This marks the ninth off-season in which Inside the Gators has interviewed an anonymous departing player in order for him to share his thoughts on an array of topics regarding Florida Gators football.

After attending Florida's Elite Jr. Day earlier this month, Tallahassee (Fla.) University School four-star safety Ahmari Harvey has already announced his intention of returning to Gainesville for the Gators second Jr. Day in March.

Inside the Gators takes a closer look a the nine starters departing Florida and ranks them from easiest to hardest to replace based on not only how they played, but factoring in who is in-line to replace them.

Inside the Gators takes a closer look a the nine starters departing Florida and ranks them from easiest to hardest to replace based on not only how they played, but factoring in who is in-line to replace them.

In what ended up being a special evening in Exactech Arena, Florida put it all together in a winning effort, beating Vanderbilt 84-66. Florida honored former coach Billy Donovan at halftime, as the Gator great made his long anticipated return to the program he helped build.

Westlake Village (Calif.) Westlake four-star defensive tackle Victory Vaka is so high on Florida that once he was officially offered he immediately went about setting up a visit to see the Orange & Blue.