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Ventrell Miller finished the season facing the same question as the year before. Should I stay or should I go? "I always felt like I had unfinished business here," Miller said. He was still rehabbing in spring practice, and he missed a lot of practice taking a class offered only on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. When Miller did practice, he made an impression on the new staff. "He's a vocal guy," Coach Billy Napier said. "He's got great presence and energy. And he's certainly been a productive player."

The new defensive scheme should offer Miller more freedom to blitz, fly around and be his reckless self. Motivation will not be an issue. "It's a personal year for me," Miller said. He sounded like the "This time it's personal," tagline from "Jaws: The Revenge." It was the last and arguably the worst of "Jaws" sequels. That aside, Miller relishes the thought of again playing the role of the merciless football predator. "I'm back," he proclaimed at Media Days. And with no sling, he's looking better than ever. - Gainesville Sun

(DS#10 ILB) rSr/2023

ILB Ventrell Miller, Florida
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07/19/22 - *Anthony Richardson, rSo/2023, Florida, 6-4, 244 (DS#3 QB) + More +

Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson says he will no longer use his nickname "AR-15" due to having similarities with the weapon often used in mass shootings. In a statement released Sunday, the Gainesville native said he doesn't want to be associated with the assault rifle used in shootings, which he doesn't condone in any way. Richardson, 21, who is expected to become the Gators starting QB for the upcoming season, recently launched a clothing line under the same moniker. He said he plans to rebrand that as well.

"After discussions with my family and much thought, I have decided to no longer use the nickname 'AR-15' and the current apparel line logo, which features a scope reticle, as part of my branding," Richardson said. "While a nickname is only a nickname and 'AR-15' was simply a representation of my initials combined with my jersey number, it is important to me that my name and brand are no longer associated with the assault rifle that has been used in mass shootings, which I do not condone in any way or form. My representatives and I are currently working on rebranding, which includes the creation of a new logo and transitioning to simply using 'AR' and my name, Anthony Richardson." - Gainesville Sun

(DS#3 QB) rSo/2023

QB *Anthony Richardson, Florida
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07/18/22 - *Anthony Richardson, rSo/2023, Florida, 6-4, 244 (DS#3 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Anthony Richardson, Florida,...The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 as Florida has had three award winners, including Tim Tebow back-to-back years (2008 & 2009). Last season, Richardson appeared in eight games and totaled 930 total yards of offense with 401 on the ground and 529 in the air. He was selected to the All-SEC Freshman Team becoming the Gators' first quarterback since 2014 behind two 150-plus yard passing and 115-plus rushing performances. Richardson started the second half at LSU and went 10-19 with 167 yards, three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. - Florida Football

(DS#3 QB) rSo/2023

QB *Anthony Richardson, Florida
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07/18/22 - *Gervon Dexter, Jr/2023, Florida, 6-6, 318 (DS#6 DT) + More +

2022 WALTER CAMP PRESEASON SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DL Gervon Dexter (Florida),...As a sophomore in 2021, appeared in all 13 games this season, starting at DL in nine games… Had a team-high nine tackles (eight solo) with a TFL in the Gasparilla Bowl vs. UCF (Dec. 23)... Collected one assisted tackle against Florida State (Nov. 27)… Registered two solo tackles, including a tackle for a loss of two yards, against Missouri (Nov. 20)… Tallied six tackles (three solo), including 0.5 a sack of three yards, and one pass breakup against Samford (Nov. 13)… Credited with two solo tackles and a quarterback hurry against South Carolina (Nov. 6)… Recorded three tackles (one solo) and one quarterback hurry against Georgia (Oct. 30)… Registered four tackles against LSU (Oct. 16)… Logged three tackles and three QBH against Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)… Tallied three tackles (two solo) against Kentucky (Oct. 2)… Logged five tackles, including 0.5 sack and one QBH, against Tennessee (Sept. 25)… Tallied nine tackles, including his first solo sack, against Alabama (Sept. 18)… Registered two assisted tackles against South Florida (Sept. 11)… Recorded two tackles (one solo), including 0.5 sack, a QBH and two forced fumbles in Florida's season opener against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4). - Florida Football

