Joshua Moore, a three-star wide receiver out of Pembroke Pines, West Broward, committed to the Florida Gators in late June, but in-state rivals Florida State and Miami had already made plans to continue recruiting Moore. Both teams have maintained communication, so that situation is still the same. However, Moore stated that he has recently heard more from schools like Georgia, Louisville, and UCF.
Moore has already made two trips to Florida for their home games this season. Earlier this month, Moore made an unofficial visit to Miami’s campus during the week. Florida is now 2-2 for the season, and Moore was present for both of their losses. Even while he talks about his devotion to the Gators, he still intends to hear other people out.
The impact of Hurricane Helene, which is expected to make landfall in the southeast of the country and move north across the Gulf of Mexico, is still unknown, therefore the University of Florida is being cautious in both its academic and sports endeavours. The university declared earlier today that all classes will be cancelled on Thursday and that the campus will be closed. Furthermore, tomorrow will see the cancellation of “all academic and student-related activities,” including exams.
A few sporting events planned for this coming weekend have been postponed by the University of Florida Athletic Association. Florida soccer’s Thursday match against Tennessee has been rescheduled for a later date, and the men’s and women’s swimming team’s schedule against Nova Southeastern has been cancelled because of the impending weather. The UF men’s basketball team has Thursday off this week, so there won’t be much of an influence on the team’s preparations for the first week of training camp.
Florida is by no means the only state that has to postpone or completely cancel events. Notable in-state football matchups and a considerable number of high school football games have already been postponed. The Saturday matchup between Florida A&M and Alabama A&M has been postponed, and Florida State has considered changing the itinerary for its road trip to Dallas to play SMU, among other things. Hurricane Helene won’t, however, have an effect on the preparations of at least one UF athletic program: the Florida football team.
The Gators are practicing three times this week, with the final practice of the week scheduled for Thursday, when the storm is expected to impact the state of Florida.
While change may occur within the next 24 hours due to the severity of the hurricane, it’s business as usual within head coach Billy Napier’s program, thanks to UF’s ability to utilize its indoor practice facility.
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