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TRUSTED Source Drops IMPORTANT Gators Recruiting Updates AFTER UF Beats FAU! · A Peek Inside Gators Football: A Show About the Florida Gators

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  Speaker 2: Hey, Gator fans.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us today. This is a special treat.
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  Speaker 1: We are going to talk some recruiting. I know you
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  Speaker 1: guys love to get into it as much as I do.
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  Speaker 1: We are joined today by Zach Blastein of 24-7 Sports.
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  Speaker 2: Zach, appreciate you joining us. How are you doing today?
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  Speaker 3: Doing well. Ready to talk some Gator recruiting. It was
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  Speaker 3: a big weekend in Gainesville.
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  Speaker 2: It was. It was a big weekend.
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  Speaker 1: I want to start a little big picture, I think, first.
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  Speaker 1: We knew Florida was going to have a pretty impressive
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  Speaker 1: visitor list for the home opener. And now that everybody
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  Speaker 1: has gone home, who do you think Florida actually helped
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  Speaker 1: itself with the most on Saturday night?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I think it all starts with Asher Chiodo,
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  Speaker 3: the five-star composite edge rusher out of Jacksonville Bulls. I
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  Speaker 3: don't think they made a bigger move with any prospect
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  Speaker 3: more than they did with him. I mean, it was
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  Speaker 3: a massive visit from everything I'm told. I believe, you know,
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  Speaker 3: Asher's very much sold on Florida and the vision that
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  Speaker 3: John Summerall has kind of laid out. And seeing that
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  Speaker 3: vision kind of come to fruition, that was important for
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  Speaker 3: him to get there and kind of witnessed the start
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  Speaker 3: of the summer all era he made that clear to
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  Speaker 3: me when we spoke and just checking in with sources
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  Speaker 3: around that recruitment I mean I think Florida is a
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  Speaker 3: very legitimate contender I had Miami kind of leading going
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  Speaker 3: in to the visit but I think Florida's right there
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  Speaker 3: if not in the lead coming out of this trip
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  Speaker 3: the one thing about Asher is you know he is
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  Speaker 3: a very impressionable kid like he loves every visit he
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  Speaker 3: goes on so like his family's taking a measured approach
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  Speaker 3: to everything that's going to go on a but Florida
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  Speaker 3: will have staying power here. Like they, they will be,
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  Speaker 3: they will have a hat on the table when, when
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  Speaker 3: it comes time for him to decide.
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  Speaker 1: And, you know, I think bigger picture for John Summerall,
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  Speaker 1: that's super important because if you can't woo a kid
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  Speaker 1: from Jacksonville bowls, you know, an hour down the road,
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  Speaker 1: that doesn't bode well for your high school recruiting during your,
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  Speaker 1: your tenure at UF though, right?
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely. And, It's wild because Jacksonville's kind of seen an
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  Speaker 3: upswing in talent the last couple years. And the 28 class,
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  Speaker 3: which is, I feel like, Summerall's first true recruiting cycle.
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  Speaker 3: As a new head coach, you come in, that 27 cycle,
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  Speaker 3: you're kind of already behind because other schools have been
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  Speaker 3: recruiting these kids for years. But him and his staff
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  Speaker 3: sinking their teeth into that 28 class, I think Jacksonville
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  Speaker 3: is the area of the state that Whoever's going to
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  Speaker 3: win the state when it comes to recruiting, that's the
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  Speaker 3: area they need to win in the 28th cycle. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: you've got Asher Giotto. He has multiple teammates at Jacksonville
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  Speaker 3: Bulls that Florida loves. Running back Xander Edwards and tight
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  Speaker 3: end J.C. Wessel are two of those guys. And then
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  Speaker 3: the number one wide receiver recruit in the country, Bryson Wright,
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  Speaker 3: also in Jacksonville at Mandarin High School. So, yeah, absolutely.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, when Florida's good, they're always recruiting Jacksonville, probably
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  Speaker 3: the best out of the three in-state schools. And it's
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  Speaker 3: an important battleground, especially in this 28 class.
