About this episode

The episode discusses the complete overhaul of Florida's offensive line ahead of the 2026 season, including player departures and new transfers.

Three starters gone — including All-American center Jake Slaughter — and a brand-new position coach. Florida's offensive line got a total makeover this offseason, and today we're breaking down the whole room ahead of the 2026 season. In this episode: - A rebuilt trench — Florida lost Austin Barber, Jake Slaughter, and Damieon George Jr., so new OL coach Phil Trautwein hit the portal hard with four transfer additions - The Penn State pipeline — Trautwein brought Eagan Boyer and TJ Shanahan Jr. with him from Happy Valley; can they lock down left tackle and right guard? - Replacing an All-American — Georgia Tech transfer Harrison Moore vs. former five-star Jason Zandamela in the battle at center - The wildcard — Stanford transfer Emeka Ugorji started 8 games as a true freshman and is pushing for the right tackle job - The veterans — Knijeah Harris anchors left guard, plus where Caden Jones, Roderick Kearney, Bryce Lovett, and TJ Dice Jr. fit - Rotation or starting five? — Trautwein says he'll play as many linemen as earn it; what that means for the two-deep If you bleed orange and blue, hit SUBSCRIBE and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode! #GoGators #FloridaGators…

People in this episode

Guest: R.J. Raymond

Topics covered

• Florida Gators football
• offensive line analysis
• 2026 season preview
• transfer players
• position battles

Keywords

• Florida Gators
• offensive line
• transfers
• position coach
• college football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Georgia Tech, Stanford, Penn State

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