Florida Gators’ Update (Playoffs)

Larkdight Studios Florida Gators' Program Rebuild (Season 1) June 24, 2025 5:00PM CST

With the #2 Florida Gators coming off a dominating win over #16 Vanderbilt in the SEC Championship, they will be able to rest some after locking up a bye in the First Round of the College Football Playoffs and await to see whether they face the Wisconsin Badgers or Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl. In the meantime, let’s take a look at the Gators one last time, because we won’t be checking in until after the National Championship.

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END-OF-SEASON AWARDS

QB DJ Lagway – Player of the Year Winner, Heisman Finalist, Quarterback of the Year Winner

RB Montrell Johnson Jr – Running Back of the Year Runner-Up

TE Keon Zipperer – Tight End of the Year Winner

TE Arlis Boardingham – Tight End of the Year Finalist

C Jake Slaughter – Center of the Year Runner-Up

ED Tyreke Sapp – Defensive Player of the Year Winner, Defensive Edge of the Year Winner

ED Justus Boone – Defensive Player of the Year Finalist, Defensive Edge of the Year Runner-Up

ED Joey Slackman – Defensive Edge of the Year Finalist

LB Shemar James – Linebacker of the Year Winner

LB Grayson Howard – Linebacker of the Year Runner-Up

CB Devin Moore – Defensive Back of the Year Winner

CB Trikweze Bridges – Defensive Back of the Year Runner-Up

CB Jason Marshall Jr – Defensive Back of the Year Finalist

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RECORD UPDATE

Week 1 vs FAU Owls W 25-22 Watch

Week 2 vs #20 Miami Hurricanes W 49-25 Watch

Week 3 @ #5 Alabama Crimson Tide W 34-27 Watch

Week 4 @ FIU Panthers W 97-0 Watch

Week 6 vs UCF Golden Knights W 31-23 Watch

Week 7 vs #4 Tennessee Volunteers W 50-34 Watch

Week 8 @ #13 Kentucky Wildcats W 38-31 Watch

Week 10 @ #13 Georgia Bulldogs W 31-17 Watch

Week 11 @ Arkansas Razorbacks L 21-26 Watch

Week 12 vs #17 LSU Tigers W 42-21 Watch

Week 13 vs #8 Auburn Tigers W 49-14 Watch

Week 14 @ Florida State Seminoles W 30-23 Watch

SEC vs #16 Vanderbilt W 49-14 Watch

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS PICTURE

#1 Florida (12-1)

#2 Indiana (13-0)

#3 Boise State (12-1)

#4 Liberty (13-0)

#5 Ohio State (11-1) vs #12 Boston College (10-3)

#6 North Carolina (11-1) vs #11 Notre Dame (10-2)

#7 Louisville (10-2) vs #10 Arizona (10-2)

#8 Wisconsin (10-2) vs #9 Texas (10-2)

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RECRUITING

Verbal Commitments

• RB Reggie Tribble (5*) (#30) (FL)

• WR Javier Marciano (5*) (#8) (CA)

• WR TJ Parms (5*) (#32) (FL)

• WR Devin Dearth (4*) (#58) (AL)

• T Tremayne Suttle (5*) (#24) (AL)

• T Jabari Rubin (4*) (#42) (IA)

• DT Antonio Robinson (5*) (#11) (LA)

• ED Dalvin Vincent (5*) (#4) (LA)

• CB Corren Breida (4*) (#47) (FL)

• CB Luis Cantrell (4*) (#179) (FL)

• S Artie Deiter (5*) (#1) (IA)

• S Kona Ta'Ufo'Ou (4*) (#51) (FL)

• S Jared Mickens (4*) (#490) (FL)