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Welcome to a Friday edition of Gators News! We have reached the end of another week and as the waning days of August begin to bleed away, we get closer and closer to the start of fall football in the Southeastern Conference.
At the top of the news, Notre Dame is facing uncertainty as football program hits pause after the athletic department issued a press release on Wednesday described the reasoning for the pause succinctly and ambiguously as “an abundance of caution.”
Sun Belt Conference member Georgia State’s quarterback Mikele Colasurdo will miss the entire 2020 season due to a recently-diagnosed heart condition after he became infected with COVID-19. In non-coronavirus injury news, the South Carolina Gamecocks lose freshman running back MarShawn Lloyd for the entire season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while participating in practice Wednesday.
Finally, Tom Schad at USA TODAY Sports talks about why college football players whose teams canceled fall season won’t be sent home in his latest article.
Around the Swamp
- Can non-conference college basketball games happen this fall?: Only 17 of the 357 Division I programs has released a schedule for this season, but as of right now, the NCAA is reportedly planning on non-conference games happening, though a decision on the matter will likely be made midway through next month.
- Let’s take a look at College Football News’ predicted AP Top 25: In response to a number of leagues likely not being present on the AP Top 25 when it releases next week, College Football News released a predicted AP poll.
- Gators commit Jason Marshall named to high school All-America list: Marshall, who is the No. 29 player in the 2021 recruiting class and the No. 2 overall cornerback according to the 247Sports Composite, is the highest-rated recruit in Florida’s class.
- 13 SEC players make preseason USA TODAY All-American teams: Split into a first and second-team, a total of 52 student-athletes received this honor, including 13, one-quarter of the list, from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
- Dan Mullen, Kyle Pitts receive preseason honors from CBS Sports: In CBS Sports’ preseason All-America list, Florida coach Dan Mullen received votes for Coach of the Year, while tight end Kyle Pitts was a First Team All-American.
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