Jonathan Bullard's best friend and former/future teammate left for
Gainesville without him Monday. But Bullard said he expects to catch up
with Rhaheim Ledbetter sometime today.
Bullard, a five-star
defensive end from Shelby, N.C., said Florida officials gave him the
go-ahead Monday to travel to Gainesville to enroll in Summer B classes
this week with the 16 other incoming true freshmen who started making
their way to campus Monday, along with Maryland transfer Max Garcia.
“I
just got off the phone with UF and they said I've been cleared
(academically) to enroll,” Bullard said. “I'll be heading down there
tomorrow. I'm excited.”
Bullard needed a strong senior year in the
classroom to have a chance to qualify academically. He said he made the
grades and now is just waiting for final clearance from the NCAA
Clearing House. He said he does not anticipate any problems, especially
after talking with UF officials Monday morning.
“I feel good about everything,” he said.
Summer
B classes start next Monday, but Bullard and the other freshmen (along
with Garcia) are arriving on campus a few days early to take physicals
and go through orientation. Many, according to their Twitter accounts,
arrived Monday. The rest are scheduled in today.
The 17 freshmen
and Garcia will start working out Monday with the rest of the team,
including six early enrollees who are part of their recruiting class.
The Gators will begin preseason practice in early August and open the season Sept. 1 against Bowling Green.
