Florida Gators’ Update (Bye Week #2)
- Larkdight Studios
- Jun 12
- 3 min read
Larkdight Studios Florida Gators' Program Rebuild (Season 1) June 12, 2025 5:00PM CST
With the Florida Gators entering their second bye week of the season, after rattling off three more impressive wins to advance to a perfect 7-0, it is a good time to examine how the program is doing as it is skyrocketing in popularity right now.
OVERVIEW
We may truly be witnessing the resurgence of the once revered Florida Gators’ program. This season, up to this point, has been nothing short of spectacular. Who would have pegged a brand-new Head Coach, with almost no experience, leading a talented, but young Gators’ team through the daunting SEC with wins over Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky, while also getting a huge win against in-state rival Miami? It won’t get any easier for them as they still have five more games left on the schedule against Georgia, Arkansas, LSU, Auburn, and Florida State. But confidence in the building and across the nation is at an all-time high for this Gators’ program to run the table and make the College Football Playoffs.
In regard to recruiting, HC Meyer has locked up verbal commitments from three five-star recruits (all in the top 11) and another talented four-star out of Florida, but he surely isn’t done there. The Gators are being highly considered by a lot of the top recruits in the country and may be on track for one of the best recruiting classes this program has seen in some time. Florida is such a desirable place to play, as well as a pipeline to the NFL, and it helps when you’re winning on the national stage over powerhouse programs like Alabama, Miami, and Tennessee. I fully expect the Gators to land some huge verbal commitments by season end.
RECORD UPDATE
Week 1 vs FAU Owls W 25-22 Watch
Week 4 @ FIU Panthers W 97-0 Watch
Week 6 vs UCF Golden Knights W 31-23 Watch
OVERVIEW
QB DJ Lagway (Fr): 155/210 (74%), 1951 YDS, 16 TD, 5 RUSH TD, 6 INT, 177.0 QBR
RB Montrell Johnson Jr (Sr): 89 CAR, 535 YDS, 6.0 AVG, 11 TD, REC TD, 13 BTK
WR Eugene Wilson III (So): 45 REC, 614 YDS, 7 TD
WR Chimere Dike (Sr): 26 REC, 484 YDS, 4 TD
ED Tyreke Sapp (Jr): 23 TKL, 16 TFL, 9.5 SACKS, FF, FREC
ED Caleb Banks (Jr): 20 TKL, 11 TFL, 2.5 SACKS, FF
ED Justus Boone (Jr): 18 TKL, 10 TFL, 6.5 SACKS, FF, FREC, TD
ED Joey Slackman (Sr): 11 TKL, 8 TFL, 5.5 SACKS
LB Grayson Howard (So): 36 TKL, 14 TFL, 2.5 SACKS
LB Shemar James (Jr): 38 TKL, 11 TFL, 3 SACKS, INT, FF, 3 FREC, TD
CB Devin Moore (Jr): 22 TKL, 6 TFL, .5 SACK, INT, 4 DEFL
CB Jason Marshall Jr (Sr): 8 TKL, 2 INT, 2 TD, 2 DEFL
RECRUITING
Verbal Commitments
WR Javier Marciano (5*) (#8) (CA)
DT Antonio Robinson (5*) (#11) (LA)
ED Dalvin Vincent (5*) (#4) (LA)
CB Corren Breida (4*) (#47) (FL)
Visits Scheduled
Week 12 (Home vs Tennessee)
RB Reggie Tribble (5*) (#30) (FL) (Podcast Interview)
T Tremayne Suttle (5*) (#24) (AL) (Attend Position Meeting)
CB Luis Cantrell (4*) (#179) (FL) (Meet Alumni)
S Artie Deiter (5*) (#1) (IA) (Trophy Tour)
Week 14 (Home vs Florida State)
S Jared Mickens (4*) (#490) (FL) (Trophy Tour)
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