He said its "unlikely" Steele returns... I am not so sure about that.
Here is the funny thing... Clayton.. Langham, Steele AND Jones... all still show on the official roster On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 1:23 PM Oliver Barry <bar...@realtracs.com> wrote: > Dang, Robbie! Can it be that bad? Is Mullen going to claim he’s getting > death threats and lose a bunch of games? Do you think Mullen has ever faced > trouble like this before? At all? Should we all run out and buy Florida > State shirts right now, while they’re on sale? > > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > PARKS > > 305B Indian Lake Blvd > > Suite 220 > > Hendersonville TN 37075 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > bar...@realtracs.com > > > > *From:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com <gatorn...@googlegroups.com> *On > Behalf Of *Shane Ford > *Sent:* Monday, May 13, 2019 11:50 AM > *To:* GatorNews <gatorn...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* [gatornews] [SUN]: Gator program dealing with off-field issues > that have slowed momentum > > > Gator program dealing with off-field issues that have slowed momentum > > By > > *Robbie Andreu* <http://www.gatorsports.com/author/robbie-andreu/> > (Gainesville > Sun) > > - > > May 13, 2019 > > 3 > <http://www.gatorsports.com/2019/05/gator-program-dealing-with-off-field-issues-that-have-slowed-momentum/#comments> > > 58 > > > <https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatorsports.com%2F2019%2F05%2Fgator-program-dealing-with-off-field-issues-that-have-slowed-momentum%2F> > > > <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Gator+program+dealing+with+off-field+issues+that+have+slowed+momentum&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatorsports.com%2F2019%2F05%2Fgator-program-dealing-with-off-field-issues-that-have-slowed-momentum%2F&via=GatorSports.com> > > > <https://plus.google.com/share?url=http://www.gatorsports.com/2019/05/gator-program-dealing-with-off-field-issues-that-have-slowed-momentum/> > > > <https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://www.gatorsports.com/2019/05/gator-program-dealing-with-off-field-issues-that-have-slowed-momentum/&media=http://www.gatorsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/11242018-GAI_UFvs.FSU-football-F31.jpg&description=Gator+program+dealing+with+off-field+issues+that+have+slowed+momentum> > > > > > <http://3boxml133uq12y8y9x34hnqo.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/11242018-GAI_UFvs.FSU-football-F31.jpg>Florida > coach Dan Mullen has been dealing with off-the-field issues early this > preseason. [Brad McClenny/The Gainesville Sun] > > Momentum is a powerful thing. But it can also be fickle. That’s why it > doesn’t come with an expiration date, because no one has any idea how long > it’s going to last. > > The 2017 Florida Gators know all about momentum, and how quickly it can be > lost. > > And now it appears the 2019 Gators are starting to find out as well. > > Just a few short weeks ago, everything about coach Dan Mullen’s football > program seemed positive. The Gators were in full feel-good mode and riding > a tidal wave of momentum. > > It was momentum that started to kick in late last season, and only surged > from there over the following months. > > The Gators closed out the 2018 season with back-to-back blowout wins > against arch-rival Florida State and Michigan that led to a 10-win season > and a place in the final top 10 (No. 6). > > Momentum. > > Then in February, Mullen and his staff put together a consensus top-10 > recruiting class, led by highly rated cornerback and early enrollee Chris > Steele out of California, and quickly started putting together an > impressive class for 2020. > > More momentum. > > Then on April 13, the Gators put on a highly entertaining and energizing > spring game in The Swamp, with the two teams putting on an offensive show, > combining for 95 points, 920 yards and all kinds of explosive plays. And > there were dozens of top recruits in attendance to take it all in. > > Even more momentum. > > At that point, it looked like the Gators were going to be riding their > great momentum into preseason camp and all the way to the start of the > season. > > It appeared there was no stopping it. > > Then, a few signs popped up that it might be slowing up just a little bit. > > Junior defensive end Antonneous Clayton and redshirt freshman defensive > end/tackle Malik Langham, one of the highest-rated members of the 2018 > recruiting class, entered the NCAA transfer portal, a hit to the depth on > the defensive line. > > A little later in April, another negative: assistant director of player > personnel Otis Yelverton was arrested for cyberstalking. He remains on > leave from the athletic association. > > Those were the first signs of the momentum slowing. > > Now, the brakes appear to be on after what’s occurred the past two weeks. > > Two weeks ago, true freshman quarterback Jalon Jones stunned Gator Nation > by entering the transfer portal. A day later, the reason came out: he had > been accused by two female students of sexual battery on April 6 in his > dorm room. > > The victims declined to press charges and the case was closed. Jones’ two > roommates — Steele and fellow true freshman cornerback Jaydon Hill — were > mentioned in the report but not involved in the assaults in any way, > according to two UPD incident reports. > > Now, last week, the Gators have been rocked by a triple dose of negativity. > > Cornerback Brian Edwards was arrested last Monday for simple battery/date > violence for a heated confrontation he had with his girlfriend of two > years. According to the arrest report, the woman had marks on her neck and > a scratch on her shoulder. > > On Thursday came even more stunning news: Steele, the highest-rated > prospect in the 2019 recruiting class, entered the transfer portal. > > A source told The Sun that his decision to leave stems from a request he > made to the coaching staff in January to be moved out of the dorm room with > Jones because he was uncomfortable around Jones. > > According to the source, the staff told Steele he would have to wait until > summer to move to another dorm, which upset Steele and his parents. > > Mullen flew to California to apologize to Steele and discuss the > possibility of his return. But that seems unlikely. > > Later in the day Thursday, five-star Ocala Vanguard defensive end Bryce > Langston, the highest-rated member of the 2021 recruiting class, announced > on Twitter that he has decommitted from UF and has opened up his > recruitment. > > UF’s 2021 class took another big hit Friday with the decommitment of Eau > Gallie four-star athlete Dink Jackson and four-star Ocala Vanguard wide > receiver Trevonte Rucker. > > Put it all together — the departures, the decommitments, the accusations, > the arrests — and it’s momentum gone for the Gators. > > The big question now is can they somehow get it back between now and the > start of the 2019 season? (There are rumblings that more negative stuff is > imminent). > > The last Florida team in a similar situation never did. > > Two years ago at this time, who would have thought Jim McElwain would not > make it through the 2017 season. The Gators had won the SEC East the > previous season and were coming off a 30-3 domination of Iowa in the > Outback Bowl that gave UF a nine-win season. > > So, the Gators carried great momentum into the offseason and everyone was > fired up about the upcoming season. > > But that momentum vanished over the course of the summer, and UF never got > it back. > > Nine players, including starting wide receiver Antonio Callaway and > starting running back Jordan Scarlett, were suspended before the start of > the season because of their involvement in a credit card scam that took > place earlier in the summer. > > Boom. Just like that, momentum was lost. And it set the tone for what > would turn out to be a miserable season, with McElwain losing his job after > the eighth game and the Gators sinking to 4-7. > > The current Gators certainly seem capable of overcoming their loss of > momentum. They have time and opportunity. But, as the Gators have seen in > the recent past, it’s tough to get fickle momentum back once it’s lost. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Go Gators! > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel > (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/AB318FC1-7291-4406-A21C-8FB1DDE195B4%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/AB318FC1-7291-4406-A21C-8FB1DDE195B4%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/2bc09101d509b0%2485560980%2490021c80%24%40realtracs.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/2bc09101d509b0%2485560980%2490021c80%24%40realtracs.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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