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DT *Gervon Dexter, Florida
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07/14/22 - OCyrus Torrence, Sr/2023, Florida, 6-5, 330 (DS#2 OG) + More +

2022 WALTER CAMP PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: OL O'Cyrus Torrence (Florida),... Transferred from Louisiana and joined the Gators during the spring semester. Prior to Florida - 2021: (Junior) at Louisiana. Started and appeared in 11 games...Named First Team All-Sun Belt Conference...Member of the offense line that earned back-to-back Joe Moore Award Semifinalist honors...Part of the O-line that only allowed 1.86 sacks per game...Helped offense ranked tied 10th nationally and first in the Sun Belt in rushing touchdowns (34), tied 18th in the country in total touchdowns (58), conference leaders and tied 23rd nationally in first downs (313). - Florida Football

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OG OCyrus Torrence, Florida
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07/10/22 - Clay Millen, rSr/2026, Florida, 6-3, 184 (DS#999 QB) + More +

The Rams are 11-29 over the past four seasons and were 7-6 each of the three years before that. Adazzio lasted just two seasons before Parker, a former All-American swimmer at Michigan who was a senior associate athletic director at the school from 2003 to 2011, pried Norvell from a conference foe. Norvell has been coaching since 1986, once his playing career at Iowa ended. He's had stops in the Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-12 with a six-year NFL stint in the middle. Nevada was his first head job. He reached four bowl games and went 33-26 over five seasons, culminating with an 8-4 regular-season record last year.

He brought his Air Raid offense and several Nevada transfers with him to Fort Collins. Quarterback Clay Millen was a four-star recruit according to 247Sports, and though he only threw two passes as a true freshman last season, early reviews are promising. He figures to be Colorado State's starter. "Clay is a really smart player. He's kind of your thinking man's quarterback," Norvell said after the spring game, per the Denver Post. "He understands how to use the offense and he's just really starting to feel comfortable playing." - Ann Arbor News

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QB Clay Millen, Florida
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07/01/22 - OCyrus Torrence, Sr/2023, Florida, 6-5, 330 (DS#2 OG) + More +

A pair of Florida Gators football players have been named to the Walter Camp 2022 Preseason All-America teams, the foundation announced this week. Offensive lineman O'Cyrus Torrence, who transferred to UF from Louisiana prior to the spring semester, was named to the first-team offense, while junior defensive tackle Gervon Dexter earned a place on the second-team defense. The Walter Camp 2022 Preseason All-America teams, the longest-running All-America team in the nation, are comprised of 50 players across 32 schools representing eight NCAA Division I conferences.

As a junior at Louisiana in 2021, Torrence started and appeared in 11 games with the Ragin' Cajuns, and he was a driving force behind a protection unit that allowed just 1.86 sacks per contest last season. Louisiana's offense finished the season ranked 10th nationally in total offense and 18th in total touchdowns, and Torrence earned Joe Moore Award semifinalist honors for the second consecutive season for his efforts with the program. - Gainesville Sun

(DS#2 OG) Sr/2023

OG OCyrus Torrence, Florida
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06/09/22 - *Anthony Richardson, rSo/2023, Florida, 6-4, 244 (DS#3 QB) + More +

A judge on Wednesday gave a homework assignment to Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson - an essay explaining his reason for speeding 105 mph and what he learned after spending 12 hours in traffic school. Alachua County Court Judge Meshon Rawls also fined Richardson $349 after his lawyer entered a plea of no contest to a charge of speeding at least 30 mph over the limit. The judge appeared dissatisfied with Richardson's explanation about why he was driving so fast, that he wasn't paying attention when a sheriff's deputy stopped him at 4:11 a.m. on April 4. "I just remember driving home that night," Richardson said during his court hearing. "I was putting in my maps, and I didn't realize I was going that fast because I looked up and seen blue lights, and that's pretty much all I remember." Richardson's lawyer, Joshua Houston, asked the judge not to assess points against the player's driver's license.

