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We have reached the end of the eighth month as well as begun a new week today, with September ushering in the Southeastern Conference’s 2020 football schedule. While we look forward to the gridiron action, there is still plenty going on in the meantime to keep our attention.
At the top of the news, LSU receiver Ja’Marr Chase is leaving before his junior season to prepare for 2021 NFL draft. CBS Sports and The Athletic both reported the news Sunday afternoon. And sprinkle in more bad news for LSU, with former standout running back Leonard Fournette getting released by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
USA TODAY Sports published a nifty data-packed article taking a look at how COVID-19 case rates jumped in all Power Five college football conferences last week. A minority of schools drove big increases in all the conferences.
Here are the stories from the Gator Nation this weekend.
Around the Swamp
- Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen: ‘We must Love and Respect each other’: Florida Gators football head coach Dan Mullen tweeted on Saturday a message of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement as well as his own reflections on his experience with personal growth the past several months.
- Checking in on the status of each Florida Gators football position group: Beginning with one of these cross-division clashes, a trip to Oxford to face the Ole Miss Rebels on September 26, expectations are high for the Gators entering head coach Dan Mullen’s third season.
- More college coaches should follow Dan Mullen’s example on social justice: When prompted, he gave a shockingly genuine and well-considered response to what’s going on in our country. He did so with a level of sincerity and degree of introspection almost never seen from highly paid college coaches.
- Defensive back prospect Kamar Wilcoxson enrolls at Florida, practices with team: IMG Academy four-star defensive back Kamar Wilcoxson has officially enrolled at UF.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
This is why we stick together. #GoGators@GatorsFB pic.twitter.com/aTIYfDYOfy
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) August 30, 2020
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