The latest news from FightinGators.com. FightinGators.com covers Florida Athletics on the Scout.com Network http://florida.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://florida.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2009 FightinGators.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. chris@fightingators.com info@scout.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:23:07 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB3) 60 As we pointed in part one of the scouting report, the FIU Golden Panthers are not a strong offensive team. However that side of the ball is world class when compared to one of the nation’s worst defensive teams. http://florida.scout.com/2/921741.html Larry Vettel http://florida.scout.com/2/921741.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida Jacksonville (FL) Jean Ribault High School superstar A.C. Leonard will have plenty of options in 2011. Leonard is one of the top athletes in the state of Florida for the class of 2011. He was the talk among Florida recruits during the summer months as he was very impressive regardless of where he lined up at the Florida camp. http://florida.scout.com/2/921738.html Jason Higdon http://florida.scout.com/2/921738.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida With two wins in the bank the Gator Basketball Team plays its third game in six days tonight when they host Troy in the O’Connell Center. Troy is definitely a step up competition wise with a four starters back from a team that won 19 games last year and posted a 14-4 record in the Sun Belt Conference. http://florida.scout.com/2/921676.html Larry Vettel http://florida.scout.com/2/921676.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida Four-star wide receiver and current Florida Gator commitment Solomon Patton saw his senior season end in the first round of the playoffs. On the year Patton lived up to all the hype as one of the most dynamic playmakers in the Southeast. http://florida.scout.com/2/921528.html Jason Higdon http://florida.scout.com/2/921528.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:07:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida Jadeveon Clowney could be the top ranked player in the state of South Carolina for the class of 2011. At 6-5 and just under 240-pounds the name of his game is speed. A true pass rushing defensive end, Clowney has two teams at the top. http://florida.scout.com/2/921527.html Jason Higdon http://florida.scout.com/2/921527.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:53:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida So the Gators enter the closest thing to an off-week with a perfect 10-0 record for just the third time in school history. The 1995 Gators then beat FSU and Arkansas before losing to Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl. The 1996 team lost game 11 to FSU but came back to beat Alabama in the SEC Title Game and Florida State in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship. http://florida.scout.com/2/921347.html Larry Vettel http://florida.scout.com/2/921347.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida With just two more home games in The Swamp, the seniors are starting to think about what stepping onto Florida Field for the last time will be like. Florida Gators wide receiver David Nelson has been at Florida for five years but is amazed at how fast this season has gone by. At the same time, he still has a lot left he wants to do before his time as a Gator is over. http://florida.scout.com/2/921309.html Bobby Callovi http://florida.scout.com/2/921309.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:38:00 GMT 0 168 Florida florida First-year starters Kenny Boynton and Vernon Macklin had 22 and 15 points, respectively, and junior Chandler Parsons registered a double-double off the bench with a 15-point, 12-rebound effort as the Florida Gators improved to 2-0 on the season with a 69-49 win over visiting Georgia Southern before a crowd of 10,006 at the O'Connell Center Wednesday night. http://florida.scout.com/2/921230.html Jim Harvin http://florida.scout.com/2/921230.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:47:00 GMT 0 168 Florida florida He came to Florida as a two-time National Coach of the Year. It didn't take long for Urban Meyer to make a bigger mark in the coaching community and bring his style and philosophies to the SEC and create even more of an aura than two awards can. Urban Meyer is the winningest active coach in all of college football, and is on his way to making sure he improves his mark. http://florida.scout.com/2/921062.html Bob Redman http://florida.scout.com/2/921062.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:55:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida Tallahassee (FL) Godby High School is home to two 2011 standout prospects in Montae Jones and Quayshun Smith. http://florida.scout.com/2/921061.html Jason Higdon http://florida.scout.com/2/921061.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:52:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida Florida receiver coach Billy Gonzales spent a great deal of time with the media Sunday and talked a lot about his receivers. While two are playing very well and getting a lot of touches, the rest are pretty anonymous this season. As the Gators prepare for the stretch run as the nation's No. 1 team, Gonzales knows his guys have to be ready to go at any time. http://florida.scout.com/2/921056.html Bob Redman http://florida.scout.com/2/921056.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:48:00 GMT 0 168 Florida florida Urban Meyer participated in his weekly teleconference on Wednesday. He answered questions about the upcoming matchup with FIU and the current state of affairs with his No. 1 ranked Florida Gators. Here is what was said... http://florida.scout.com/2/921043.html Bob Redman http://florida.scout.com/2/921043.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:36:00 GMT 0 168 Florida florida Eighteen months ago he was one of the stars of the Gator recruiting class. Now sophomore safety Will Hill is showing why he was so highly regarded coming out of high school. Hill is seventh on the Gator defense in tackles with 32 despite sharing playing time with juniors Ahmad Black and Major Wright in Florida’s three safety rotation. http://florida.scout.com/2/920967.html Larry Vettel http://florida.scout.com/2/920967.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:44:00 GMT 0 168 Florida florida The benchmark for wide receivers has always been the 1,000-yard mark and to reach it is very impressive, to reach it back-to-back as a 10th and 11th grader is entirely different all together and that is exactly what Sebring (FL) standout Devin Clarke has done. http://florida.scout.com/2/920965.html Jason Higdon http://florida.scout.com/2/920965.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:41:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida Billy Donovan’s Gator basketball team will play its second game of the season Wednesday night when Georgia Southern comes to town. The Gators won a shootout with the Eagles 88-81 in the O’Connell Center last season. http://florida.scout.com/2/920934.html Larry Vettel http://florida.scout.com/2/920934.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:39:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida Palmdale star cornerback announced his commitment to Florida Tuesday morning at his school. Scout.com was there and spoke to him about the commitment. http://florida.scout.com/2/920858.html Scott Schrader http://florida.scout.com/2/920858.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:47:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida As the end of the season approaches, players will start considering whether to leave early for the NFL draft or stay around for another year. The Florida Gators have plenty of young talent, but head coach Urban Meyer is not ready quite yet to talk to some of the juniors about their upcoming decision. http://florida.scout.com/2/920780.html Bobby Callovi http://florida.scout.com/2/920780.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMT 0 168 Florida florida CFN SEC Blogger Barrett Sallee shares three thoughts, comments or observations about Week 12 in the SEC. http://florida.scout.com/2/920769.html Barrett Sallee http://florida.scout.com/2/920769.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:32:00 GMT 0 168 Florida florida Scout.com was at Palmdale High today to cover Joshua Shaw's commitment announcement. http://florida.scout.com/2/920724.html Scott Schrader http://florida.scout.com/2/920724.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:17:00 GMT 0 168 Florida florida In 1963 the California Legislature voted to adopt 'Eureka' the official state motto of California. The Greek translation is 'I have found it.' Josh Shaw has indeed found 'It', the University of Florida. Miners commonly yelled Eureka out who found gold and today the Florida Gators have found gold. http://florida.scout.com/2/920416.html Jason Higdon http://florida.scout.com/2/920416.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT 1 168 Florida florida