The judge balked after she learned that just weeks before Richardson was ticketed for 105 mph in Florida, he was also ticketed for driving 90 mph on an interstate in Georgia in a 70 mph zone. "I don't think there is a compelling circumstance or explanation for 105 mph," Rawls said. It wasn't clear why Richardson's lawyers didn't better prepare the player to explicitly apologize, express regret or offer a fuller, more credible explanation for driving so fast. Richardson spoke for about 13 seconds during the hearing, except to occasionally respond, "Yes, ma'am" to the judge. The judge said she would reconsider whether to assess points against Richardson's license if he submitted an essay, which Houston promised would happen within one week. - Gainesville Sun

(DS#3 QB) rSo/2023

QB *Anthony Richardson, Florida
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06/06/22 - Tim Tebow, Sr/2010, Florida, 6-3, 236 (DS#3 QB) + More +

Tim Tebow, who led Florida to two national championships and won the 2007 Heisman Trophy, is among the former players making a first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot. The National Football Foundation announced on Monday the players and coaches eligible for election into the Hall of Fame, and 11 of the 80 FBS players are debuting on the ballot. Hall of Fame ballots go to more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers. The votes are considered by the NFF's Honors Courts, which then deliberates and selects a class of about a dozen players and two or three coaches.

College Football Hall of Famer and two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin from Ohio State is the chairman of the Honors Court, which includes athletic administrators, Hall of Famers and members of the media from all over the country. Some of the other former players on the ballot for the first time are quarterback Alex Smith of Utah, wide receiver Justin Blackmon of Oklahoma State, running back Ki-Jana Carter of Penn State, linebacker Luke Kuechly of Boston College and defensive lineman Dewey Selmon of Oklahoma. Tebow was the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, and he was a three-time SEC offensive player of the year who set 28 school records during his career from 2006-09. - AP College Football

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QB Tim Tebow, Florida
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06/01/22 - R.J. Moten, rSr/2025, Florida, 6-0, 218 (DS#64 OLB) + More +

R.J. Moten went from an afterthought as a true freshman to definite rotation player, if not starter, in a matter of months. He impressed the staff so much last spring and fall, he earned his first career start in the Wolverines' season opener last September against Western Michigan. It was his first of five starts at safety, backing up Hill, who took on an all-econmpassing, rover-type role that called for him lining up every which way. With Hill often tasked with defending an opponent's top receiver, it allowed Moten to get his feet wet and learn how to play at a high level on a weekly basis.

Listed at 6 feet and 221 pounds, Moten doesn't come across as intimidating - but he has knack for finding the football and making plays. In 14 starts last season, the Delran, N.J., native racked up 34 tackles (27 of them solo), contributed an interception and had four pass breakups. "Last year, I was a little down there (on the totem pole)," Moten acknowledged this spring. "But this year, without them, it's my turn to step up and be that Dax or Brad that they were last year." Moten and Rod Moore, who played as a true freshman last year, are the frontrunners to start at safety for Michigan this fall. And while their experience level might not be that of their predecessors, the coaching staff liked what the saw last season. - Ann Arbor News

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OLB R.J. Moten, Florida
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05/30/22 - Ricky Pearsall, rSr/2024, Florida, 6-1, 189 (DS#11 WR) + More +

A spot was taken just six days prior when the Gators reached into the transfer portal and added Arizona State transfer wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, the Sun Devils' leading pass-catcher during the 2021 season. Pearsall has already arrived in Gainesville in time for the phase five, summer regimen, of Napier's eight-phase plan, giving him more than two months to acclimate to the program and develop relationships with his teammates and new coaches. With Pearsall hailing from Arizona State, where Napier previously worked as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator, there was familiarity between the parties prior to his decision and arrival in Florida.

As the talent-acquisition portion of the upcoming season draws closer to a close, the Gators have made recent moves to improve the roster, whether it's via the transfer portal or elevating a walk-on to scholarship. "We felt like Ricky's skill set fit our team, fit our offense. We had some familiarity. There was some relationships there because the year in Arizona State some of our staff members, some of the common relationships," Napier said. "So I think Ricky's a good person. I think he's competitive. I think that he's proved himself...I think he can catch the ball. He's proved to be a run-after-catch player. I think he's got some toughness to his game. He can play on special teams. I think he gives; we're adding a player that has had a ton of production in the past and we feel like the player can help our team." - Gainesville Sun

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WR Ricky Pearsall, Florida
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05/28/22 - Ricky Pearsall, rSr/2024, Florida, 6-1, 189 (DS#11 WR) + More +

