National Signing Day wasn't perfect for the Gators, as their top-2 remaining targets committed elsewhere. However, what the Gators lacked in sizzle on signing day they made up for with substance. Napier is pleased with the eight players that they signed.

Rachel Adamkowski has joined the Gators' staff as a football performance dietitian. She worked for the Cleveland Browns' performance nutrition department in 2021.

The 2022 Florida-Florida State game in Tallahassee has been moved up a day and will now be played on Friday, Nov. 25, the ACC and Florida State announced on Monday. The game is expected to air in primetime on either ESPN or ABC. 

The 2022 Orange and Blue Game will be played on April 16 at 1 inside the Swamp. This will be the first spring game open to the general public since 2019.

From trying to outperform his older siblings as a little kid to transferring into one of the most talent-rich high school programs in the country, Kamari Wilson has never shied away from competition. Now he's gearing up for his stiffest competition yet as a Gators freshman.

Billy Napier has tabbed Tamsyn Stonebarger as the Gators' associate director of digital strategy. She most recently worked for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2021 as a social media associate. 

Billy Napier has retained Chase Clark as part of the Gators' recruiting staff. He will serve as the assistant director of college personnel/on-campus recruiting coordinator. Clark joined the UF staff in 2019 as an assistant director of player personnel.

Mike Richard has joined the Gators' staff as a quality control coach. He will assist offensive line coaches Rob Sale and Darnell Stapleton and fellow quality control coach Cheston Blackshear. He worked at Louisiana from 2014-21.

Billy Napier has hired Lamar Sorey in the role of personnel quality control. In this position, he will assist the recruiting staff with player evaluations and recruiting. 

Ty'Ron Hopper has reportedly entered the transfer portal again. Last Thursday, the linebacker entered the portal, only to remove his name from the portal a little more than an hour later.