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  Speaker 1: Well, I'm going to show my age, but I'm from
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  Speaker 1: the generation that anyone Florida wanted from Jacksonville, they landed.
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  Speaker 1: So it would be good for UF to get back
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  Speaker 1: to that. You know, we always talk about recruits wanting
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  Speaker 1: to see what the product actually looks like.
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  Speaker 2: And you mentioned that with Asher.
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  Speaker 1: Florida scores 66 points. The Swamp is, you know, at
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  Speaker 1: full capacity. There's obviously a lot of energy around this
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  Speaker 1: new staff. How much did what happened on the field
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  Speaker 1: on Saturday actually matter to these recruits? Or was it,
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  Speaker 1: you know, the whole dog and pony show?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it was the complete experience, right? Like
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  Speaker 3: the swamp will sell out for pretty much any opponent.
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  Speaker 3: And that was a big deal to these prospects in attendance.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, the environment, even if it was FAU, right,
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  Speaker 3: like was still lively. The swamp was loud. So, yeah.
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  Speaker 3: That mattered, and then the on-field product looked the part.
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  Speaker 3: Asher noted specifically he liked the way that Summerall kind
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  Speaker 3: of got on his defense after some miscues early and
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  Speaker 3: got them kind of dialed in so they could start
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  Speaker 3: to separate in that game. I just get the sense
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  Speaker 3: that him and Summerall are kind of wired the same way,
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  Speaker 3: and I think that's resonating in his recruitment. But yeah,
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  Speaker 3: multiple other prospects brought up to me just how much
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  Speaker 3: that environment matter to them and how cool of an
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  Speaker 3: experience it was being in the swamp, kind of to
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  Speaker 3: see the Summerall era kick off. And I think everything,
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  Speaker 3: you know, all the boxes were checked when it comes
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  Speaker 3: to the on-field performance. But obviously I think a lot
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  Speaker 3: of prospects are kind of waiting on that Ole Miss game,
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  Speaker 3: the next, you know, big home game. And it'll be
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  Speaker 3: a loaded recruiting list as, as you guys know. So that,
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  Speaker 3: that's kind of what I feel is that, that, true
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  Speaker 3: first test at home. Um, that'll really give us an
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  Speaker 3: idea of, okay, you know, how far along, uh, is
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  Speaker 3: Sarmal when it comes to getting the ball rolling.
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  Speaker 2: Alabama offensive line commit Anthony Blaylock Jr.
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  Speaker 1: And FSU athlete commit Chase Brown were both, um, expected
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  Speaker 1: in Gainesville. Those are names that, you know, immediately caught
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  Speaker 1: my attention because they are committed elsewhere. Which of those
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  Speaker 1: two flip opportunities should Florida fans maybe take more seriously? Um, Okay, guys,
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  Speaker 3: I candidly, I don't know as much about Anthony Blaylock's
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  Speaker 3: recruitment just because he's a guy out of my region
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  Speaker 3: in Florida. But I know that he made it in.
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  Speaker 3: And there's, I believe, Tyler from our small 247 site
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  Speaker 3: caught up with him. So there's there's an update on him.
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  Speaker 3: Chase Brown, I'm much more familiar with. He's obviously a
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  Speaker 3: Florida State commit, like you mentioned, kind of a two
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  Speaker 3: way athlete out of like right outside the Tampa area.
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  Speaker 3: Really good prospects. He's an FSU commit that's got five
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  Speaker 3: other visits set up to other schools, so definitely keeping
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  Speaker 3: his process open, and Florida's among the schools that he's
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  Speaker 3: seriously considering. Still a long way to go in that one,
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  Speaker 3: but he's definitely.
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  Speaker 2: You don't think he's completely taking a visit.
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  Speaker 1: There is actual potential traction behind the scenes there.
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely, yeah. He's made it clear that his recruitment's not
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  Speaker 3: shut down, so he will seriously consider other options, plus...
