GAINESVILLE -- The SEC spring meetings are wrapping up in Destin, with the league set to vote on a number of proposals later today.
But first: A Florida news dump!
TRANSFER LOOMING?
Jim McElwain’s first commitment is reportedly set to transfer before ever suiting up at Florida.
Daniel Imatorbhebhe, a tight end from Suwanne, Ga., has cleaned out his locker and is leaving the program, per multiple media reports.
The 6-foot-3, 227-pounder was an early enrollee, but he didn’t play in Florida’s spring game and was likely destined for a redshirt season competing at a crowded position.
McElwain didn’t confirm the reports at the SEC spring meetings, only saying, “There’s been a couple guys who have come in and visited about [transferring]. They haven’t done anything yet. When that happens, I’ll come to it.”
Imatorbhebhe was born in Los Angeles and is the older brother of four-star wideout prospect Josh Imatorbhebhe, who recently committed to Southern California.
The younger Imatorbhebhe was a UF target and Daniel had commented previously his desire for the brothers to play together.
PERMANENT PAIRINGS
The SEC adjusted its scheduling format, with each team now having three permanent opponents for a home-and-home series.
The Gators are paired with Kentucky, Georgia and Vanderbilt.
The league will still play an 18-game schedule, but under the new format the rest of the schedule will be played against the remaining 10 teams in the league, with a pair of rotating home-and-home series each season.
HALLOWEEN SHOWDOWN
For the 13th straight year, CBS will televise the Florida-Georgia battle on Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m. The Gators snapped a three-game series losing streak last season, stunning the No. 11 Bulldogs 38-20 in what turned out to be former coach Will Muschamp’s swan song.
SCHOLASTIC STARS
Three Florida teams posted perfect four-year Academic Progress Rate scores, according to figures in a report released Wednesday.
The NCAA recognized UF’s men’s basketball team, as well as the women’s tennis and softball teams, for its outstanding performance in the classroom for the 2013-14 academic year.
All three teams had perfect APR scores of 1,000 -- the fourth straight accomplishment for Tim Walton’s powerhouse softball program.
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