Certainly, there will be more additions to come. Will they all pan out? Doubtful, it seems they rarely all do. But this staff has already done good work in the portal.

He posted on social media about his father being a fighter and a man of faith, grit, and hard work, and expressed gratitude for the time they had'\.

Sumrall was right back at it Sunday, piecing together a staff and chasing NIL deals like a man working through the pain.

 Florida football is not falling apart. It is just the first poor soul to go through airport security in this new era of college football, taking off its shoes and belt while everyone else in the SEC is still standing in line pretending nothing is wrong,

Georgia Tech quarterback Aaron Philo has entered the portal. Is he headed to Gainesville? (Georgia Tech Photo)

Lagway arrived with the kind of fanfare that used to make college football seem like Christmas morning in Gainesville.

And maybe that’s what had gone missing since Urban Meyer: That sharp sense of immediacy. That notion that this Saturday matters — and if there isn’t a game, well, let’s go find one.

One solution would be to expand the playoffs and utilize more of the bowls as second-round games.

Slaughter was named a finalist for the Rimington Award on Monday and was also named to the Coaches’ first team All-SEC list on Tuesday.

While Florida’s class is small, only 18 early commitments, it includes some players who could make immediate impacts. 

And I want to apologize for my short-sightedness in miscasting and misjudging him as a less-than-stellar prospect because of his tenures at Group Five teams Troy and Tulane. This guy is big league to the bone.

If they win on Friday night, Tulane is expected to make the College Football Playoff.