The numbers don't accurately convey Ricky Pearsall's worth. Not the 48 catches last season at Arizona State. Not the three stars assigned to his high school recruiting ranking. Certainly not the clunky 4.65 time he posted at a camp several years ago. On Wednesday afternoon, as the former Pac-12 receiver boarded a connecting flight from Tempe to Gainesville, his father spoke with The Athletic about why the coveted transfer chose Florida over Oregon, the impact of teaming up with quarterback Anthony Richardson, and why the NIL component of his recruitment is being overblown. "Ultimately, it came down to Billy Napier and his staff," said Ricky Pearsall Sr., who described the daily communication from Florida as "pure and genuine" over the past month. Pearsall entered the portal April 21, though the thought of transferring had been weighing upon him ever since his close friend, quarterback Jayden Daniels, departed in February for LSU.

The family visited Florida's campus in late April, and Pearsall's father called the trip impressive, featuring an array of touchpoints, including a training staff "that's superior at keeping athletes healthy and on the field." It boiled down to an Oregon-Florida duel as the Pearsalls dug into evaluating both quarterback situations. They looked at spring film of Richardson and Ducks newcomer Bo Nix, himself a transfer from Auburn. Whereas Nix was a three-year SEC starter with more than 1,000 college pass attempts, Richardson has started one game and thrown 66 passes. "Anthony has a great amount of potential that we really liked, but he hasn't seen the field as much because he's young," said Pearsall Sr. "Bo Nix has shown that he can produce." - The Athletic, Florida

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WR Ricky Pearsall, Florida
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05/27/22 - Brenton Cox Jr., rSr/2023, Florida, 6-4, 259 (DS#30 DE) + More +

Kickoff times are beginning to trickle out for the 2022 Florida football season, coach Billy Napier's first at the helm. The Gators will take on the defending national champions, the Georgia Bulldogs, on Oct. 29 at 3:30 p.m., with the game set to be broadcast on CBS. The contest in Jacksonville at TIAA Bank Field marks the 100th matchup between UF and UGA. The SEC Eastern Division rivals first met on the field during the 1915 season, and the game has since been an annual rivalry in all but seven seasons. The game has been played in Jacksonville since 1933, with the exception of the 1994 and 1995 seasons, when the stadium was undergoing renovations.

The Bulldogs hold a 53-44-2 lead in the series with the Gators. A week after UGA's first national championship in 41 years, Napier congratulated the Bulldogs on their accomplishment. While the Florida-Georgia kickoff time may not come as a surprise, Florida's kickoff with another rival has an atypical setup. The Gators will hit the road to face Florida State at Doak Campbell Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 25, which falls on a Friday rather than the traditional Saturday contest. The UF-FSU game will be broadcast on ABC. - Gainesville Sun

(DS#30 DE) rSr/2023

DE Brenton Cox Jr., Florida
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05/26/22 - *Rashad Torrence II, Jr/2023, Florida, 6-0, 193 (DS#13 SS) + More +

2022 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: RASHAD TORRENCE II, CB, Florida, Jr., 6-0, 197, Atlanta: Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll; 87 tackles last season; Projected 1st round NFL pick. - Lott IMPACT Trophy/The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation

(DS#13 SS) Jr/2023

SS *Rashad Torrence II, Florida
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05/23/22 - Ricky Pearsall, rSr/2024, Florida, 6-1, 189 (DS#11 WR) + More +

Ricky Pearsall, Arizona State's leading receiver in 2021, is headed to Gainesville to play for the Florida Gators, he announced on Twitter Saturday. Pearsall entered the transfer portal last month, continuing the major roster turnover ASU football is facing. The Tempe native and former Corona Del Sol High School athlete had 48 receptions for 580 yards and four touchdowns during his junior year last season. He was a consensus three-star recruit out of high school after earning 2018 Arizona Football Coaches Association All-6A First Team selection. Pearsall caught seven passes in 13 games as a true freshman in 2019 then had six receptions in four games during the COVID-19 pandemic-affected 2020 season. He broke out as quarterback Jayden Daniels' favorite target in 2021. - Arizonasports.com

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WR Ricky Pearsall, Florida
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