This is most likely not the case, but being the Florida Gators, they will still get some really good players on their team. Year after year, Florida is in the top 10 in recruiting classes and this year will be no different than the rest.

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By now everyone knows the story in Gainesville: Urban Meyer resigned, again, and Texas Longhorn coach-in-waiting was offered and accepted the Gators head coaching position.  Soon thereafter he hired a coaching staff that included Charlie Weis, the former Notre Dame head coach who helped the New England Patriots win more than one Super Bowl.

All that is great, but what the entire staff had to address immediately was the 2011 recruiting class.  Urban Meyer and his staff started and received several verbal commitments before his resignation, but Muschamp had to add to and finalize it.

Well, it all came down today, and taking into account the challenges that they faced, Will Muschamp and his staff did a good job.

Here is a breakdown of the top 10 of 18 commitments that are the 2011 Florida Gators recruiting class.

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Not to worry, GatorNation! The class rankings are simply a numbers game. At the time of this article, the Gators only have 17 recruits committed. When Texas or Alabama have 23 or 24 committed, the numbers do not add up for the Gators.

Florida still hopes to land a couple of top players today and this will put them over the 20 mark, which will put them in the top 10 when it is all said and done.

A couple of players the Gators still have a shot at are Curtis Grant, Marcus Roberson and Stephone Anthony, to name a few. Curtis Grant announces at 1:30 Eastern time, Stephone Anthony announces at 11:30 Eastern time. If you follow twitter, you may want to stay close during these times. I will announce on Twitter as soon as I hear something (rich1gator).

A brief look at the following player’s profile:

Curtis Grant – Grant is the best linebacker on the board. With great speed and size, he is a prototypical SEC linebacker. There is some talent on the roster; however, it’s likely there will be quite a bit of shuffling in the roster to provide the needed depth. Grant is certain to provide an immediate impact at linebacker.

Stephone Anthony – Anthony is built much like Grant and could be just as good. As mentioned above, the talent and depth is needed at linebacker. Landing one would be great, but grabbing both Anthony and Grant would immediately provide depth and talent at the linebacker position, immediately making linebacker a team strength.

Marcus Roberson – Roberson has terrific height for a corner and would add some height to a short secondary. Roberson would probably not make an immediate impact, but with Janoris Jenkins coming back, he would not necessarily need to. The Gators currently have a great list of defensive backs on the roster that have shown promise. With the addition of Roberson, the Gators can continue to rotate players in and out and gain the needed experience.

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Florida gets a huge pick up here, as the 6'1", 180-pound Roberson has the versatility to play both cornerback and safety in Gainesville. He gives the Gator class an elite level player, which should secure the residents of The Swamp a top 15 recruiting class at the worst.

Some have said they are worried about Roberson's character and state of mind as he has flip-flopped between three schools within the last 10 days.

He verballed to Texas Tech, where his uncle is Otis Mounds, the Red Raiders cornerbacks coach.

Then, at the start of this week, Roberson switched to Auburn. "I know I'm going to Auburn, that's the school I've wanted to go to for months." Roberson stated. Yet now, he is poised to head to Florida, which is a bit of a head scratcher.

Any way you slice it, Roberson is a talent. His size and athletic ability will give Florida defensive coordinator Dan Quinn a chance to do an array of things on defense. Quinn can now play a lot of big nickel personnel if they leave Roberson at safety. Or if Roberson is slated as a corner, press man or hard cover-2 could be employed.

This is big for Florida football and new coach Will Muschamp. He proves that he can land a top prospect, in-state, and win a heated SEC recruiting battle.

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Urban Myer retired from college football on Dec. 8, 2010. He claimed that he wanted to spend more time with his family.

Urban Meyer was hired by ESPN on January 31, 2011.

It took him a grand total of 54 days to leave retirement and rejoin the world of sports.

So much for family time.

Myer felt the best decision for his life was to leave the constant grind and stress of coaching a high-level college football team and instead dedicate more time to his family.

