Zach Goodall

Gainesville

Managing Editor and Beat Reporter at The Jaguars Wire

Managing Editor/Beat Reporter: @TheJaguarsWire on @USATODAY. PFWA & FWAA member. Previously covered the Florida Gators & Tampa Bay Buccaneers for @SInow.

Articles

Four Gators picked in post-lottery NBA mock draft

4 days ago | 247sports.com | Zach Goodall

Dallas on Monday evening secured the rights to select consensus No. 1 overall NBA Draft prospect Cooper Flagg – or to make yet another jaw-dropping trade this year, after dealing superstar Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in February – during the 2025 NBA Draft lottery.
ESPN features freshman WR as Florida Gators' top newcomer

5 days ago | 247sports.com | Zach Goodall

If his spring game production is any indication, Florida wide receiver Dallas Wilson could be in for a big freshman year. After reshaping its offseason college football top 25 rankings, ESPN went a step further in assessing each team to make the list, with the outlet's recruiting coordinator, Billy Tucker, determining each program's top newcomer that could make the biggest impact this fall.
Aidan King named SEC Freshman of the Week

5 days ago | 247sports.com | Zach Goodall

It's King's third SEC weekly honor, his second Freshman of the Week nod to pair with his Pitcher of the Week recognition in early March. Check out @GrahamHall's story on King following his dominant showing at Texas this past weekend, in which he tossed seven shutout innings in Florida's series-clinching, 4-1 victory on Sunday. https://x.com/GatorsBB/status/1921974023618953237
SI: Two Gators among college football's top impact players for 2025 season

5 days ago | 247sports.com | Zach Goodall

Sports Illustrated views two Florida Gators trenchmen among the nation's most impactful players ahead of the 2025 season. If football is truly won in the trenches, the Gators are in a good spot ahead of their upcoming campaign.
Florida schedules 2025 homecoming game

6 days ago | 247sports.com | Zach Goodall

Florida on Monday announced its homecoming game for the 2025 season, against Mississippi State on Oct. 18. Florida's homecoming game will mark one of the Gators' two home matchups in October, before the team takes its second bye of the season ahead of its neutral site contest against Georgia in Jacksonville at the end of the month, and back-to-back road games to follow in the first half of November, at Kentucky and Ole Miss.
Florida's Shemar James, Trikweze Bridges sign NFL rookie contracts

6 days ago | 247sports.com | Zach Goodall

Another two members of the Florida Gators' 2025 NFL Draft class have put pen to paper on their rookie contracts, with linebacker Shemar James and defensive back Trikweze Bridges having officially signed four-year deals with the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers, respectively. Former Gators punter Jeremy Crawshaw (Denver Broncos) and quarterback Graham Mertz (Houston Texans) each signed their rookie contracts last week.
Where the Florida Gators stand in ESPN's post-spring top 25 rankings

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Zach Goodall

With spring training camp in the rearview mirror, team rosters largely finalized (although the NCAA's pending implementation of new roster limits is expected to lead to cuts this summer) and fewer than four months remaining until the 2025 campaign kicks off, silly season across the college football landscape persists as analysts attempt to predict how the year will go, but with increasing credibility.
Pair of Florida NFL Draft picks sign rookie contracts

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Zach Goodall

Former Florida punter Jeremy Crawshaw and quarterback Graham Mertz, each sixth-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, signed their four-year rookie contracts this week, according to multiple reports. Crawshaw will receive $4.37 million over the course of his rookie deal with the Denver Broncos, which included a $174,288 signing bonus, per Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette. Mertz inked a $4.934 million contract, including a $228,484 signing bonus, with the Houston Texans, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC.
Three Florida Gators included in Yahoo! Sports NBA mock draft

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Zach Goodall

Three Gators were included in Yahoo! Sports analyst Kevin O'Connor's latest two-round projection for the 2025 NBA Draft, with Consensus First-Team All-American guard Walter Clayton Jr. being the initial Florida prospect to come off the board, and the lone member of the group pegged to go in the first round. O'Connor sent the 6-foot-2, 195-pound Clayton to the Orlando Magic at pick No. 25 overall in the first round, noting the team's need for improved shooting.
Florida makes additions to 2026, 2027 football schedules

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Zach Goodall

Florida has agreed to host Florida Atlantic at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, according to FBSchedules.com, filling a third non-conference slot on the Gators' football schedule the season after next. Additionally, Florida has added two non-conference opponents to its 2027 schedule, set to host South Alabama on Sept. 4 and Charleston Southern on Sept. 11, per FBSchedules.