Florida Gators 2025 Position Preview: Wide Receivers originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Jacksonville will play host to the NCAA Tournament champions, when Florida plays Miami in college basketball. Here's when they'll tip off.

The Florida Gators will head into the 2025 college football season with plenty of star power. In its preseason All-SEC teams, Athlon Sports tabbed multiple Florida players across all four squads, spotlighting the names Billy Napier needs to deliver on ...

However, many Florida fans would agree the best era of the Gators on the gridiron was when the team won two BCS National Championships in a three-year span. The Urban Meyer-led Florida team from 2006-2009 captured SEC and national titles in 2006 and 2008 with the help of Tim Tebow at quarterback in a star-studded roster.

The Florida Gators flip of four-star CJ Bronaugh from his long-time pledge to Nebraska has been the biggest addition to the class so far. The speedy defensive back, a top-100 recruit in the class, is one of the best corners in the state and now Florida’s highest rated prospect.

The University of Miami men’s basketball team, which begins a new era this season under coach Jai Lucas, renewed its rivalry with the University of Florida and will play the reigning national champions on Nov. 16 in the Jacksonville Hoops Showdown. It will be the 72 nd meeting between the intrastate rivals and the first since 2019.

The Gators are 11th in Rivals' updated rankings, coming in just ahead of the Miami Hurricanes at 12th and Florida State Seminoles at 13th. Florida leads the state in the rankings even though it has fewer commits than both of its biggest in-state foes.

The Florida Gators are going to be a team to watch during the 2025 season, mainly because of the presence of star quarterback DJ Lagway. He will get featured on the new Netflix show Any Given Saturday, which drops August 5th, will prioritize focusing on many high-profile matchups.