GatorZone LunchLinks: National Signing Day coverage of Gators' 2011 recruiting class
Thursday, February 3, 2011 | Football, Scott Carter
The letters-of-intent are in. The recruiting services have stamped their grades and analyzed nearly every top recruit. The fans have had their say on message boards and in coffee shops.
Another National Signing Day came and went on Wednesday, and in its aftermath, we take a look at some reports covering the Gators' 2011 class – the first under new head coach Will Muschamp.
Here you go:
--Muschamp: 'I don't count stars. I watch the tape, I recruit.' That's the headline in the Gainesville Sun on Muschamp talking about his first recruiting class at UF.
--New coaching staff retains most of recruits, leaves room for next year writes the Palm Beach Post. Click here to read story.
--Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas defensive back Marcus Roberson was all over the map on the recruiting trail, but his final decision landed him at UF. Click here to read a Miami Herald story.
--Click here for a look at the Gators' class from the Florida Times-Union.
--Florida signs top quarterback is the headline in Florida Today. Click here for a story on the Gators' 2011 class.
--Muschamp was pleased with the quality of overall talent the Gators grabbed on NSD. Click here for a story from the St. Petersburg Times.
--The most prominent theme surrounding Florida's first recruiting class under Muschamp was how the new coaching staff was able to maintain the core players who had committed under the previous staff. Click here for a story in the Orlando Sentinel.
--Click here to check out ESPN.com's final class rankings.
--For another look at the theme of the day, check out this story from the Palm Beach Post.
--Click here to read Rivals.com's final class rankings.
--Click here to read Scout.com's final class rankings.
