Tag: Kyree Campbell

These Florida football players made CBS Sports’ list of instant impact transfers

Coach Dan Mullen proved why he is the NCAA transfer portal king again this offseason. CBS Sports thinks these three can help UF to the CFP.

One of Florida head coach Dan Mullen’s greatest strengths besides being a quarterback whisperer is that he’s an NCAA transfer portal wizard.

He has landed several gems from the portal like wide receivers Van Jefferson, Trevon Grimes and Justin Shorter. He’s also beefed up his backfield and pass rush with the likes of Brenton Cox Jr., Jonathan Greenard and Lorenzo Lingard.

CBS Sports’ college football team took turns tabbing new transfers that could help their new program make the College Football Playoff.

David Cobb listed the Gators new defensive linemen Antonio Shelton and Daquan Newkirk immediately. Here’s a glimpse of what he wrote.

Defensive tackles rarely generate headlines, and the focus entering this season is rightly on Florida’s secondary and new starting quarterback Emory Jones. But the Gators would have been in a tight spot at defensive tackle if they hadn’t snagged two proven veterans from the portal. Shelton and Newkirk will help Florida’s defense improve, and that could bring the CFP into play for this team.

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Former defensive tackles Kyree Campbell and Tedarrell Slaton left Florida in dire straights when they declared for the NFL draft. Not many defensive tackles saw meaningful snaps beside Campbell, Slaton and freshman Gervon Dexter. Cobb believes these new additions could potentially be upgrades to Campbell and Slaton.

Shelton racked up 3.5 sacks in seven games last season for Penn State, and  Newkirk collected 28 tackles and three for a loss for Auburn. Both players should make an immediate impact for the Gators this season.

NEXT: The impact player on offense

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Florida loses one of its best defensive players in Kyree Campbell

Senior Kyree Campbell, who has been a starter on the defensive line for the last three seasons, is moving on to the next stage of his career

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Name: Kyree Campbell

Number: 55

Position: DL

Class: Senior

Height: 6’4″

Weight: 295 pounds

Hometown: Woodbridge, Va.

High School: Woodbridge

Twitter: @CampbellKyree13

2020 statistics:

TOT SOLO AST SACK
24 3 21 1.5

Overview:

Kyree Campbell was never supposed to play for the Gators. When he graduated high school in 2016, he signed to play with North Carolina. But instead, he ended up attending a college prep, Wyoming Seminary. When his recruitment reopened, he signed with the Gators in December 2016 and enrolled the following January.

His first year on campus saw his action limited to a reserve role. He played in nine games and notched 12 tackles and a sack. His sophomore season in 2018, he started all 11 games he played in and made 37 tackles (3.5 for loss) and 1.5 sacks in addition to a fumble recovery.

He retained his starting role heading into the 2019 season, and he played and started all 13 games, earning a career-high 39 tackles. Injuries limited his production this season, and he appeared in just eight of Florida’s 12 games. When he played he made a big impact, such as against Georgia when he had a sack. He finished with 22 tackles (2.5 for loss) and 1.5 sacks. Following the conclusion of the 2020 season, he announced that he would not take advantage of an extra year of eligibility and is instead heading to the NFL Draft.

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Five things to watch for when Florida plays Missouri on Saturday

UF has to deal with a depleted depth chart, an empty home-field and Mizzou’s balanced offense, but returns Kyree Campbell and the two Kyles.

The Gators are back in action this weekend after a two-week break stemming from a COVID-19 outbreak after the team’s loss at Texas A&M on Oct. 10.

Florida takes on the Missouri Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday night at 7:30 in a game that was originally scheduled to take place last weekend but was delayed.

Mizzou is coming off back-to-back wins against LSU and Kentucky, and the rusty Gators could find themselves struggling against a Tigers team that has improved every week.

Here are five things to watch in that game as UF looks to move past its first loss of the season.

WATCH: Mullen talks defensive struggles following Texas A&M loss

Head coach Mullen talks about changes in personnel and players he hopes to return to provide depth on the defensive side of the ball.

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The Gators gave up more than 500 yards of offense for the second time in three games on Saturday, and this time, it proved to be costly.

Florida lost its first game of the season at Kyle Field on a walk-off field goal, 41-38. At his postgame press conference, coach Dan Mullen said the team will have to make some changes defensively moving forward.

“We’re going to have to reevaluate a lot of things defensively, where we’re at right now,” he said. “I’m going to evaluate some things with our personnel, where we’re at. Our ability to make plays, make sure we have all the right guys at the right position to put us in position to be able to make the plays we need to to get off the field. We can’t give up 13 of 15 conversions on the day and expect to win any games.”

UF was without defensive linemen Khris Bogle and Kyree Campbell, and their absence as depth players was noticeable as Florida struggled to put pressure on Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond.

“We’ll look at it. Hopefully, we get some depth back,” Mullen said. “Hopefully, Khris Bogle and Kyree (Campbell) will be available next week. That would be two guys in the rotation on the defensive front for us that could help. But we’ll evaluate where we’re at and what we need to do moving forward.”

The Gators defensive unit will be tested once again on Saturday against an LSU team that has found success on offense despite its 1-2 record. How Florida adjusts coming off a loss will be key in determining the outcome of that game.

Three key takeaways from Florida’s loss to the Texas A&M Aggies

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Players react as potential college football cancellation looms

With the college football season appearing to be in jeopardy, players across the country took to social media to voice their desire to play.

On Sunday night, reports began to surface that the Big 10 university presidents were close to moving to cancel the 2020 fall sports season, including college football. The news came after the Group of Five’s Mid-American Conference announced that it was canceling all fall competition earlier in the day.

With the college football season appearing to be in jeopardy, players across the country took to social media to voice their concerns and desire for a season to be held. It started with Clemson quarterback and projected first-overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft Trevor Lawrence, who posted a series of tweets pointing out that players may be safer at school with the program than some would be at home, if university policy dictated they could no longer be on campus.

Players nationwide followed Lawrence’s lead, posting their support for the “We Want to Play” movement. That list included Florida running back Lorenzo Lingard, who is eligible this season after transferring from Miami, and defensive lineman Kyree Campbell.

Campbell, a senior in 2020, is expected to see a bigger role on the team than he has in the past. If the season were to be canceled, its unclear what the course of action would be in terms of eligibility relief. Though the NCAA is currently allowing players to opt-out of the season and retain their eligibility, its unlikely such a provision could be guaranteed to all players should all competition this year be nixed.

Tight end Kyle Pitts also joined his teammates in voicing his support for a season in the fall on Monday morning.

After news broke late Sunday night that the Big 10 administrators would be having an impromptu meeting to discuss the season, Lawrence posted once again, this time sharing a graphic of joint demands between the “We Are United” movement (started by Pac-12 players to ensure safety standards, compensation and other improvements for student-athletes) and the “We Want to Play” movement. Among the list of demands Lawrence posted was improved open communication between athletes and officials, with the ultimate goal of forming a college football players association.

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, currently the projected No. 2 pick in next year’s draft, also tweeted his support for these demands.

On Monday morning, it was reported that at the meeting Sunday night, Big 10 presidents voted 12-2 to cancel the season, with Iowa and Nebraska reportedly being the dissenting votes. Dan Patrick reported Monday that the Pac-12 will follow the Big 10’s lead shortly.

Though the SEC, ACC and Big 12 are currently holding firm and hoping to see how the return of students to campus in the coming weeks, ESPN reported Sunday night that those leagues could be forced into action by decisions from the Big 10 and Pac-12.

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