With his stock rising as much as any player in the 2024 NFL Draft, former Florida Gators wide receiver Ricky Pearsall saw his hard work pay off Thursday when he was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the No. 31 overall pick in the first round. Pearsall, who spent his final two college seasons at Florida, ensured the Gators had a player selected among the first 32 picks for the fifth straight year. Pearsall had one of the most impressive overall performances in the pre-draft process, emerging among the top players at his position and consequently rising up draft boards across the league ..read more

As the 2024 NFL Draft approaches with Round 1 set for Thursday, OnlyGators.com is here to take a closer look at the Florida Gators who could be selected over the course of the three-day, seven-round draft. It is once again expected that the draft will feature plenty of twists and turns this year, though unlike the last four seasons, there is no guarantee that a Florida player will be selected in the first round. In fact, UF may have its fewest players drafted since 2012 (two). Below are draft projections for the two Gators who participated in the pre-draft process along with evaluations of the ..read more

Florida Gators head basketball coach Todd Golden’s pounding the recruiting trail continued to pay dividends Sunday with a third commitment out of the transfer portal. FAU guard Alijah Martin told ESPN he has decided to play his graduate season at Florida over offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, Ole Miss and USC. Martin averaged 13.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game over three seasons as a starter, and he served as a key member of the Owls’ 2023 Final Four run, during which he was FAU’s most effective player in multiple NCAA Tournament games. His shooting averages ..read more

Florida Gators gymnastics has been a model of consistency both within the sport and as a model program in the athletic department. Yet despite its immense success, it has been unable to win the big one across the last nine seasons. No. 4 Florida was unable to take home the 2024 NCAA Championship on Saturday, finishing last place in the final meet of the season. This marked the fourth straight season UF advanced to Four on the Floor but also the fourth straight season it ended the event without some hardware. The Gators posted 197.4375 on Saturday, its fourth-worst mark of the season and worst ..read more

While it has been a disappointing season for Florida Gators baseball on the diamond, the continued dominance of junior Jac Caglianone remains a sight to see. The star first baseman / left-handed pitcher, a consensus top-three pick in the forthcoming 2024 MLB Draft, added to his list of incredible accomplishments Friday night. Caglianone jacked a home run in his ninth straight collegiate game, powering a ball deep to right field in the top of the sixth inning. That ties an NCAA record for consecutive games with a HR and sets Caglianone up to potentially take the mark for himself Saturday when F ..read more

Florida Gators head basketball coach Todd Golden has been pounding the recruiting trail since the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, and the acquisitions are coming in fast. The latest among them is Washington State center Rueben Chinyelu, who has decided to join Florida out of the transfer portal. Chinyelu (6-foot-11, 245 pounds) has a four-star rating as a transfer prospect, the same he possessed coming out of high school. The native Nigerian entered college from NBA Academy Africa. Chinyelu averaged 4.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks while hitting only 48.9% of his free throws in 13.9 m ..read more

Two of Florida Gators basketball’s top players from the 2023-24 season have decided to try their hands at becoming professionals. Junior guards Walter Clayton Jr. and Will Richard each declared for the 2024 NBA Draft over the last couple of days, though both players made it clear that they will maintain their collegiate eligibility and return only to the Gators if they do not decide to remain in the draft pool. “I am grateful for being able to come home this past year and be a part of something special being built here in Gainesville,” Clayton shared on social media. “With the support of Coach ..read more

As the Florida Gators concluded the 2024 Orange & Blue Game on Saturday afternoon in front of an announced 48,000 fans at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, it was clear the team looked better … or the same … or worse than it did a year ago. OK, maybe not worse — at least not based on the scoreboard. Blue beat Orange 19-14 (or 19-17 if you count the 3 random points awarded to the latter squad because it accomplished something in practice), and while far more offense was shown than last year’s 7-7 tie (10-7 after an untimed field goal to break that tie), there were again no touchdowns scored in the ..read more

Fresh off their most successful regular season in nearly a decade, Florida Gators basketball is once again tasked with retooling its roster this offseason, though this time, it will be more of a refresh than an overhaul. Kicking off the roster rebuild is Chattanooga forward Sam Alexis, who committed to Florida out of the transfer portal. Alexis is presently unranked as a transfer prospect, but it did not take long for the Gators to offer — or for him to commit — to the program as he did so just a day after officially visiting UF. The incoming junior from Apopka, Florida, averaged 10.8 points ..read more

It was a precipitous fall from grace for heralded guard Riley Kugel, who has decided to leave the Florida Gators and enter the transfer portal after two seasons with the program. Kugel, who had a breakout freshman campaign and entered the 2023-24 season looking like he would be Florida’s star player, struggled with consistency despite having individual breakout performances in his second year. He will now be searching for a new home. “I’m thankful to Gator Nation for nothing but love and support over these past two years,” Kugel wrote on social media Wednesday as part of his announcement. “It ..read more