Elijhah Badger will suit up for the Florida Gators one time when it faces Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl.
Badger, who leads the Gators in receptions , receiving yards and receiving touchdowns , made the announcement in a post to his. The former Arizona State star has recorded three 100-yard games, all of which have come with Lagway as the starter.
"Just coming into the SEC, I feel like I've shown a different type of skill from me like going to catch deep balls and I feel like I'm doing good," Badger said after the team's 27-16 win over LSU, during which he caught six passes for 131 yards and a score. Badger also becomes the second senior to announce that he will not be opting out of the bowl game alongside nose tackle. Other seniors who have yet to make their bowl game plans known include tackle Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, running back Montrell Johnson Jr., defensive back Trikweze Bridges and wide receiver Chimere Dike.
Florida also has other draft-eligible players that have yet to make their future plans known including defensive tackle Caleb Banks, center Jake Slaughter, linebacker Shemar James and tackle Austin Barber. Kickoff between the Gators and the Green Wave is on Dec. 20 at 3:30 p.m. in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. Television coverage is on ESPN 2.Cam Parker is a contributing writer at AllGators.com of FanNation-Sports Illustrated and is a recent graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in journalism. He also covers and broadcasts Alachua County high school sports with The Prep Zone and Mainstreet Daily News.
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