{"id":66110,"date":"2022-09-04T22:58:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T22:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/florida-gators-recruiting-reaction-to-the-win-over-utah\/"},"modified":"2022-09-04T22:58:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T22:58:57","slug":"florida-gators-recruiting-reaction-to-the-win-over-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/florida-gators-recruiting-reaction-to-the-win-over-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Gators recruiting reaction to the win over Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"
It was a record setting crowd for an opening game in the Swamp on Saturday night as they were able to see the Florida Gators knock off Utah 29-26.\n<\/p>\n
Joining the 90,000 plus in attendance were over 100 prospects as they had a chance to witness the great crowd and Billy Napier’s first game and they all left impressed by the win.\n<\/p>\n
GatorCountry spoke with dozens of prospects to get their reaction to the Florida Gators’ big win over Utah on Saturday night.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Recruiting reaction<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n Defensive line commit Kelby Collins- \u201c<\/strong>The game was influenced by how the crowd was. I’m excited to play in front of 90,000 people every weekend.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Defensive back Jordan Castell- \u201c<\/strong>UF is home the fans showed me and the Family so much, I was ready to put my pads on and play.\u201d\n<\/p>\n UCF defensive line commit John Walker<\/strong>The atmosphere was really loud.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Florida State offensive line commit Roderick Kearney- \u201c<\/strong>I had a great experience; I feel like the experience overall was really good.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Offensive line commit Bryce Lovett <\/strong>\u201cIt was crazy, it was a fun time to get back up here.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Receiver commit Aidan Mizell- \u201c<\/strong>expected. Go Gators.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Offensive line commit Knijeah Harris- \u201c<\/strong>Go Gators!!!\u201d\n<\/p>\n Receiver commit Tyree Patterson- \u201c<\/strong>It was a very intense game, the crowd was unbelievable but I had a great time seeing UF beat #7 Utah.\u201d\n<\/p>\n 2025 quarterback Colin Hurley-“<\/strong>Florida’s win is a very real statement as to where the Gators are headed under Coach Napier and his staff. The Swamp was electric, and the vibe was amazing.\u201d\n<\/p>\n 2025 receiver Koby Howard- \u201c<\/strong>The atmosphere was fire all night long. I really love the way the guys kept fighting and never giving up and pulling out a hard-fought victory.\u201d\n<\/p>\n 2024 quarterback Jake Merklinger-“<\/strong>The game was crazy, the atmosphere in the Swamp was electric. It was a really good game which made it even better. The hospitality from the staff was great.\u201d\n<\/p>\n 2025 athlete Tarvos Alford II- \u201c<\/strong>Definitely a big win. Shocked the world.\u201d\n<\/p>\n 2024 defensive back Brayshon Williams- “<\/strong>The best college game I’ve been to.\u201d\n<\/p>\n 2024 offensive lineman Jake Guarnera-“<\/strong>It was electric. The offensive line played great all night and the whole team competed from start to finish.\u201d\n<\/p>\n