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Punter Tommy Doman Jr. taken by Buffalo Bills in NFL draft’s 7th round
The final former Florida Gator to be selected in the 2026 NFL Draft was punter Tommy Doman Jr., who was selected with the 239th pick in the seventh round by the Buffalo Bills.
Doman only spent a year in Gainesville after transferring for his redshirt senior season from the Michigan Wolverines. The 6-foot-4-inch, 218-pound punter appeared in all 12 games for the Gators last year, serving up 50 kicks for a total of 2,202 yards — good for an average of 44.0 yards per boot. His longest kick reached 71 yards and 17 of them landed inside the 20-yard line.
Doman earned a spot on PFF’s 2025 All-SEC Team and participated in the 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl after wrapping things up with the Orange and Blue. The Rochester Hills, Michigan, product finished his collegiate career with a total of 153 punts for 6,677 yards (43.6 yards average), plus a pair of extra points in as many tries during his freshman campaign with the Wolverines.
He was included on the coaches’ All-Big Ten Third Team and was a media All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2024, while also being named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week that same year.
According to his draft combine report, Doman “has good size and quality hang time on his punts, but he doesn’t definitively check boxes with his power or touch to bury opponents deep in their own territory.”
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Country music superstar Morgan Wallen is one of the hottest acts on the planet right now and is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon.
His 2026 “Still The Problem” tour has been rolling through the United States and packing seats at every stop, and that wasn’t any different when Wallen made it to the Sunshine State.
His first of two shows in Gainesville, Florida, saw the country sensation playing to a sold-out crowd at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium where the Gators play, and speaking of the Rowdy Reptiles, Wallen had to pick someone for his patented walkout to appeal to the droves of students decked out in orange and blue.
Morgan Wallen performs the song “’98 Braves” at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards at Truist Park in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 19, 2023. (Getty Images)
Enter Tim Tebow, the two-time national champion and Heisman Trophy winner. As far as picks go, Wallen knocked this one out of the park.
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When in Rome — or Gainesville, rather — right?
Judging by the crowd pop, I’d say Tebow was about as popular a pick as anyone Wallen could have gone with.
The man has a statue outside the very stadium where the concert was held, for crying out loud, so it’s safe to say Mr. Whiskey Glasses did his homework when choosing his walking buddy.
Tim Tebow appears on the SEC Nation set before the game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Georgia Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss., on Nov. 8, 2025. (IMAGN)
While he nailed it with the Tebow selection, Wallen wasn’t ready to fully ingratiate himself with the Florida faithful.
During their walkout, Tebow performed multiple Gator Chomps to fire the crowd up even more, but when he implored Wallen to join him, the multi-platinum singer respectfully turned him down.
That shouldn’t surprise anyone who is familiar with Wallen, who is an East Tennessee native and noted Volunteers supporter.
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Morgan Wallen performs onstage during night two of his One Night At A Time tour at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 22, 2024. (John Shearer/Getty Images)
Any guy who writes a song called “Tennessee Fan” probably won’t be caught dead doing the Gator Chomp, so I can’t say I blame him.
It will be interesting to see who Wallen taps as his walking mate on night two of his stay in Gainesville.
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Rumor has it that Steve Spurrier could be the favorite, which would be hilarious given Spurrier’s history of tormenting the Vols.
Regardless, it’s nice to see a Vol and a Gator being so chummy with each other. A rare sight indeed.
There are six Planet Fitness gyms on the Treasure Coast; two in Fort Pierce, two in Port St. Lucie, one in Stuart and one in Vero Beach.
Planet Fitness will open a new gym in Sebastian at 995 Sebastian Blvd. at the end of June, pending any delays.
The gym will split the space with the new Aldi that opened April 23, according to a Planet Fitness spokesperson.
The Planet Fitness will be 25,000-square-feet and there will be a grand opening event at the end of July with music, raffles, exclusive membership giveaways and more.
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There are currently six Planet Fitness gyms on the Treasure Coast.
Olivia Franklin is TCPalm’s trending reporter. You can contact her at olivia.franklin@tcpalm.com, 317-627-8048 or follow her on X @Livvvvv_5.
The future of Florida’s new congressional map is now in the hands of a Leon County judge after attorneys for voting rights groups and the state squared off in court over whether the redistricting plan is unconstitutional. FOX 13’s Aaron Mesmer reports.
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