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  Speaker 3: You know the situation at Florida State right now. It's rocky,
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  Speaker 3: to say the least. So I think all prospects are
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  Speaker 3: kind of keeping their options open.
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  Speaker 2: Maxwell Hiller was there.
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  Speaker 1: He is arguably the crown jewel of Florida's 2027 class.
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  Speaker 1: When you bring a five-star commit like that, do you
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  Speaker 1: think the weekend is more about recruiting him, or do
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  Speaker 1: you think the weekend is really more about Florida being
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  Speaker 1: able to now use him as a recruiter for everybody else?
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  Speaker 3: I think it's a little of both, right, because there's
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  Speaker 3: been reports about Maxwell Hiller still being pursued by some
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  Speaker 3: SEC schools. I think LSU has been mentioned as a
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  Speaker 3: program trying to get him on campus this season. I
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  Speaker 3: know they're trying to gear up for some big flips. So, yeah,
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  Speaker 3: I mean, there's a recruiting aspect that Florida wants to
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  Speaker 3: continue to court him and make sure that he's felt prioritized.
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  Speaker 3: But also, I mean. I saw some photos coming out
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  Speaker 3: of him hanging out with some of the other recruits.
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  Speaker 3: Whenever you have a guy of his status in a class,
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  Speaker 3: that's someone you kind of want to be an ambassador
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  Speaker 3: for the program. And it looked like he was doing
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  Speaker 3: that on Saturday night as he hung out with some
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  Speaker 3: of the other recruits in attendance.
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  Speaker 2: Well, and David Davidson was there. He is the quarterback
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  Speaker 2: of that class.
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  Speaker 1: And I think the quarterbacks usually become kind of central
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  Speaker 1: figures in recruiting. recruiting other offensive players. Do you get
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  Speaker 1: the sense that this 2027 class is really starting to
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  Speaker 1: recruit itself a little bit, particularly when you do have
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  Speaker 1: guys like Hiller show up? And I understand that he's
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  Speaker 1: still being pursued and I'm sure Davin Davidson is still
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  Speaker 1: being pursued by others as well. But do you get
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  Speaker 1: the sense that they're starting to kind of, you know,
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  Speaker 1: recruit each other too?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, Davin has been very vocal when
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  Speaker 3: it comes to communicating with committed guys, you know, building
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  Speaker 3: that chemistry kind of before they get on campus. And
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  Speaker 3: then also targeting some of those uncommitted guys. I know
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  Speaker 3: the 27 class is largely spoken for, but during that
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  Speaker 3: summer run, you know, they had Davin committed before OV
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  Speaker 3: season really hit. So he was kind of in the
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  Speaker 3: year of all those players that were making decisions all
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  Speaker 3: throughout the summer and was a crucial part of that process.
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  Speaker 3: Having that, that big time quarterback committed and, you know,
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  Speaker 3: something to, for, you know, the staff could point to
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  Speaker 3: skilled players, offensive linemen, hey, you know, we've got this
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  Speaker 3: blue chip quarterback in the class, like, you know, come join.
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  Speaker 3: So definitely, I mean, he's been a huge help for Florida's,
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  Speaker 3: you know, 27 class and just continuing to build it.
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  Speaker 1: There obviously was the most talent from the 2028 class there.
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  Speaker 1: We've mentioned Blaylock, we've mentioned Giotto, but Zayden Jernigan was there,
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  Speaker 1: Ridge Janes, Nick Carroll, Jackson Flowers.
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  Speaker 2: There's a lot of guys.
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  Speaker 1: When you look at the sheer amount of 2028 talent.
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  Speaker 2: That came to Gainesville last weekend.
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  Speaker 1: Is there a particular position group where you think Florida's
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  Speaker 1: positioned itself particularly well?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, on the defensive line, you know, I
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  Speaker 3: already mentioned Giotto. They had another priority in-state player in
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  Speaker 3: Josiah Taylor, who I have crystal balled to Florida. He's
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  Speaker 3: at Vero Beach High School, just a few hours away.
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  Speaker 3: Six foot four, 315 pound, more of an interior D lineman.
