Recruiting Wire: Take three targets off the board

Though nothing in recruiting is a given, it appears that you can safely pull three Florida targets off the board after this weekend.

Linebackers Elysee Mbem-Bosse and Joshua Uche both committed to Michigan.

After a weekend visit to Alabama, Rivals100 offensive lineman Landon Dickerson named a top four, which didn't include the Gators.

ALLEY LINK: Talk about this weekend's recruiting developments on the Alley

Florida was slated to play host to six official visitors this weekend, but a four-star from south Florida was unable to make it in.

Will he reschedule for next weekend?

Keep up with the latest in the Alley.

ALLEY LINK: Expected visitor doesn't make it in

What looked like good news for Florida earlier today - didn't exactly turn out that way.

Earlier, because of severe weather on the east coast, JUCO offensive lineman Malcolm Pridgeon was unable to make it to Virginia Tech for his official visit and wasn't going to reschedule it.

That basically left it as a two-team race between the Gators and Baylor.

However, now he has scheduled an official visit to Ohio State for next weekend.

ALLEY LINK: The latest on JUCO four-star Pridgeon

A winter blizzard, which is hitting the east coast in full force, is an unlikely ally for Florida as it is causing wide receiver commit Rick Wells to have to reschedule his weekend visit to Virginia Tech.

Even more importantly it has caused the complete cancellation of a scheduled visit of one of the Gators top remaining targets.

ALLY LINK: Winter weather may help top offensive line target land at Florida

Class of 2017 five-star Atlanta (Ga.) Hapeville Charter defensive back William Poole III is ready to hit the road and take some visits and a pair of SEC programs are on his list for later this month.

One of those visits will be to Florida on January 30 for the Gators first Jr. Day of the 2017 recruiting cycle.

Hit the link for the latest

LINK: Five-star visiting for Jr. Day

Florida wide receivers coach Kerry Dixon had an in-home visit Thursday night with Rivals100 wide out Tyrie Cleveland.

The four-star is visiting Arkansas this weekend, while Florida will get his final official visit next weekend.

ALLEY: Discuss this huge visit with Gator fans in the Alley

Due to extreme weather on the east coast, which will result in blizzard like conditions, Florida commit Christopher McWilliams has had to make a change in official visit plans.

McWilliams was scheduled to travel to North Carolina, but now will instead stay close to home and visit Miami.

The Miami (Fla.) Southwest product is scheduled to officially visit Florida next weekend.

To find out which other Florida commits which are scheduled to take visits elsewhere that the storm could impact, check out this thread in the Alley.

LINK: McWilliams forced to change official visit plans

It had been talked about, planned and even outright scheduled at one point, but Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas Rivals100 wide out Sam Bruce won't make it to Florida this weekend for an official visit.

This however isn't a 'sky-is-falling' type of dynamic.

Blake Alderman goes into detail in the Alley.

ALLEY LINK: Rivals100 Bruce won't be in

With just under two weeks remaining until National Signing Day Inside the Gators is holding a Recruiting Q&A session in the Alley today.

Join in and ask Blake Alderman your recruiting questions.

ALLEY LINK: Recruiting Q&A session

In the Alley Inside the Gators has an early look at who Florida is expecting in for official visits this weekend as well as where Gators commits and targets will be as they take other visits.

ALLEY LINK: Early look at weekend visitors

Florida sent wide receivers coach Kerry Dixon to Viera (Fla.) today to meet with Rivals250 wide out Tre Nixon in hopes of getting back in the game with the four-star.

However, by the end of the evening Nixon told Blake Alderman that he would be taking his final two visits to Ole Miss and Auburn and the Gators are no longer an option.

ALLEY LINK: Nixon won't visit Florida

Georgia coaches stopped by Cocoa (Fla.) today to see and extend an offer to Jawaan Taylor, a three-star offensive lineman who just happens to be committed to SEC East rivals Florida.

UGASports has the latest on what Taylor thinks of the offer, other schools recruiting him, the status of his commitment to Florida and potential official visits.

LINK: Taylor talks new offer, potential visits

It seems as if Florida can't win for losing when it comes to the wide receiver position lately.

In the Alley Blake has confirmed that a Rivals100 receiver, who was scheduled to visit Florida this weekend, will no longer make the trip according to his father.

ALLEY LINK: Rivals100 wide out off the board

There are very few spots remaining open for Florida in the Class of 2016.

Two unfilled needs are at tight end and defensive end and the Gators will play host to two of their top remaining targets at the positions this coming weekend.

ALLEY LINK: Big official visitors confirmed for this weekend

Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas five-star wide receiver Trevon Grimes tweeted that he will visit Florida later this month for their first Jr. Day of the 2017 recruiting cycle.

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Right at 14 months ago Naples (Fla.) Rivals100 cornerback Tyler Byrd was committed to Florida. However, after the Gators coaching change, he ended up on the cutting room floor and subsequently committed to the Miami Hurricanes.

Today UF sent support staff member Marquel Blackwell - who is on the road because of the dismissal of Kirk Callahan - to see the No. 75 ranked prospect in the nation.

Blake Alderman has the latest news on that visit in the Alley.

ALLEY LINK: Note on Tyler Byrd

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Deerfield Beach (Fla.) three-star cornerback Aaron Robinson may be committed to Florida, but he is one of the more popular prospects in South Florida here late in the 2016 recruiting cycle.

Alabama, Georgia and Miami are making a late run at him and despite not having a test score on file, he is scheduled to take two visits over the next two weekends.

Hit the Alley for the latest.

ALLEY LINK: The latest on Robinson

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A Florida four-star wide receiver commit is included among the biggest risers in the newly released Rivals250. Hallendale (Fla.) receiver Josh Hammond - who is already enrolled at UF - moved from unranked to No. 160 overall.

LINK: Risers & Sliders

LINK: Rivals250 Ranking