Florida’s first availability report for Auburn is a lot shorter than Gators fans are used to seeing.
Eric Singleton Jr. and Emmanuel Oyebadejo are the only Florida players listed, and both come in as questionable after getting hurt against FAU. Each player has already ditched the walking boot this week, but both are still being treated as game-time decisions for Saturday.
That’s the headline. The quieter part is just as important: compared with the reports Florida has put out in recent years, this one looks pretty clean.
When the SEC began requiring availability reports for conference games in 2024, Florida’s first one of that season, ahead of Texas A&M, had 10 players out and six more questionable. Last year, before the LSU opener, the Gators had six players ruled out.
So having just two names on the list this time, with neither player already ruled out, stands out. It reflects a much healthier roster heading into Florida’s first SEC game of 2026.
That contrast also feeds into the broader picture around the program’s strength and conditioning work. Fans spent plenty of time in recent seasons wondering why so many players kept landing on these reports, and Jon Sumrall has already been open about how the old setup in the weight room looked. Add in Florida’s rough Pro Day this year, and the short Auburn report becomes another encouraging sign for the current staff under Rusty Whitt.
Florida still has until 90 minutes before kickoff on Saturday to make the final call on Singleton Jr. and Oyebadejo.
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