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

Florida defensive back Gregory Smith III officially entered the transfer portal on Thursday, a week after he announced his plans to depart the Gators program. Rumors circulated, implying Smith would not be entering the portal during the week-long delay, but a 4 p.m. deadline passed on Thursday for the two parties to reach an agreement, according to On3. Miami is the likely destination for Smith now that he's transferring.

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

A career night from Brody Donay and a meltdown from Mississippi State's bullpen in the sixth inning led to Florida taking the first game of a three-game series, 13-3, Friday night in a run-rule, eight-inning game. The Gators and Bulldogs traded blows for the first five innings as each starter attempted to navigate the other team's lineup while keeping their pitch count as low as possible. Gehrig Frei took Liam Peterson deep to open the scoring in the bottom of the first.

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

Florida quarterback Aidan Warner is now on scholarship, according to Swamp247. A Yale transfer who joined the Gators as a walk-on during the 2024 offseason, Warner served as Florida's third-string quarterback a season ago. After Graham Mertz went down with a torn ACL, he moved into the backup role behind the true freshman DJ Lagway. An injury to Lagway during the Georgia game thrust Warner into the spotlight, but things didn't go so well in his first start against Texas.

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

The Klatsky name is famous among the Rowdy Reptiles, and Todd Golden is adding a member of the family to his coaching staff, according to Swamp247. No, legendary Gators walk-on Alex Klatsy isn't returning to Gainesville. Instead, it's his cousin, Dave, who spent the last three years as the head coach at NYU. Klatsky led the Violets to a 21-6 record in 2023-24, a 29-2 record in 2024-25 and consecutive Division III NCAA Tournament appearances in 2023 and 2024.

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

Florida basketball famously won back-to-back national championships in 2006-07, and Todd Golden's group could be one addition away from repeating the feat, according to The Athletic. College basketball writer Jim Root broke down the five teams he sees capable of making the Final Four next year, albeit before much of the transfer portal movement takes place, and Florida is one of those programs. BYU, Duke, Purdue and Texas Tech are the others.