People keep talking about Florida's $11.2M assistant pool like it's the only thing that matters this offseason, but the real story is how that money is being spent on the trail. Ja'Bios Smith just picked the Gators over Georgia and Texas A&M, and that's not an accident. The No. 138 prospect in the Rivals rankings coming out of Georgia is exactly the kind of recruit Florida has been losing for years. The new staff made him feel like a priority from day one and that's the difference between a dead period where you're just waiting and one where you're actually stacking wins. Stricklin said the search was crazy but they got the right guy, and the early returns on the recruiting side back that up. Florida's 2027 class is sitting at No. 6 nationally right now and that's with a full year left to climb. The SEC is brutal and the Gators have ground to make up, but this is how you do it. You don't win in May, but you sure can lose in May by letting guys like Smith slip to Athens or College St...