Considering Billy's last year ended in a losing season, I think you're correct. It was a nice first season.
Now, let's see how he can recruit.
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George Washington beats Florida, advances to NIT semifinals
AP via the Palm Beach Post
WASHINGTON — Tyler Cavanaugh scored 23, including a key 3-pointer in the final minute, and Kevin Larsen added 19 points with a season-high 13 rebounds to help George Washington beat Florida 82-77 Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the NIT.
Patricio Garino added 13 points and rebounds for fourth-seeded George Washington. Cavanaugh made 4 of 5 from 3-point range.
A jumper by Florida's Chris Chiozza tied it at 73 with 2:25 left. Cavanaugh made 1 of 2 free throws about a minute later to put the Colonials up one and, after Dorian Finney-Smith missed a 3 on the other end, Cavanaugh knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 54 seconds left to make it 77-73.
Kasey Hill made 1 of 2 foul shots to pull the No. 2 seed Gators (21-14) within four, but Cavanaugh hit 4 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 16 seconds to seal it.
George Washington (26-10) will face San Diego State (28-9) in the semifinals Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
KeVaughn Allen led Florida with 22 points. Kevarrius Hayes scored 14.
The Gators made just 7 of 24 (29.2 percent) from 3-point range.
Cavanaugh has scored at least 20 in each of George Washington's three NIT games while hitting 8-of-13 3-pointers.
AP-BKC--NIT-Florida-George Washington Box
AP via the Palm Beach Post
FLORIDA (21-15) |
Robinson 0-5 2-2 2, Finney-Smith 3-9 1-2 9, Hayes 6-7 2-2 14, Hill 5-18 1-2 12, Allen 8-15 4-4 22, Chiozza 2-4 2-2 7, Leon 4-7 2-2 11, Rimmer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-65 14-16 77.
GEORGE WASHINGTON (26-10) |
Larsen 8-15 2-4 19, Cavanaugh 7-14 5-6 23, Watanabe 2-5 0-0 5, Garino 6-9 1-3 13, McDonald 3-9 2-3 8, Mitola 1-4 2-4 5, Jorgensen 2-6 0-0 4, Swan 0-0 0-0 0, Roland 0-1 0-0 0, Hart 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 31-65 12-20 82.
Halftime_George Washington 39-36. 3-Point Goals_Florida 7-24 (Finney-Smith 2-6, Allen 2-7, Leon 1-2, Chiozza 1-3, Hill 1-4, Robinson 0-2), George Washington 8-24 (Cavanaugh 4-5, Hart 1-1, Mitola 1-2, Watanabe 1-3, Larsen 1-4, McDonald 0-2, Garino 0-3, Jorgensen 0-4). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Florida 35 (Finney-Smith 8), George Washington 40 (Larsen 13). Assists_Florida 13 (Hill 7), George Washington 10 (Larsen, McDonald, Mitola 3). Total Fouls_Florida 22, George Washington 17. A_3,399.
Mailbag: Does WR Tyrie Cleveland have a chance to start as freshman?
March 23, 2016 | Filed in: Anthony Chiang, Palm Beach Post
As we move closer to Florida's spring football game, let's take some time to answer some of your questions.
Tyrie Cleveland (Photo from 247 Sports)
If you weren't able to ask a question this week, send your questions for future mailbags via Twitter, e-mail (achiang@pbpost.com) or Facebook.)
Travis: With WR Tyrie Cleveland not enrolling until the fall, does he have a chance to start right away?
Anthony Chiang: Any wide receiver on the Gators' roster will have a chance to start this upcoming season. With the loss of Demarcus Robinson and the uncertainty surrounding the status of suspended Antonio Callaway, Florida is desperate for playmakers at wide receiver. If four-star receiver Tyrie Cleveland fills that need, he will start in 2016. At 6-foot-3, Cleveland could be the big playmaker the Gators have been looking for at wide receiver. Even if Callaway's suspension is lifted in time for the start of the season, he's 5-foot-11. Other possible starters include Brandon Powell (5-9), Dre Massey (5-9), C.J. Worton (6-0), Alvin Bailey (5-11) and Ahmad Fulwood (6-4). The only player on that list taller than Cleveland is Fulwood.
