Florida Gators defensive end to enter the transfer portal. The 6’5" 255 pound junior from Manor, Texas will have 1 year of eligibility remaining. Princely stared every game from 2021 to 2023. He was named to the USA Today All-SEC Team '23, AP All-SEC Second Team '23, and Coaches All-SEC Second Team '23. He led the team in sacks and tackles for loss two years in a row on the way to team awards for Outstanding Defensive Performer, Defensive Achievement Award, Co-Defensive Player of the Year (w/ Shemar James), and MVP (with Graham Mertz).
| TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | 48 | 50 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yes--I have been commenting on this elsewhere.
What I want to know (and in fact have actually asked you before in relation to the more general "Big Picture" the last few days) is this:
What are we to MAKE of these losses--NOT just their number but their increasingly high-profile QUALITY? Trevor Etienne made HIS portal-exit official today too. Does not all this begin to flesh out a certain accelerating DOWNWARD spiral of potential "DOOM", just as I feared?
It isn't just "shallow outliers", trolls or sensation-seeking click-baiters "noting and adjusting accordingly" now...I tell you: "people that matter", even some among those who make the "Big Money Decisions", are now participating in such thought and consideration.
It still won't change anything in the short term; as you well know, these folks don't operate that way.
But again: We are about to enter an inter-season preceeding an even tougher schedule in 2024 than the one we just made a mess of.
We already HAD certain "needs"--and now those have and CONTINUE to multiply.
I will say no more. I shouldn't need to.
