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It Wednesday and things are starting to pick back up around the Gator Nation with two events today as we barrel towards a sports-packed weekend. But first things first, today represents a significant date on the football program’s calendar with implications that can last for years.
College football’s national signing day is officially here, and according to ESPN, Florida has the 10th-ranked signing class for 2021. Signings are expected to occur throughout the day — many scheduled beforehand to accommodate TV coverage. Speaking of which, ESPN’s coverage of national signing day will span five hours across ESPN2, SEC Network, ACC Network and Longhorn Network while some of the nation’s top prospects will be signing on CBS Sports HQ.
Tonight, the No. 23 men’s basketball team hosts the South Carolina Gamecocks in the O’Connell Center with tip off scheduled for 6:30 p.m. EST. Florida, who is 7-3 in conference play, faces a team fresh off a loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores and has limped to a 2-4 conference record.
We will have coverage of both events here at Gators Wire throughout the day, so be sure to keep checking back!
Around the Swamp
- Kansas City Chiefs receiver, former Gator Demarcus Robinson to miss Super Bowl: ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that two Chiefs, including former Florida Gators receiver Demarcus Robinson, were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
- Latest bracketology has Gators rising once again after big win: As things stand now, UF has six remaining Quadrant 1 games, so it has plenty of opportunities to continue to boost its stock.
- ESPN’s NBA mock draft has two Gators selected, one on edge of first round: Draft stock can always improve, but it seems likely that if both players were to receive second-round grades they will return to Florida for one more season.
- Here’s where Florida football stands ahead of national signing day, per ESPN: Wednesday, Feb. 3, is the official national signing day for college football — a day when the future of a school’s program is decided by the stroke of many pens.
- These two former Gators are projected first-rounders in latest mock draft: Over the past couple of weeks, the media has been trickling out its takes on who will go where when the NFL draft kicks off on April 29.
- Gators still have some work if they want to make the NCAA Tournament: Before Gators fans get too excited about Florida’s recent surge, at this point nothing is guaranteed and there are plenty of games left to play.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
It just feels like these championships are happening over and over… #GroundhogDay #GoGators pic.twitter.com/f0p9KDj7EK
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) February 2, 2021
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