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February 1, 2023 at 3:54 pm #30923
Coming up at approx. 4:15, Billy Napier will be holding a National Signing Day press conference, where he will make himself available to the media for questions.
Follow along right here for live coverage of everything the second-year head coach of the Gators has to say.
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February 1, 2023 at 4:19 pm #30924
Billy Napier is now at the mic.
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February 1, 2023 at 4:21 pm #30925
“Really proud of the personnel department,” he said. “And, in particular, the scouting group.”
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February 1, 2023 at 4:27 pm #30926
Napier speaks on Rashada:
#Gators head coach Billy Napier on Jaden Rashada and the NIL.@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/Ub4JG5A5go
— Weiss (@ZackaryWeiss_) February 1, 2023
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February 1, 2023 at 4:29 pm #30927
“I have the utmost respect for Jaden and his family,” Napier says of Rashada.
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February 1, 2023 at 4:31 pm #30929
Napier on the current state of college football and the NIL: “I mean, we’re talking about a completely different dynamic. We’re playing a game that’s never been played before.”
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February 1, 2023 at 4:32 pm #30931
Says that any proposed bills in Florida relating to the NIL are “hypothetical” and that he will “cross that road when [he] gets there.”
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February 1, 2023 at 4:35 pm #30934
Says that O-line recruiting is an area where he thinks they did their best work. Specifically mentions Damieon George, Kiyaunta Goodwin, Micah Mazzccua and Caden Jones — in that order.
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February 1, 2023 at 4:36 pm #30935
Says they’ve met their need at linebacker and won’t be looking in the portal for more.
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February 1, 2023 at 4:38 pm #30936
Says an area of the team they’d like to get more from in the spring portal window is edge rushers.
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February 1, 2023 at 4:39 pm #30937
On Caden Jones: “We offered Caden when he was in the 10th grade.” Says he made a huge improvement from junior to senior year. Adds that he can “really move and bend.”
“First player I went to see in the contact period.” Says that the familiarity of him being Montrell Johnson’s high school teammate likely played a role in things working ou the way they did.
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February 1, 2023 at 4:42 pm #30938
Says they anticipated having so many players leave. 35 out to be exact.
However, 31 in — 20 from high school and 10 transfers.
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February 1, 2023 at 4:44 pm #30939
Napier, smiling: “It’s fun to come to work right now is what I can tell you.”
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February 1, 2023 at 4:44 pm #30940
Says evaluating and recruiting is it’s own entity. Team-building is a whole other.
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February 1, 2023 at 4:45 pm #30941
First practice of spring ball will be March 4, Napier said.
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February 1, 2023 at 4:50 pm #30942
That’s all for today’s media availability.
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