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Report: Florida football hit with multiple NCAA violations and head coach Dan Mullen ‘did not promote an atmosphere of compliance’

Florida football sanctioned for recruiting violations and head coach Dan Mullen cited as noncompliant. Details here

According to an NCAA infractions report that was released on Tuesday, Florida football has been sanctioned for recruiting violations on two occasions and head coach Dan Mullen ‘failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance’ with the NCAA.

The incidents occurred between January and March of 2019.

“The university, the head football coach, an assistant coach and NCAA enforcement staff agreed that the assistant coach and head coach had impermissible in-person contact with a prospect when they met with a prospect’s high school coach while the prospect was in the room. At that meeting, the Florida coaches expressed an interest in recruiting the prospect. Leading up to that visit, the head coach sent the prospect texts about his upcoming visit to the high school and his interest in recruiting the prospect. NCAA rules were violated because off-campus recruiting contacts are not allowed until after a football prospect’s junior year of high school. The violations were Level II.”

Level II violations are a ‘severe breach of conduct’, according to the NCAA violation structure. 

According to the report, an unnamed assistant coach also had impermissible contact with approximately 127 prospects when seven teams toured the program’s facilities on their way to a tournament in Tampa.

Those violations are cited Level III, which is labeled by the NCAA as a ‘breach of conduct’ that results in minimal recruiting or competitive advantage.

The penalties for both occurrences include:

  • One year of probation.
  • A $5,000 fine.
  • Reduced fall 2019 evaluations from 42 to 21.
  • Reduced football evaluation days by 12 for the 2018-19 academic year.
  • Restrictions on all recruiting telephone calls with football prospects from April 15 through May 31, 2019.
  • A reduction in the number of football official visits during the 2019-20 academic year by one and in the number of unofficial visits during the 2019-20 academic year by 14.
  • A one-year show-cause order for the head football coach. During that period, the head coach is prohibited from all off-campus recruiting activity during the fall 2020 evaluation period and a four-day off-campus recruiting ban during the fall 2021 contact period.
  • The university banned the head coach from recruiting for the first 10 days of the January 2020 contact period.
  • A 30-day off-campus recruiting ban for the head coach during the fall 2019 evaluation period.
  • The university ended the recruitment of the prospect.
  • The university will not recruit any prospects from the high school in Seattle from the 2019-20 through 2020-21 academic years.
  •  A seven-day off-campus recruiting ban for the entire football coaching staff during the spring 2021 off-campus recruiting period.
  • A 30-day off-campus recruiting ban for the assistant coach in October 2019 and a three-day off-campus recruiting ban for the January 2020 contact period.
  • One-on-one rules education for both the head coach and assistant coach regarding NCAA contact and evaluation rules.

Georgia down two starting safeties after Lewis Cine ejected for targeting

UGA football is down two starting safeties for the Georgia-Florida game after Lewis Cine was ejected for targeting on Kyle Pitts.

Georgia safety Lewis Cine has been ejected for targeting.

That leaves UGA without its two starting safeties for the remainder of the game.

Cine’s hit camp with roughly 9 minutes remaining in the first half. He delivered a huge blow to Florida superstar tight end Kyle Pitts.

It was really just an unfortunate play. Cine was clearly not trying to do anything illegal, but more so just get lower than his opponent. Instead, he and Pitts got low at the same time and it resulted in an ugly play.

Georgia takes lead with pick-six, Florida immediately ties it again

UGA football regained the lead in the Georgia-Florida game thanks to an Eric Stokes pick-six.

Boom! Georgia regained the lead in the second quarter thanks to an Eric Stokes pick six on 3rd and 10.

Stokes stepped right in front of the comeback route, bobbled it and then took it back to the house for his second pick-six of the year.

Watch it here:

UPDATE:

Two plays later and we are tied at 21-21 again.

Florida hit a 50 yard wheel route and then a 25 yard touchdown pass to Kyle Pitts on the right sideline.

Georgia QB Stetson Bennett goes to locker room. Who’s next?

Georgia football QB Stetson Bennett left for the locker room in the first quarter of UGA vs Florida. Who replaced him?

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett left for the locker room in the first quarter of the game against Florida.

It looks like an injury to Bennett’s right shoulder. He took a huge shot on his touchdown pass he made to Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint.

Taking his place is D’Wan Mathis, who opened the season as the UGA starter before pulled for Bennett against Arkansas.

Bennett’s start to the game was pretty consistent with his play as of late. No turnovers, but some missed passes and a dropped snap that killed his final drive.

UGA WR scores TD, suffers gruesome leg injury

UGA football WR Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint scored a TD during the Georgia-florida but suffered a nasty leg injury.

You absolutely hate to see this.

During the first quarter of the Georgia-Florida game, UGA true freshman wide receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint scored on a third down touchdown pass from Stetson Bennett to give the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead early.

However, things took a turn for the worst as Rosemy-Jacksaint entered the end zone, as his leg snapped backwards.

He needed to be carted off the field.

Rosemy-Jacksaint is a true freshman St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

You can watch a replay here.

