavor/13477#When:00:45:00Z EDITOR’S NOTES: The Sentinel’s list appears to rank the top college prospects, not the state’s top high school players. For example, Will Likely was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Florida, but is the Sentinel’s No. 42 prospect. Another thing to note that this is the Orlando Sentinel’s prospect rankings, and doesn’t reflect Gator Country’s nor UF’s opinions of how the prospects should be ranked.

On Wednesday the Orlando Sentinel released its Top 100 for the 2013 class in the state of Florida.

Several on the list have been targeted by Florida, including a have already given the Gators their verbal commitment.]]> 2012-02-09T00:45:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/briefing_room_inside_recruiting_the_florida_gators_class_of_2012_offense/13474 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/briefing_room_inside_recruiting_the_florida_gators_class_of_2012_offense/13474#When:16:06:00Z EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series taking an inside look at how the Florida Gators' Class of 2012 came together. Today we talk about offense. Up next: Defense.

As Gator Country does every year after National Signing Day, here is a look back at some of the storylines that were “behind the scenes” as it relates to how the Class of 2012 came together for the University of Florida over the previous twelve months.

We'll start with an in-depth look at the offensive side of the football …]]> Feature image story, Wide article (exclude from top stories) 2012-02-08T16:06:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/reggie_wilkerson_eyes_junior_day_visit/13473 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/reggie_wilkerson_eyes_junior_day_visit/13473#When:02:57:00Z 2012-02-08T02:57:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/revisiting_the_2012_composite_rankings/13471 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/revisiting_the_2012_composite_rankings/13471#When:22:51:00Z
However, with most of the rest of the signees making things official on national signing day last week, Gator Country is here to recap some of the action and tell you where everyone ended up. We take a closer look at our composite recruiting rankings to identify where the Top 385 players in the country landed. ]]> 2012-02-07T22:51:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/nick_washington_to_visit_junior_day/13467 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/nick_washington_to_visit_junior_day/13467#When:02:55:00Z 2012-02-07T02:55:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/uf_hopes_crest_pipeline_stays_open/13466 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/uf_hopes_crest_pipeline_stays_open/13466#When:02:37:00Z
Early in the process, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound Rogers holds a pair of scholarship offers and he anticipates more are coming.]]> 2012-02-07T02:37:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/north_carolina_lb_high_on_gators/13464 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/north_carolina_lb_high_on_gators/13464#When:01:26:00Z
“(UF assistant) coach (DJ) Durkin told my coach a few weeks ago that I had a Florida (scholarship) offer,” Smith said. “I’m hoping to visit them for their Junior Day on the (Feb. 18), but I’m unsure at this time (if I will).”

The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Smith has five scholarship offers already]]> 2012-02-07T01:26:00-05:00 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/sony_michel_battles_back_from_injury/13460 http://www.gatorcountry.com/football_recruiting/article/sony_michel_battles_back_from_injury/13460#When:22:40:00Z 2012-02-06T22:40:00-05:00