The new trend in college football is rebuilding through the transfer portal, and Florida has been active in that realm each year under Billy Napier.
The 2023 regular season hasn’t quite come to an end yet, but the Gators are already beginning to look at options in the portal. That includes the junior college ranks and Butler C.C. defensive lineman [autotag]Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder[/autotag].
Florida offered Alcorn-Crowder earlier in the week after keeping a close eye on him, according to Swamp247.
“Randomly the d-line coach called me, and he was talking about simple things,” Alcorn-Crowder said to Swamp247. “Introducing himself, asking me a couple questions, and then dropped me the offer. He was explaining how Florida is and stuff. Later I was getting texts from some coaches congratulating me too.”
Alcorn-Crowder says he wants to take official visits to Florida and Cincinnati but nothing is scheduled just yet. He should come up with a schedule in the next week or so.
Coming out of high school, Alcorn-Crowder got little attention and was unranked, but a strong year with the Grizzlies put him on the map. He finished the 2023-24 season with 28 total tackles, including seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss. 247Sports now has him at No. 18 on its JUCO rankings for the upcoming cycle.
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