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  Speaker 3: And he's a guy that Florida had at their Friday
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  Speaker 3: Night Lights camp in June and absolutely loved the way
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  Speaker 3: he competed in that camp. Florida assistant D line coach,
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  Speaker 3: I think I want to say Jonathan Saxon, was at
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  Speaker 3: his game this past Friday to go watch him play St. Francis.
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  Speaker 3: And he was a standout in that game despite them
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  Speaker 3: being blown out. But a guy that Florida really likes and,
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  Speaker 3: you know, the feeling is mutual. I think if he
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  Speaker 3: were deciding today, it would be UF. He's going to
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  Speaker 3: extend his process a little bit longer, but he's a
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  Speaker 3: guy that Florida fans should absolutely know.
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  Speaker 1: I'm right here in Tampa, and we have a lot
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  Speaker 1: of viewers from Tampa. There was a huge Carol Wood
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  Speaker 1: Day contingent in Gainesville yesterday. There was Antonio Thomas, Cameron
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  Speaker 1: Battle was there, Daryl Hines Jr.
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  Speaker 2: Was there.
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  Speaker 1: They came with Devon Kendrick, who is obviously a commit already,
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  Speaker 1: James Allen, just a ton of talent from Carol Wood
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  Speaker 1: Day there. Is that a school that could become a
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  Speaker 1: pipeline to Florida under this staff?
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  Speaker 3: I think so. I mean, Devon Kendrick is the type
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  Speaker 3: of guy you want committed if you want to start
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  Speaker 3: building a pipeline because, you know, when I go to
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  Speaker 3: a Carol Wood Day practice, He's the loudest voice you hear.
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  Speaker 3: He's kind of the heartbeat of that team. And a
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  Speaker 3: lot of those those guys in younger classes that you reference,
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  Speaker 3: they all respect him. So I think him going to
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  Speaker 3: UF is a big deal when it comes to trying
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  Speaker 3: to build that pipeline. You know, I mentioned before Jacksonville
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  Speaker 3: is an important battleground. I mean, you could say Tampa,
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  Speaker 3: but it's really Carolwood Day in that 28 class. You
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  Speaker 3: got you got three. Big time players are then the
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  Speaker 3: number one corner in the country, James Allen in the
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  Speaker 3: 29 class.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: Who absolutely loves.
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  Speaker 1: It feels crazy that we're talking about 20, 29 kids,
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  Speaker 1: but like you said, he is one of the highest
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  Speaker 1: rated players in that class. How significant is it to
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  Speaker 1: get a kid like that on campus?
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  Speaker 2: So, so early in his process. Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: He's kind of been the, that different, um, that, that
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  Speaker 3: region where you just, you know, you know, he's a
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  Speaker 3: big time talent, right? There's, there's some 20, 29 prospects
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  Speaker 3: to get ranked early and it's kind of a, a
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  Speaker 3: wait and see, Hey, is he going to continue to
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  Speaker 3: develop and be a big time player over the next
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  Speaker 3: three years of his high school career? James Allen is that, um, he's,
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  Speaker 3: you know, absolutely going to be a big time recruit. Um,
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  Speaker 3: he has every offer imaginable and, and getting it on
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  Speaker 3: campus as many times as possible throughout his recruitment is
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  Speaker 3: exactly what Florida, Florida needs to do. I mean, it's, it's, uh,
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  Speaker 3: he will be one of the more important prospects for
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  Speaker 3: them in the 29 class.
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  Speaker 1: There were some local Gainesville kids on campus as well.
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  Speaker 1: Buchholz quarterback Andrew Whitmore was among the expected visitors. What
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  Speaker 1: is Florida's interest level there, and is he a guy
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  Speaker 1: whose recruitment could really take off?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, Florida's definitely interested. I don't know that he's their
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  Speaker 3: top quarterback target in that 28 class. I look at
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  Speaker 3: Hudson West at a Sarasota high. It's kind of that guy.
