Final availability report for the Florida Gators vs Mississippi State
It’s a new age in College Football and the Southeastern Conference, thanks to legal sports gambling! This year the SEC adopted a new rule that requires teams to release an availability report starting three days before kickoff and updated all the way up until 90 minutes before kickoff.
“This availability reporting policy is intended to reduce pressure from outside entities seeking participation information and represents a commitment of our 16 institutions to provide enhanced transparency to support efforts to protect our student-athletes and the integrity of competition,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
The four pre-game designations are:
- Out (i.e., will not play/0% chance to play);
- Doubtful (i.e., unlikely to play/25% chance to play);
- Questionable (i.e., uncertain to play/50% chance to play); or
- Probable (i.e., probable to play/75% chance to play).
The Gators have a long list of players who are unavailable today against Mississippi State in Starkville. That includes sophomore receiver Eugene Wilson, senior defensive lineman Joey Slackman, as well as sophomore defensive backs Aaron Gates and Ja’Keem Jackson.
Wilson underwent surgery on his knee this week. The sophomore has only played in two games this season but leads the Gators in targets and receptions.
“We’re definitely a better team with Tre Wilson for sure,” Gators coach Billy Napier said on Wednesday night. “But I do think Dike and Badger, in particular, stepped up in a major way. We have the ability to in formation plays to get the primary guys in position, much like we’ve done the past. We’ll take what we have each week and we’ll formation it and try to make those guys a primary and secondary.
Who’s in, who’s out for Florida Gators?
| Player | Position | Status |
| Ja’Quavion Fraziars | WR | Out |
| Ja’Keem Jackson | DB | Out |
| Eugene Wilson III | WR | Out |
| Aaron Gates | DB | Out |
| Asa Turner | DB | Out |
| Kahleil Jackson | WR | Out |
| Roderick Kearney | OL | Out |
| Michai Boireau | DL | Out |
| Jamari Lyons | DL | Out |
| Joey Slackman | DL | Out |
Who’s in and who’s out for Mississippi State?
| Player | Position | Status |
| DeAgo Brumfield | СВ | Out |
| Traveon Wright | Out | |
| Kedrick Bingley-Jones | DL | Out |
| Xavier Gayten | RB | Out |
| Chris Keys Jr. | S | Out |
| Kalvin Dinkins | DL | Out |
| Marlon Hauck | K | Out |
| Tyler Woodard | S | Out (1st Half) |
![Florida Gators wide receiver Eugene Wilson III (3) hauls in a pass while taking balls from a throwing machine during University of Florida Gators’ Spring football practice at Sanders Practice Fields in Gainesville, FL on Thursday, March 28, 2024. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]](https://on3static.com/cdn-cgi/image/height=215,width=393,quality=90,fit=cover,gravity=0.5x0.5/uploads/dev/assets/cms/2024/08/01212103/Untitled-design-80.png)
![Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier walks during the first half at the Orange and Blue spring football game at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, April 13, 2024. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]](https://on3static.com/cdn-cgi/image/height=215,width=393,quality=90,fit=cover,gravity=0.5x0.5/uploads/dev/assets/cms/2024/04/18141240/Untitled-design-72-2.png)