Yes, Cleveland would have a better chance of starting if he was an early enrollee. But remember that Callaway was not an early enrollee and needed just fall practice to prove he deserved a big role in Florida's offense in 2015. If Cleveland is good enough, he will do the same.
Rob: What are the needs for Florida's 2017 class?
Anthony Chiang: There will be two big needs — defensive tackle and tight end. Both of those positions weren't addressed in the 2016 class. You can't go two recruiting cycles without signing a player at those positions. It will be important to the depth at those spots to fill those two needs. In addition, the Gators are still looking to improve at wide receiver, linebacker and offensive line. Look for Florida to try to add more big-name prospects at those positions in 2017.
Florida already has three commits in its 2017 class — four-star wide receiver Daquon Green, four-star quarterback Jake Allen and three-star offensive tackle Kadeem Telfort.
Donqua: Who will be the Gators' starting quarterback this upcoming season?
Anthony Chiang: We get this question every week, so here's another update on Florida's quarterback situation. Luke Del Rio is still the favorite to win the job with graduate transfer Austin Appleby expected to be the backup. The Gators would prefer to redshirt freshmen Feleipe Franks and Kyle Trask in 2016 if Del Rio and Appleby prove to be reliable.
2016 NFL Draft: Decision to return to Gators for senior season worked out for DL Jon Bullard
March 23, 2016 | Filed in: Anthony Chiang, Palm Beach Post
Jon Bullard was told he wasn't ready for the NFL after his junior season.
Jonathan Bullard #90 of the Florida Gators celebrats a defensive stop during the game against the East Carolina Pirates at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
"It varied," Bullard said Tuesday at Florida's Pro Day of what he heard regarding his NFL draft stock last year. "NFL told me to come back, that's all that matters."
That was all the motivation Bullard needed entering his senior year. After moving from defensive end to a full-time defensive tackle, he put together the best season of his college career with 66 tackles, including 17.5 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks — all career highs.
The result?
Bullard said he's heard that he will likely be drafted late in the first round or early in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. CBS Sports projects Bullard as a second-round pick.
"When the NFL comes and tells you you're not good enough to be what you want to do for the rest of your life, that puts a chip on your shoulder," Bullard said. "So I used that chip, went in, worked hard and just proved that I'm one of the best D-linemen in the country."
Along with his impressive numbers, Bullard's move inside is also helping his draft stock. The 6-foot-3, 285-pound Bullard said he knows how to play every position on the defensive line after lining up as a defensive end for the first half of his Gators career.
"Every team I've met with has talked about it or asked me how I learned every position," said Bullard, who revealed he probably won't attend the NFL draft. "They just did a good job of me playing two years outside, two years inside. After you learn something you never forget. We didn't change scheme wise or nothing like that, so it was kind of easy for me. So now until this day, I still know every position on the DL, every play like the back of my hand."
All of that paired with Bullard's reputation as a positive influence on and off the field has NFL teams looking at him differently this time around.
"He's just a hard worker, a student of the game, a great guy on and off the field," Gators defensive line coach Chris Rumph said. "You're not going to have to worry about the phone ringing at night or reading something on the ticker. He's that kind of guy. He can babysit my kids."
Gators QB Del Rio turned down McElwain recruiting bid in 2012
Palm Beach Post
GAINESVILLE — It was May 1, 2012, and Luke Del Rio was making a trip to Fort Collins to visit Colorado State.
Jim McElwain was gearing up for his first season as a college head coach and was looking to recruit a quarterback for the Rams. He thought Del Rio could be that guy.
Quarterback Luke Del Rio throws a pass during the Gators' first day of spring football practice Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at the Sanders Practice Fields in Gainesville, Fla. / UAA Communications photo by Courtney Culbreath
"When we were out in Colorado, he was there at Valor Christian, and just did a heck of a job," McElwain said. "Was awfully fun to watch and we did everything we could to recruit him there."
Del Rio remembers it as a meaningful moment during his high school recruitment.
"It was my first offer. I went up to Fort Collins and, yeah, he offered me," Del Rio recalls.
Del Rio insteadchose Alabama, spurning McElwain and others.