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  Speaker 3: But I think Andrew Whitmore is still an option for them,
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  Speaker 3: a guy they're continuing to evaluate as he moves through
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  Speaker 3: his junior season there at Buchholz. And him being a
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  Speaker 3: local guy, that obviously matters. We've heard potentially they could
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  Speaker 3: look at a two-quarterback class in that 28 cycle. And
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  Speaker 3: the two names we've heard are Hudson West and Andrew Whitmore.
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  Speaker 3: So definitely got to keep an eye on. But I
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  Speaker 3: do think they're kind of still evaluating their options at
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  Speaker 3: that important quarterback spot.
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  Speaker 1: Was there anybody who came into the weekend that you
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  Speaker 1: really maybe weren't talking about as a major Florida possibility,
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  Speaker 1: but after Saturday you feel like Gator fans really need
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  Speaker 1: to start paying attention?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, bringing it back to Carol Wood Day,
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  Speaker 3: Antonio Thomas, he's the number four ranked edge rusher in
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  Speaker 3: the 28 class, and he's a guy that I've always
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  Speaker 3: had Florida in the top group for, always a top
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  Speaker 3: three to four contender in his process, but I really
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  Speaker 3: do think Florida is potentially leading in that recruitment or
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  Speaker 3: right there. You know, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas A & M, Miami,
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  Speaker 3: or some of the other schools in the mix. But
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  Speaker 3: Florida really got off to a great start to kind
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  Speaker 3: of kick off the season with him. And he's a
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  Speaker 3: player that's potentially considering a reclassification to 27 class, although
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  Speaker 3: I've heard that's probably not going to happen at this point.
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  Speaker 3: But also a guy that could decide sooner rather than
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  Speaker 3: later relative to some of the other, you know, 2028 targets.
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  Speaker 3: So Getting him on campus early in the season, I think,
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  Speaker 3: was important for Florida. And he will be back for
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  Speaker 3: the Ole Miss game, which could kind of help cement
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  Speaker 3: them further as a true top contender there.
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  Speaker 1: You've covered Florida recruiting through multiple staffs. Are you noticing
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  Speaker 1: anything different about the way Summerall staff handles a game
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  Speaker 1: day recruiting weekend compared to what Florida was doing previously?
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  Speaker 1: And I know there's a lot of holdovers from previous
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  Speaker 1: staff still on this actual recruiting staff, but this would
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  Speaker 1: be something maybe influenced by Summerall's coaching staff.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I honestly haven't been to a Florida game day
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  Speaker 3: to kind of see. I plan to go to the
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  Speaker 3: Ole Miss game to kind of get a sense for
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  Speaker 3: what that's like. So I can't speak as much to
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  Speaker 3: the differences. But, you know, one thing I will say
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  Speaker 3: is I've always heard good things about Katie Decker and
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  Speaker 3: the way she runs things when it comes to the
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  Speaker 3: organizational side of handling a big recruiting weekend like that.
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  Speaker 3: So I do think that her being a holdover on
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  Speaker 3: the Summerall staff is a big deal because that was
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  Speaker 3: always one of the positives I heard during the Napier era. So, yeah,
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I've heard only good things from recruits and
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  Speaker 3: their families about their experience just overall making it to
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  Speaker 3: Gainesville this past weekend. So I assume that everything's going swimmingly.
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  Speaker 1: One thing that jumped out to me when I looked
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  Speaker 1: at this list is just how many Florida kids were
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  Speaker 1: on it. How intentional do you think this staff has
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  Speaker 1: been about rebuilding Florida's presence in their own backyard?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's a huge deal. It's been made
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  Speaker 3: a huge priority by John Sumrall specifically. You listen to
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  Speaker 3: his kind of early press conferences when he got to Gainesville.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, he makes it a point to bring up
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  Speaker 3: how they really don't need to leave the state much
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  Speaker 3: to build their recruiting classes in the high school ranks.