He has a wife named Shelly, two daughters, Nicki and Gigi, and a son named Nick. They seem like quite the quaint family.

I wonder how they feel about their pops signing up with ESPN; it shouldn’t be too big of a commitment, right?

Urban Meyer was hired by ESPN to primarily be a college football game analyst, which at first doesn’t seem incredibly daunting in comparison to the life of a coach.

But then factor in that they will want him to appear on studio shows like SportsCenter, College GameDay and College Football Live.

Meyer believes that he will still be able to spend the same amount of time with his family that he originally hoped for in retirement, but how in the heck does that make any sense whatsoever?

Now, keep in mind I’ve never worked for ESPN, oddly enough, and I don’t understand the inner workings of their programming.

However, I do know what it takes to analyze a game and how much of your time and energy it demands.

Now add to that the time it takes to prep for being on such a high-profile show like SportsCenter or College GameDay, and you’ve got yourself a full-time gig.

When I first heard that Meyer had retired again, I actually believed that he did it in order to pursue the Denver head coaching job and meet back up with his old buddy Tim Tebow.

It was hard for me to trust a word that he was saying because I’ve become so used to athletes and coaches lying to us.

Sports have become shady business.

Perhaps it has always been that way, but now the public is starting to catch on.

Be it the scandal with Brett Favre, Pete Carroll conveniently ditching USC right before the NCAA brought the hammer down or even the controversy surrounding Cam Newton and his eligibility at Auburn this year, there is tons of shady stuff going down in the world of sports, and it’s made it hard to even trust a guy who just wants to spend time with his family.

But it turns out I was right!

Meyer is not going back into coaching, obviously, but my gut feeling that there was something more on the docket for him came true.

He retired to spend more time with his family, but for him to act like that was the sole reason is disingenuous.

The demands of working with ESPN are considerably lighter than being a head football coach, so it’s not fair to draw many comparisons there.

But Urban Meyer doesn’t seem to be the type of guy who is going to just go through the motions.

He strikes me as somebody who is going to put his all into his work, even if that means dedicating crazy amounts of time and effort.

So much for family time.

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How will the Gators do this recruiting season?  There are many undeclared high school seniors and junior college prospects just waiting to be signed.  Which ones will the Gators sign?

Let's take a look at the top 10 unsigned and chances they select Florida as their future home.

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A good quarterback must take command of his offense. He has to be able to physically make plays with both his arm and his feet, but he also has to know when to utilize either of those options.

He also has to be smart enough to direct his team on the field. He needs to show them were to go, call audibles when needed, and obviously clearly relay the play in the huddle.

The most important factor in a quarterback though is his leadership: Is he able to lead his his team into battle, and get them to respond when the chips are down?

If you have a great quarterback you have a chance to be a great team.

Let's look at the top 10 quarterback prospects in this years college draft class, and see whose school they will be leading onto the field on Saturdays.

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Xavier Nixon has had an impressive young career as a Florida Gator. Since moving into the starting lineup as a true freshman in the South Carolina game in 2009, Nixon has been a solid force on the outside.

The offensive line as a whole did not have a great season in 2010 though, seeming mostly confused through the year. However, Nixon has all the talent to be a four-year starter at Florida and will be a seasoned veteran in 2011.

Jon Halapio saw limited action as a true freshmen in 2009; however, made a splash in the lineup in 2010. Halapio became a starter at right guard and became a permanent fixture in the rotation. The 2011 season will move much slower for Jon, with a full year of SEC play under his belt.

The expected starters or contributors to fill the vacancies along the line in 2011 are a list of highly touted offensive lineman. Starting with Ian Silberman, who is a four-star recruit out of Orange Park. Others that are worth mentioning are Tucker Blanton, also from Jacksonville, and Leon Orr. Both look to fight for starting spots in the spring.

Sam Robey, from Louisville, Kentucky, Nick Alajajian and David Young have all seen action and are ready to make a push as starters, but experience will be a disadvantage for this group, which has only seen time in mop up duty or against under talented opponents.

