DAVID ROSENBERG

1 week ago | gatorswire.usatoday.com | DAVID ROSENBERG

Mount Carmel High School (Chicago) offensive tackle Claude Mpouma has Florida leading his recruitment after an official visit to The Swamp over the weekend. "On top," Mpouma said to Swamp247. "I mean, it's Florida... I just feel comfortable over here. I feel like I'm home. So that's probably a big thing for me."The 6-foot-7-inch, 308-pound Cameroon native made his second trip to Gainesville on Friday and stayed through Sunday for a closer look at the program.

1 week ago | gatorswire.usatoday.com | DAVID ROSENBERG

Freshman defensive lineman Stephon Shivers is no longer with the Florida Gators football team following a June 1 arrest, according to both Swamp247 and Gators Online. Gainesville Police arrested Shivers "on a count of false imprisonment (dating violence)," according to the Gainesville Sun. The Alachua County Juvenile Court later placed him on house arrest following his first public court appearance on June 4.

1 week ago | gatorswire.usatoday.com | DAVID ROSENBERG

Jacksonville center fielder Jaden Bastian has committed to the University of Florida baseball program, according to Baseball America's Jacob Rudner. Bastian is a five-tool talent that could start right away at Florida. He batted .302/.433/.552 and crushed fastballs as one of the ASUN's most dangerous hitters in 2025. Bastian hit 11 home runs and stole 36 bases, checking off the baserunning, power and speed boxes. He's held down center field at an elite level, too.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | DAVID ROSENBERG

Jacksonville center fielder Jaden Bastian has committed to the University of Florida baseball program, according to Baseball America's Jacob Rudner. Bastian is a five-tool talent that could start right away at Florida. He batted .302/.433/.552 and crushed fastballs as one of the ASUN's most dangerous hitters in 2025. Bastian hit 11 home runs and stole 36 bases, checking off the baserunning, power and speed boxes. He's held down center field at an elite level, too.

1 week ago | gatorswire.usatoday.com | DAVID ROSENBERG

Florida right-handed pitcher Jake Clemente, left-handed pitcher Pierce Coppola, catcher Brody Donay and shortstop Colby Shelton accepted invites to the 2025 MLB draft combine this week. The fifth annual combine "will take place from June 17-21 at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, for a third consecutive year," according to MLB.