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When Urban Meyer wants you to shed a few pounds, you listen. Matt Jones (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard) is still 6-foot-4, but has dropped 35 pounds since December, putting his current weight at 295 pounds. Not coincidentally, schools have taken notice, a...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A quick look back at the week that was at GatorNation: Last week was Rankings Week, and GatorNation ranked UF's 2013 schedule, the top offensive and defensive players the Gators will face in 2013, the top 10 freshman contribut...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Early in the 2012 season, Florida coaches discovered something puzzling about running back Matt Jones. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound freshman, who was built more like a linebacker, wasn't playing to his size. Instead of barreling th...

The other day I was asked a question about the SEC that caught me off guard a little. And no, it wasn't about Bob Stoops or scheduling. I was asked if the league would be a quarterback or running back league in 2013. Obviously, when you think a...

Sophomore running back Matt Jones had a big spring and is a guy the Gators can lean on in 2013....

We saw a lot of bright spots all over the SEC this spring. And things were pretty close when we asked our readers who was the league's biggest star this spring. With more than 5,500 votes cast in our SportsNation poll, Tennessee senior linebacker ...

FLORIDA GATORS 2012 overall record: 11-2 2012 overall record: 11-2 2012 conference record: 7-1 (2nd Eastern Division) Returning starters: Offense: 6; defense: 4; kicker/punter: 1 Top returners QB Jeff Driskel, C Jonotthan Harrison, RG Jon...

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced the official signing of ESPN 100 senior Jabari Parker (Chicago/Simeon) on Thursday. "We're excited for Jabari and his family to join our family here at Duke," Krzyzewksi said. "We are confident he will hav...

Spring stars can break your heart. Sometimes, guys look like All-SEC material during spring practice and then don't do much of anything during the season. Other times, we get a glimpse of what's to come during the spring, guys who tear it up du...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida released a post-spring depth chart on Wednesday. There were no big surprises, although seeing running back Mack Brown behind Matt Jones and ahead of Kelvin Taylor did earn a raised eyebrow. Here's the breakdown: Off...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Spring football may be over, but there's still plenty going on at GatorNation. Miss anything from the past week? Here's your chance to catch up: Some position battles got a little clearer (running back) while some got murki...

Florida running back Matt Jones talks about his spring improvements and becoming the go-to guy in the Florida backfield....

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida wrapped up spring practice with a scrimmage, er, open practice and GatorNation provided extensive coverage of the practice as well as throughout the week. One of the most significant bits of news to come out of the fin...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Now that Florida has finished spring practice, it's time to evaluate what the Gators accomplished in the past month. Through Friday, GatorNation will break down what happened during the 15 practices. We'll look at surprises, p...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The offensive star of Florida's final spring practice was freshman running back Kelvin Taylor. The son of former Gators standout running back Fred Taylor ran for 59 yards and a touchdown during UF's six 11-on-11 scrimmage peri...

After a productive spring which saw him emerge as Florida's go-to running back, sophomore Matt Jones got to relax during Florida's final spring practice session on Saturday.