Justin

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

Rueben Chinyelu tells me that he will withdraw from the 2026 NBA Draft and return to Florida next season.

HUGE news for the Gators.

[MLB @MLB]

The Rays are 15 games over .500 for the first time since 2023!

[Hayes Fawcett @Hayesfawcett3]

BREAKING: Five-Star Plus+ IOL Maxwell Hiller has Committed to Florida, he tells me for @Rivals

The No. 1 IOL in the 2027 Class chose the Gators over Tennessee, Alabama, and Ohio State

“Chomp Chomp”

https://t.co/CoftALWzGS

[Florida Gators Baseball @GatorsBB]

ANOTHER SEASON SWEEP 🐊🧹

@WellsFargo

[Justin @Jbrewgator]

@johnnieO Tampa

[Nick de la Torre @delatorre]

Happy SEC Basketball Tournament week.

[RUEBEN CHINYELU™️ @am_rueben]

Enjoy every ounce of the journey. It’s all part of the process…
Thank u Lord 🙏🏾. #AGTG 🤲🏾

[Ryan King @RKingGator]

The best big man in America checking in:

[Florida Gators Men’s Basketball @GatorsMBK]

GO GATORS

#GoGators | @WellsFargo

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Sources: Florida is expected to hire Buster Faulkner as the school's next offensive coordinator. He's the successful OC at Georgia Tech, who brings SEC experience from to stints at Georgia.

[Myles Graham @MylesGraham2_]

Let’s Do it @CoachJonSumrall 🐊

[GatorNationFBPodcast @GatorNationFBPC]

Say NO to Sumrall! This is not a brand or statistical fit for Florida right now. (With no disrespect to former Kentucky LB Sumrall, but Florida's fanbase should not have to endure what is statistically likely to be Billy Napier part 2. 2x Sunbelt champ at Troy after Billy left for Florida. Took over at Tulane, where Willie Fritz won 12 games, and then 11. Sumrall won 9 in year 1, and is now 9-2 this year.)

The results between Napier and Sumrall are highly correlated. If you hire Jon Sumrall, you are statistically hiring a defensive-minded Billy Napier. Both coaches feature dominant G5 records with small average margins of victory and an unsustainably high win rate in close games.

Billy Napier (Last 2 Years at UL)
Jon Sumrall (Troy/Tulane)

Avg. Margin of Victory
Napier +12.1 points
Sumrall +11.8 points (+4.0 this year)

Record in 1 Score Games
Napier 13–1
Sumrall 10–3

Scoring Defense
Napier 19–22 PPG allowed
Sumrall 17–20 PPG allowed

Strength of Schedule
Napier -4.82 (Very Weak)
Sumrall+1.20 (Above Average) (This is the best thing going for Sumrall)

Recruiting/Portal
Napier- Built largely on HS recruiting
Sumrall-Heavy Portal user (Tulane)

Success Rates for Sumrall (A former Kentucky LB)
Tulane 2025 Offense 51 Defense 115
Tulane 2024 Offense 21 Defense 15 (Great results here)
Troy 2023 Offense 79 Defense 26
Troy 2022 Offense 100 Defense 50

Say NO to Sumrall. This is not a brand or statistical fit for Florida right now.

[Florida Gators Men’s Basketball @GatorsMBK]

Will got his ring

Coach Golden and Coach Hartman went down to Orlando to surprise Will Richard with his 2025 National Championship Ring

[Polymarket Hoops @PolymarketHoops]

Will Richard last three games:

19.0 PPG
4.3 RPG
2.0 APG
58/40/81%

[Justin @Jbrewgator]

@LukeStampini Obvious catch

[BOURBON MEYER @GaGator02]

Reminder that this was called a catch

[Golden State Warriors @warriors]

Debut 💥
Dub 💥
Game ball 💥

One time for Will Richard!

[Justin @Jbrewgator]

@PeteThamel

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Sources: Florida is firing coach Billy Napier. He’s gone 22-23 in four seasons there, and Florida is 3-4 this year. Florida has a bye week before playing Georgia on Nov. 1.

[Clifford Taylor IV @clifftayloriv]

Don’t think I’ve ever checked out this early in a season in any sport ever.