It wouldn't be the last time the two crossed paths.
After a walk-on stint at Alabama ended with him transferring to Oregon State in 2014, Del Rio decided it was time for another change of scenery.
This time he set his sights on Florida, where McElwain was about to begin his first season as coach.
McElwain also brought in Doug Nussmeier to be his offensive coordinator. Nussmeier has had a relationship with Del Rio since Del Rio's father, Jack, coached for the New Orleans Saints.
"I think he was knee high to a grasshopper," Nussmeier remembers, "because when his father first got into coaching he actually started working in the strength program when I was playing for the Saints."
Del Riohad relationships with the two coaches he would work with most, so it made sense for him to join the Gators.
"When I decided it was for my best interest to leave Oregon State, I made a couple calls and coach Nuss said he was going to be here," Del Rio said. "I knew coach Mac. … "I knew they were going to run this offense, so I felt really comfortable coming here."
After sitting out the 2015 season due to transfer rules, Del Rio has entered this spring as the frontrunner to be the starting quarterback. His familiarity with the offense, Will Grier's departure and Treon Harris' being away from the team since January have allowed Del Rio to get valuable snaps with the first-team offense.
McElwain said Del Rio has a "leg up" on the competition simply because he's been around the team longer than Purdue transfer Austin Appleby and freshmen Feleipe Franks and Kyle Trask.
"The longer you're in a system the more comfortable you are," Del Rio said. "The timing of the plays, that's what playing the position and football is all about, you're comfortable and confident in what you're doing.
"I've been fortunate enough to have been in this offense for a year or two. I'm getting more and more comfortable every day."
But just because he's been in the system longer doesn't mean he has a ton of experience.
He's only played in three games in his career, all at Oregon State, and while McElwain values him as a quarterback, Del Rio is still prone to mistakes.
"There's something special about him, but he needs to continue to get better himself," McElwain said. "The other day he threw the ball late over the middle and you can't be doing that kind of thing. So there's some things he needs to continue to work on to play the position."
Things can change between now and the Gators' season-opener against Massachusetts on Sept. 3. McElwain may chose to go with the guy with more experience, or opt for one of his freshmen quarterbacks.
Del Rio doesn't consider the job his.
"We're all doing everything we can do in our power to earn the starting job," Del Rio said. "I've been here, but I don't think that makes me above or No. 1 right now.
"I have to earn it."
Q&A: A six-pack of questions for DL coach Chris Rumph
GAINESVILLE -- Florida's defensive line coach Chris Rumph recently met with reporters and discussed replacing All-American defensive tackle Jon Bullard, the emergence of interior pass-rushers CeCe Jefferson and Caleb Brantley, as well as the progression of sophomore end Keivonnis Davis, a Miami Central product.
How has the DL performed overall so far in camp?
"Guys are really, really working hard on both sides of the ball. Definitely seeing an improvement. Guys are picking up the concepts a little better from last year. They know where to go. They understand what we're expecting, so I've been really pleased so far."
What does Bullard bring to an NFL team?
"He's just a hard worker, a student of the game, a great guy on and off the field. You're not going to have to worry about the phone ringing at night or reading something on the ticker. He's that kind of guy. He can babysit my kids."
How hard is it to replace a guy like that?
"They say it was hard to replace Dante [Fowler Jr.], but Jon stepped up. So somebody will have to step up and be whoever that guy is this year. But at first it has to be a committee, and then hopefully one of those young guys or one of the old heads will take the bull by the horn and run with it."
Has Brantley seized that opportunity?
"Caleb just made up his mind mentally that he wants to be a player. He's not giving in to some of the things from before. He's conditioning, being in shape and pushing."
What is Jefferson's strength as a pass rusher?
"He's a guy that can play all four positions if he really wanted to. To have a guy like that inside is going to create some problems for people."
How has Davis progressed since last season?
"Tremendously. That guy's done a really good job of just picking up the defense. The other guys have done a good job of just coaching him up, helping him, calming him down and just giving him confidence in himself and his own abilities. … He's picking up his scheme, he's slowing down and he's playing within himself. He's not out there reaching and trying to do something outside the framework of the defense."
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