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Florida Gators Spring Game: How to Watch, Rosters and Important Stories

Everything you need to know ahead of the Florida Gators' 2023 Orange and Blue spring scrimmage.

Zach Goodall

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Photo: Billy Napier and the Florida Gators; Credit: Alex Shepherd 

The new-look Florida Gators will be under the lights of The Swamp on Thursday evening, set to complete their 2023 spring training camp by hosting the annual Orange and Blue intrasquad scrimmage in front of UF fans, alumni and media at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. 

Find everything you need to know about the Gators vs. Gators matchup below.

How to watch Florida's 2023 spring game

Florida's spring game will not be aired on television and instead will be streamed on ESPN+ and SEC Network+. The hyperlinks lead directly to each streaming page.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

The scrimmage will also be aired on the Gators Sports Network of radio affiliates. Find your station here. 

Replays of Florida's spring game will air on SEC Network (television) on the following days: 

  • April 17 at 9 p.m. ET
  • May 3 at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET 

Gators' Orange and Blue rosters

Although projections are simply that at this time, provided several injuries across the roster and further competition to be held during the fall, the rosters appear to pit Florida's first-team offense (Orange Team) and first-team defense (Blue Team) against each other, with the second-team for each unit placed on the opposite squad. 

UF's coaching staff, from on-field staffers to academic advisors and everything in between, have also been split between the Orange and Blue teams. Several off-field analysts will serve as position coaches during the game as a result of the divide. Head coach Billy Napier will oversee the entire operation rather than coach a specific team from the sidelines. 

Quarterbacks Graham Mertz and Jack Miller III, entrenched in a competition to start for Florida in 2023, will split reps with both teams. Three walk-ons — tight end Scott Isacks III, offensive lineman Hayden Clem and cornerback Sebastian Vargas — will also play for both teams during the evening. 

Important stories entering UF's scrimmage

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Zach Goodall
ZACH GOODALL

Zach Goodall is the publisher of AllGators.com on FanNation-Sports Illustrated, serving as a beat reporter covering football, recruiting, and occasionally other sports since 2019.  Before moving to Gainesville, Zach spent four years covering the Jacksonville Jaguars for SB Nation (2015-18) and Locked On Podcast Network (2017-19), originally launching his sports journalism career as a junior in high school. He also covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for FanNation-Sports Illustrated (2020-22). In addition to writing and reporting, Zach is a sports photographer and videographer who primarily shoots football and basketball games, practices and related events. When time permits in the 24/7 media realm, Zach enjoys road trips, concerts, golf and microbreweries. 

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