445: "Top or Bottom" ft. TJ McCoy

About this episode

The episode discusses Florida's 2027 recruiting class and features an interview with former Gators TJ McCoy and Kalif Jackson about their experiences and lessons learned.

Florida's 2027 recruiting class keeps climbing, Jon Sumrall keeps dropping quotes that Gator Nation can't get enough of, and Sumrall's first spring in The Swamp is officially in the books. We hit all of it — and then we sit down with two former Gators, tight end Kalif Jackson and center TJ McCoy, to talk about their Florida days, the lessons that stuck, and life after the orange and blue. This week in Gator Nation: 2027 class hits another gear — 3-star DL Cain Van Norden (6-7, 265 out of Bishop McNamara in District Heights, MD) commits over Maryland, Ole Miss, Syracuse, and Michigan State. He's the third DL pledge in the class behind De'Voun Kendrick and Stive-Bentley Keumajou Yondui. Class ranking watch — Florida sitting Top 5–7 nationally (No. 5 on 247Sports, No. 7 on Rivals) with 14 commits, 11 of them four- or five-star. Spring football in the books — Sumrall wraps his first Florida spring with the annual spring game. All-Access: Florida Spring Football debuts Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network — featuring Sumrall, RB Jadan Baugh, JACK Jayden Woods, and WR Vernell Brown III. FSU kickoff set — Florida's regular-season finale at Florida State on Friday, Nov. 27 will…

People in this episode

Guests: TJ McCoy, Kalif Jackson

Topics covered

• recruiting
• Florida Gators
• spring football
• college football
• Gator Nation

Keywords

• Florida Gators
• recruiting class
• Jon Sumrall
• spring football
• TJ McCoy
• Kalif Jackson
• Gator Nation
• college football

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: SEC Network

Places: Florida, Maryland, Ole Miss, Syracuse, Michigan State, District Heights, MD, Florida State

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