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Priority LB Target Grayson Howard Includes Florida Gators in Top Five
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Andrew Jackson Excessive Faculty (Jacksonville, Fla.) linebacker prospect Grayson Howard launched his prime 5 colleges on Sunday.
Howard, a extremely touted recruit and precedence goal for the Gators, included Florida alongside South Carolina, Georgia, Clemson and Texas A&M in his prime colleges listing to maneuver ahead in his recruitment.
Slicing his listing down from 36 complete presents, Howard has confirmed himself as a proficient entity in the course of the protection at the highschool stage.
His manufacturing — which rivals any defensive participant within the 2023 class — backs up the elite-level all-around skillset he presents.
Accounting for 157 tackles (sure, in a single season), 14 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, six go breakups, two interceptions, one compelled fumble and one fumble restoration, Howard asserted his dominance on opposing offenses.
Displaying he could make performs working downhill in opposition to the run, speeding the passer, dropping again in protection and every little thing in between, Howard is a coveted prospect within the present cycle.
Working in an equally dominant capability as a real off-ball linebacker in addition to an edge rusher, Howard suits the mould of versatile defenders defensive coordinator Patrick Toney has focused in his early stint with UF.
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He initiatives to align at an inside linebacker spot when he arrives in faculty, however may be strategic locations to wreak havoc on offenses in any method his future defensive coordinator sees match.
Toney and the Gators hope they may achieve that luxurious.
Florida’s presence on Howard’s path thus far has been a frequent and heavy one, with each inside linebackers coach Jay Bateman and out of doors linebackers coach Mike Peterson after him.
They’ve even proven face at his spring practices in Jacksonville on a number of events.
Touchdown the proficient 6-foot-3, 223-pound man within the second stage could be an enormous addition to the Gators linebacking corps and may very well be a stride towards establishing a need pipeline from Duval County to Gainesville.
Peterson, a former member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, will do every little thing in his energy to make that dream a actuality.
That course of begins with Howard and extends to fellow space prospects like defensive sort out Jordan Corridor, operating again Treyaun Webb, cornerback Sharif Denson and others.
Keep tuned to AllGators for steady protection of Florida Gators soccer, basketball and recruiting. Comply with alongside on social media at @SI_AllGators on Twitter and Florida Gators on Sports activities Illustrated on Fb.
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My Safe Florida Home Program reopens: How to apply
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‘My Safe Florida Home’ sees backlog of registrants
Changes are being considered to the ‘My Safe Florida Home’ program, as the home insurance program faces a backlog of registrants and is starting to prioritize older homeowners.
TAMPA, Fla. – The My Safe Florida Home Program, helping cut property insurance costs for Floridians, reopened on Monday and will start offering grants again.
This program offers matching grants for Floridians of up to $10,000 to homeowners who shore up their homes with storm-protective upgrades like hurricane-safe doors or windows.
READ: Florida program aims to help ease sting of high property insurance premiums
Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7028 into law in April to allocate $200 million to the My Safe Florida Home Program.
READ: New Florida laws going into effect on July 1: Here are some of the highlights
The bill also allows applicants under the program to still receive home inspections even if they’re not eligible for a grant.
First-time applicants must complete an initial wind-mitigation inspection to proceed to the grant application. That inspection will then provide homeowners with:
- The opportunity to share that report with their insurance carrier to make sure they’re receiving all possible discounts on the hurricane portion of their home insurance premium
- A roadmap to retrofitting their home with improvements to strengthen it against hurricanes
Existing users can access their portal account to see their Grant Group Category number.
My Safe Florida Home was established in 2006 and brought back in 2022.
To apply, click here.
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Central Florida Haiti organization watches as Beryl skirts past island nation
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A local organization said it is prepared to help bring supplies to Haiti if needed following Hurricane Beryl.
Maggie Saint Jean, who runs the Daily Bread Distribution Center in Central Florida, is urging the community to donate items to help both Haiti and local residents.
The organization also said it’s challenging to send supplies to Haiti, but they are determined to help.
“Just because it’s difficult, doesn’t mean people aren’t in need. We still have to make our efforts,” Saint Jean said.
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Saint Jean said whether it’s gang violence or storm damage, their mission doesn’t change.
“The focus has to be the same,” Saint Jean said. Whether it’s one issue or five issues, it’s the people. Once you can see the people and their needs, then your focus doesn’t change. Things will come and things will go, but our focus will never change.”
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NASA Returns to the Beach: Bright Beaches in Florida
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Since publishing NASA Earth Observatory Goes to the Beach in July 2017, we have explored even more of the planet’s coasts via satellite images and astronaut photographs. This week, we return to the beach with a look back at some of our favorite seaside stories published in recent years. The images and text on this page first appeared on November 19, 2023.
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of Destin, Florida, a beach city situated on the Gulf of Mexico coastline.
The city is built on a peninsula that separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Choctawhatchee Bay. Ship transport between the Gulf of Mexico and the bay is possible via the East Pass, while a bridge connects Destin to Santa Rosa Island. The thin white streaks seen in the water are wakes from boats.
Destin is part of Florida’s Emerald Coast, an area that spans about 100 miles (160 kilometers) of the Florida Panhandle. The beaches in this area are known for their “sugary white” sand and green-toned waters. The white sand is comprised primarily of quartz grains that were transported from the southern Appalachian Mountains by the Apalachicola River system. Sunlight interacting with algae in the water produces the emerald color.
Destin’s white sandy beaches, emerald waters, and proximity to the Gulf of Mexico make the town a popular tourist destination. Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection reports an estimated total of 4.5 million annual visitors to Florida’s Emerald Coast. Many tourists visit the area because Destin is a major fishing destination.
This peninsula was initially a barrier island. Over time, coastal processes including hurricanes, sand transport, and changing sea levels connected the peninsula to mainland Florida.
The astronaut used a high-focal-length lens to capture this shot. High-focal-length lenses make it possible for space station crew to take high-resolution photographs of the surface with handheld digital cameras while in a low Earth orbit of approximately 254 miles (400 kilometers).
Astronaut photograph ISS069-E-39255 was acquired on July 30, 2023, with a Nikon D5 digital camera using a focal length of 1150 millimeters. The image was provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit at Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 69 crew. It has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by Minna Adel Rubio, GeoControl Systems, JETS Contract at NASA-JSC.
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