Watch: Zamir White takes it 75 yards for the TD on first play

Watch as UGA football RB Zamir White takes it 75 yards to the house on the first play of Georgia-Florida.

Wow! On the first play from scrimmage, Georgia running back Zamir White went 75 yards to the house.

The Bulldogs take a very early 7-0 lead.

 

Georgia vs Florida: UGA football announces team captains

UGA football captains for the Georgia vs Florida game.

Georgia announced its team captains ahead of the most important game remaining on the schedule.

Linebacker Monty Rice, cornerback Tyson Campbell and running back James Cook will lead the No. 5 ranked Dawgs today against the No. 8 Gators in Jacksonville.

For Rice, this is his third time serving as team captain. On the year he has 27 tackles, 2 for a loss, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.

This will be Campbell’s second time captaining the Bulldogs. He has 13 tackles, 1 for a loss, and has 4 pass deflections in 2020.

And Cook will be making his first appearance as team captain. The junior has had a nice year, taking 23 carries for 122 yards and 10 catches for 173 yards and a touchdown.

 

Georgia-Florida Game: Score, stat predictions

Score and stat predictions for today’s Georgia vs Florida football game.

No. 5 Georgia and No. 8 Florida are almost ready to tee it up in Jacksonville for the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.

Georgia is a 3 point favorite in this one, per BetMGM, but there’s a skeptical vibe among UGA fans thanks to what’s been a lackluster offensive performance all season.

Odds courtesy of BetMGM, The King of Sportsbooks

We’ll see how it plays out. Georgia has one of the nation’s top ranked defenses, but Florida’s offense is as good as it’s been since the Urban Meyer days.

Here are some score and stat predictions for the game:

Score: Florida 30, Georgia 24

Offensive stats:

QBs:

UGA QB Stetson Bennett: 17/31, 176 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs

UF QB Kyle Trask: 28/42, 353 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT

RBs

UGA RB Zamir White: 23 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD

UGA RB Kendall Milton: 11 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD

UF RB Dameon Pierce: 8 carries, 32 yards

Receivers

UGA WR Kearis Jackson: 5 catches, 63 yards

UGA WR Jermaine Burton: 3 catches, 38 yards

UGA RB James Cook: 2 catches, 35 yards

UF TE Kyle Pitts: 7 catches, 112 yards, 2 TDs

UF WR Kedarius Toney: 9 catches, 87 yards, 1 TD

 

Paul Finebaum on Georgia-Florida: ‘Very dangerous game for Kirby Smart’

Paul Finebaum discusses the Georgia-Florida game and how there is a lot of pressure on UGA football HC Kirby Smart to win it.

It’s Georgia-Florida day, and the No. 5 ranked Dawgs are looking to make it four in a row over the No. 8 Gators in Jacksonville.

For both sides, this is an SEC Championship play-in game. The loser of this matchup will have two losses on its record.

Georgia, though favored and ranked higher, is actually viewed as an underdog in the eyes of many for this one. A lackluster offense and a banged up defense have created a lot of doubt about UGA’s chances of winning.

Related: Five reasons Georgia will win

Related: Five reasons Georgia could lose

While on ESPN’s First Take this week, Paul Finebaum discussed the challenges that UGA and Kirby Smart face for the Cocktail Party, in addition to speaking on Georgia’s unfortunate quarterback situation.

“This is a precarious game for Georgia,” Finebaum said. “They’ve only lost to Alabama, they led at halftime, got blown out in the second half. They had an uninspiring game last week against Kentucky, only scoring 14 points. And if they lose this game, there are going to be a lot of people who go back into the history books of two years ago and start asking the question to Kirby Smart, ‘How did you let Justin Fields get away?’”

We know the story. Fields transferred to Ohio State after one year at Georgia. Now he’s a Heisman contender. Then Jamie Newman transferred to Georgia from Wake Forest, but we never got to see him in red and black as he opted out in the preseason.

Now, it’s all on Stetson Bennett’s shoulders. A former JUCO star, Bennett has struggled during the 2020 season, and he’ll need to clean it up today and limit turnovers if UGA wants to keep with Florida’s offense.

“They’re severely challenged,” Finebaum said. “And as I say that, Florida has one of the best quarterbacks in the country in Kyle Trask. … So this is a very dangerous game for Kirby Smart.”

Five reasons Georgia beats Florida

Five reasons why we think Georgia football beats Florida this Saturday.

The biggest rivalry in college football, also known as the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, goes down tomorrow in Jacksonville, FL.  No. 5 Georgia (4-1, 4-1) will take on No. 8 Florida (3-1, 3-1) in a top-10 SEC East matchup for the ages.

Kirby Smart is 3-1 against Auburn in his four years as the Bulldogs’ head coach and has won the past three games, putting the overall series in favor of Georgia 52-43-2.

Georgia features one of the nation’s top defenses while Florida showcases one of the nation’s top offenses.  The Dawgs are favored by 3.5 points in a game that could very well determine the winner of the SEC East. All odds are courtesy BetMGM.

Saturday’s showdown is set to kickoff at 3:30 P.M. on CBS.

Here are five reasons we believe the Dawgs come out of Jacksonville victorious this Saturday.