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  Speaker 3: And he's made that very clear with, with the way
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  Speaker 3: they're recruiting. Um, you know, they took a number of
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  Speaker 3: out of state guys in the 27 class, but I
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  Speaker 3: think it's his, uh, tenure in Gainesville progresses. That's going
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  Speaker 3: to continue to get less and less. Um, I really
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  Speaker 3: do think they want to emphasize the in-state talent. And
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  Speaker 3: I think the 28 class they've, they've proven that, um,
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  Speaker 3: you know, that, like you said, the visitor list was
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  Speaker 3: just flooded with, with guys in the state of Florida. Um, Obviously,
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  Speaker 3: Florida is a national brand. They need to use that
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  Speaker 3: to go recruit some of the best players across the country.
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  Speaker 3: But Summerall and his staff understand that you really do
• 17:05
  Speaker 3: not need to leave that far from Gainesville to go
• 17:08
  Speaker 3: find really talented prospects. So, yeah, huge priority for him
• 17:14
  Speaker 3: and his staff, and I think it's only going to
• 17:16
  Speaker 3: become prioritized more as his career continues in Gainesville.
• 17:21
  Speaker 2: We've talked about how the 2027 class is– Essentially almost full.
• 17:26
  Speaker 1: There's 25 commits entering into this past weekend. How much
• 17:32
  Speaker 1: room is potentially left in this class? Are they basically
• 17:35
  Speaker 1: big game hunting at this point? And if they land somebody, great.
• 17:39
  Speaker 1: But if they don't, they're not concerned. Are there still
• 17:42
  Speaker 1: any positions of need that they really need to address
• 17:46
  Speaker 1: at this point?
• 17:47
  Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head.
• 17:49
  Speaker 3: I think they're big game hunting. I don't think that
• 17:52
  Speaker 3: there are any glaring needs in this class. I mean,
• 17:57
  Speaker 3: I think it's really just who's available, like who do
• 18:00
  Speaker 3: we have a chance to flip? I think a lot
• 18:03
  Speaker 3: of these staffs, what they do is they kind of track, hey,
• 18:06
  Speaker 3: is this school struggling on the field early in the season? Like,
• 18:09
  Speaker 3: can we potentially poach some of their top talent in
• 18:13
  Speaker 3: their recruiting classes and They kind of make decisions based
• 18:17
  Speaker 3: on that. But, I mean, one target that comes to mind, obviously,
• 18:20
  Speaker 3: is Easton Royal. The Texas wide receiver commit will be
• 18:24
  Speaker 3: back on campus for the Ole Miss game. I know
• 18:27
  Speaker 3: LSU is trying to flip him as well, but he's
• 18:30
  Speaker 3: a longtime Florida target and fits the bill of kind
• 18:33
  Speaker 3: of that big game hunting that they're trying to do
• 18:35
  Speaker 3: this fall.
• 18:36
  Speaker 1: All right. Well, if there was somebody in that room
• 18:39
  Speaker 1: who is uncommitted, who would you say has the best
• 18:43
  Speaker 1: chance of eventually– becoming a Gator?
• 18:47
  Speaker 2: Yeah.
• 18:47
  Speaker 3: I mean, probably the guy that I mentioned before, Josiah Taylor. Um, but,
• 18:51
  Speaker 3: but I do want to, you know, re reiterize like
• 18:54
  Speaker 3: Asher Giotto, um, the move they made there, uh, was significant. Um,
• 18:59
  Speaker 3: and I do think that Florida has a real shot, um, when,
• 19:03
  Speaker 3: when it comes time for him to make his decision.
• 19:06
  Speaker 1: All right, Zach, well, we appreciate you tell everybody where
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• 19:10
  Speaker 2: Media and check out your work.
• 19:11
  Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm on 24-7 Sports, and my personal Twitter is ZBlostein247.
• 19:17
  Speaker 3: I'm covering the state of Florida recruiting now, so I'm
• 19:21
  Speaker 3: trying to kind of follow the trends and track this
• 19:25
  Speaker 3: new summer all-era, which has been exciting to cover so far.
• 19:28
  Speaker 3: So I appreciate you having me on.
• 19:30
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely.
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