Good Morning Gators: Florida begins summer camps under Billy Napier
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Summer camp SZN is here.
The Gators hold their opening session under new coach Billy Napier on Monday, the first of five one-day camps this month.
Florida has additional one-day camps on June 8, 13, 15 and 20. UF will also have a specialist camp June 12 and a DL/OL camp June 23.
These camps are an opportunity for Napier and his staff to get recruits on campus for in-person workouts and see how they respond to coaching.
The camps will help the coaches build their recruiting board for 2024 and 2025, as well as potentially find some diamonds in the rough for the 2023 class.
Florida is also having a 7v7 tournament, Swamp Shootout, on June 22. That event should produce a huge turnout for recruiting.
Here’s what the one-day camp entails:
This camp is for all position players who are entering the 9th grade and above. Camp will feature instruction that provides a solid foundation in football fundamentals and the skills required to excel at your position. Campers will be instructed by University of Florida Coaches and Staff in a fun and safe environment. Each attendee will receive the same type of instruction and coaching as our Gator players receive. Camp will consist of individual and group drill work along with differentiated skills development dependent upon position.
In other Florida football news
- Wide receiver Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman is the latest addition to the Gators’ 2022 class and their second signee from the JUCO ranks.
- New Gators mailbag: This week covers potential surprise players on offense, the over/under for the Gators’ win total, key recruiting areas and more.
- Through the GatorMade program, Men’s Wearhouse measured the entire Florida football team for two custom-tailored suits Thursday.
UF recruiting roundup
- After returning to the Swamp over the weekend, four-star wide receiver Aidan Mizell says Florida is now the leader in his recruitment.
- The new atmosphere at UF soaked up the attention of top-100 defensive lineman Kelby Collins, who breaks down his official visit weekend.
- Four-star defensive back Jordan Castell is feeling the love from the Gators, who are now the team trending in his recruitment.
- Florida “feels different” for four-star running back Treyaun Webb, one of nine official visitors for the Gators over the weekend.
- Top-100 EDGE Tomarrion Parker slides the Gators into his top two following his latest trip and now scheduled his official visit.
- Florida is “looking pretty good” for On300 linebacker Jordan Hall from IMG Academy, another official visitor this past weekend.
- On300 linebackers Raul Aguirre “loved everything” about his official visit to Florida and says UF is one of his top schools.
- Later this month, a top-25 quarterback in the class of 2023 will be meeting with head coach Billy Napier and the Florida Gators.
- The No. 1 linebacker in the 2024 class, Sammy Brown, says Saturday’s visit to Florida was “everything he expected and more.”
Gators sports roundup
- Florida pitcher Carsten Finnvold entered an impossible situation Sunday and produced an improbable outcome in one of the gutsiest performances in school history.
- Wyatt Langford launched two home runs against Central Michigan, helping the Gators advance and moving him into second place on the UF single-season home run record list.
- Starting pitcher Brandon Sproat continues dazzling for the Gators, leading the team to a win in their NCAA Regional opener.
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