Two players along the offensive line that seem to be wild cards are Matt Patchen and James Wilson, both have struggled with injuries and consistency.  

Patchen battled a wrist injury for all of the 2010 season, but has shown plenty of versatility in his career at Florida. As a true freshman, Matt played on the defensive line and contributed mightily in the 2008 National Championship.

Wilson has battled inconsistency and injury, but looks to have one more shot to make his presence known on the line.

No position on the team has seen an increase in talent as much as the tight end position. With Gerald Christian and Jordan Reed seeing most of the playing time in 2010, the position will add talented A.C. Leonard to the group in 2011.

Desmond Parks still is looking to break into the lineup, but has struggled thus far. Of all of the tight ends, Reed looks to be the most talented pass catcher, hauling in some big catches in 2010, before moving back to the quarterback position.

There is a chance though that he will be kept at the quarterback position; however, as talented as Reed is, I look for the staff to find a position for him to get him on the field. Once a liability, the tight ends in 2011 could be a team strength, especially if Charlie Weis has his quarterbacks dropping the ball off underneath early and often.

There will be lack of experience in 2011, but the talent is there to successful.

With the staff bringing in a new scheme, the fresh faces along the offensive line might be helpful as the staff looks to coach different techniques and assignments.

The 2011 Florida Gator defense will follow…

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"hey I think the urban meyer rule is in effect now, when the going gets tough.... QUIT." (via Twitter) 

No matter what you feel about Urban Meyer and his early retirement, the one common truth is that the man won football games. Soon Will Muschamp will understand that at Florida, winning is what matters most. 

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Although he's scheduled to head to Knoxville this weekend, Florida has to be considered the surprise team to still be in the race. At one point, Jenrigan all but eliminated the Gators from contention as they went through a coaching change.

New Florida head man Will Muschamp briskly sought out to speak with Jenrigan as the ink was drying on his new UF contract, yet Jernigan and Muschamp never could find time to meet. Ever so determined as his defenses play for him, Muschamp finally got the chance to meet with the stud defensive lineman recently.

Showing up at Columbia High School in Lake City, Florida was Will Muschamp, new UF defensive coordinator and new defensive line coach Bryant Young. The trio stayed at Jernigan's school from 7 am to well into the evening, speaking with Jernigan, his parents, coaches, teacher and school administration.

Florida is seriously after Jernigan, and after many felt the Gators were out, they are back in the hunt and are big game hunting. Jernigan is also a noted Gator fan who has gone on record to say so. It's always a special feeling when the team you grew up rooting for comes hard after you as a top priority in recruiting.

While the Gators won't get an official visit out Jernigan, he could opt to make a quick mid-week trip to scope out the The Swamp in Gainesville and meet with the staff once again. Florida will be right in the middle of things on National Signing Day.

Then there is LSU. John Chavis, Brick Haley and Les Miles know that getting Jernigan down to the Bayou would give their defensive front much needed versatility as Jernigan could play inside and outside as a strongside defensive end. During the US Army All-American Bowl practices, LSU was brought up the most among players when asked where they thought Jernigan was headed.

Many times players are more open with one another than the media, so if other players were strongly linking Jernigan to the Tigers, then that's a strong source. Jernigan visited to LSU in November, loving the visit, game atmosphere and the coaching staff.

His high school coach has said that Jernigan has never really left Lake City for an extended period of time and distance may be a factor, but the Tigers have firmly entrenched themselves as a major player in the Jenrigan sweepstakes.

"LSU is strongly in the picture. LSU has been strong the whole time," said Craig Howard, Jernigan's high school coach. Howard has seen this type of hype and attention before, as six years ago he was a coach at Nease High School. Nease is the former school of some quarterback named Tim Tebow.

With Jernigan, his relationship with Brick Haley, the Tigers' defensive line coach, has been key. Haley and LSU has an in-home visit with Jernigan last week, which reportedly went extremely well.

While Alabama, Florida State and Tennessee are also very much in the picture, Florida and LSU will be right there with them battling for Tim Jernigan through National Signing Day.

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