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WATCH: Inside Florida's spring camp and the Orange & Blue Game

On3 imageby:Zach Abolverdi•06/05/25•

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Florida Gators running back Ja'Kobi Jackson (24) runs with the ball during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. (Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images)

The Florida Gators have released a behind-the-scenes video from spring football camp and the Orange & Blue Game. The feature includes interviews with multiple UF players and a look inside one of the position meetings.

The video starts in the $86 million Heavener Football Training Center as the Gators go through offseason workouts. Starting senior cornerback Devin Moore, who returned from a season-ending injury this spring, discusses the importance of the weight room.

“It’s incredibly important,” Moore said. “The weight room is half the battle when it comes to staying healthy on the football field, probably more to be honest. You gotta build that foundation and just be mobile and strong.”

Sophomore linebacker and Freshman All-SEC selection Myles Graham, who was an early enrollee last year, said “nothing really changes” with how the team lifts in the offseason vs. during the season and they keep the same mentality in the weight room.

“Lifting during the season and lifting while practice and play football is very important,” Graham said. “We don’t want to lose the gains we had in the winter offseason. We don’t want to lose what we’ve already built, so we keep on lifting just like we do in the offseason.”

The video also includes footage of players mic’d up in practice, including Graham huddling up the defense before a play, All-American center Jake Slaughter pulling against Tyreak Sapp with a hilarious soundbite, an interception by freshman cornerback Ben Hanks III and a touchdown catch by freshman receiver Vernell Brown III.

“The team has improved really just being more vocal as a team and really coming together,” senior running back Ja’Kobi Jackson said. “Competing, learning how to practice. And I would just say the team really pays attention to detail. Everyone’s on the same page.”

Jackon is included in a behind-the-scenes piece on Florida running backs coach Jabbar Juluke and his position meeting. Juluke is shown in a film session with the group and Jackson praises him for “really breaking it down” and detailing “the littlest things.”

“He’s a very excited teacher,” Jackson of Juluke. “He’s eager to teach us. Just coming in, he’s like a role model to us. We could go up and talk to him about anything and he’ll look out for us any time we need anything.”

The video concludes with highlights from the spring game. The Gators open their 2025 season against Long Island on Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.

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