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How does Florida’s projected starting lineup for the 2026 season stack up against the group that took the field for the Gators last year?  That’s

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Comparing this season's projected Florida Gators starters to 2025. Is UF better?

Every college football team has questions heading into a new season. For the Florida Gators defense, there are plenty of them. But much of that has

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Two weeks from Saturday, the Florida Gators will begin the Jon Sumrall era in The Swamp vs. FAU.  With the season nearing, I’m taking a

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Ever since he dedicated himself to the game of football before high school, Ben Hanks III has aspired to impress -- and

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UF legacy Ben Hanks III striving to one-up his father at Florida

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Ben Hanks Jr. knows what it takes to play at the highest level. All he has to do is search for some clips of his father – Ben Hanks Sr. – during his time in the NFL and with the Florida Gators. "My dad was a winner and accomplished so much during his playing career," Hanks said about his father, a former All-SEC linebacker who won three league titles under Steve Spurrier in the 1990s. "But he also knows that everything can change in a minute, because he only played a few seasons in the NFL. He's taught me to stay focused and never give up on my dreams." In his first two seasons at the varsity level at Miami Booker T. Washington, Hanks produced 35 tackles, five interceptions, eight pass breakups and three fumble recoveries.

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Ben Hanks' size, athleticism, coverage ability, and ball skills remind us of Marshon Lattimore at the same stage. 

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