From a public perception standpoint, Wednesday’s national signing day was a bad day for Billy Napier and the Gators.
They were in the running for three highly ranked prospects. Running back TreVonte’ Citizen, whom the Gators had emerged as the favorites for over the previous 24 hours, trolled pretty much every SEC school on national television before signing with Miami. Five-star outside linebacker Harold Perkins signed with LSU. Top-40 safety Jacoby Mathews is considered a Texas A&M lean heading into his ceremony later on Wednesday night.
The Gators only picked up one new commitment on signing day, and it came from three-star receiver Caleb Douglas, whom the Gators had been trending for over the last couple of weeks.