The middle of the summer is among the busiest times in recruiting, and many of the nation's top players made their college decisions around the holiday. Few made a bigger splash than Calvin Russell, the five-star wide receiver out of Miami Northwestern, who spurned Michigan, Miami, Oregon, and others in favor of Syracuse.

The annual meeting is known as "The Florida Cup" and was first held in 1958 in Gainesville. The game has been played every year since, with Florida holding a 38-28-2 series lead. On Monday, The Athletic's Scott Dochterman ranked the rivalry at No. 9 on his best in college football .

The composite top 70 talent in the 2026 class is ranked as the fourth-best player in the state by 247Sports and the second-best cornerback in the country. He visited the Gators on multiple occasions, most recently in Gainesville unofficially on June 3.

FSU rivalry started in the 1950s, but it's one of college football's best. Here's every score in series history, plus odds.

Florida head coach Billy Napier had a solid November in 2024, securing his first winning season with the Gators. The program knocked off the No. 22 LSU Tigers, No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels, and beat in-state rival, the Florida State Seminoles, for the first time since 2021.

Did FSU Seminoles pass Florida Gators in football recruiting trail over holiday? ... Florida has probably won the summer up to this point after adding seven Top 100 recruits to the class this ...

Morris, ranked as the No. 3 linebacker in the state, joins a loaded Florida class that has caught fire this summer.

Florida basketball's 2025 non-conference schedule just got closer to completion with the addition of these key details for this fall.