Gator Country's latest podcast discusses the latest moves for the Florida Gators football team including linebacker Jeremi Powell deciding to leave the football program to pursue other opportunities.

Andrew Spivey and Nick de la Torre discuss the latest with quarterback transfer Austin Appleby who made news on Monday when he decided to transfer to Florida from Purdue.

Andrew and Nick also talk about some more moves that could happen, plus they talk about the latest regarding the junior's who could leave school early or return to school.

TRANSCRIPT:

Andrew:                 Hello, Gator fans. This is your man, the one and the only, the Goat, Andrew Spivey here for another edition of the Gator Country podcast. Nicholas de la Torre, what’s up, brother?

Nick:                         What is going on, everybody? Another cold day in Gainesville. I need this weather to go, get up and move on. You ain’t got to go home, but you got to get the hell up out of Gainesville. I’m not appreciating it one bit.

Andrew:                 I am feeling the sickness of from 88 degree weather in Orlando, or 90 degree weather.

Nick:                         Got to love that 90 degree, 100% humidity. That is Christmas. That is winter. That’s what I need, not this 50 and raining in Gainesville.

Andrew:                 Winter wonderland in 90 degree weather. It is. Also it’s another season in Gainesville, Nicholas.

Nick:                         Yeah.

Andrew:                 Transfer season, or cutting season I guess is the best way to say it. Today, well Tuesday. You guys are listening to this on Wednesday. We broke the news about Jeremy Powell leaving the team. He’s been away from the team for a little bit, but asked not to release it until now. Nick, you know we talked about this on the message board, that kind of stuff. He’s just going to go live his life now. He’s done playing football. Probably not going to do anything after football, or in the NFL. So go ahead and move on. Graduate and get a job.

Nick:                         Listen, Jeremy Powell was the first person in his family to even go to college. So to get the opportunity to go to college and to play football is great. He plans on graduating in this spring, so he’ll be the first person in his family to graduate college. That’s an awesome story. He came in as a four star player, kind of long, lean. Maybe viewed as sort of a project, someone who needed to put on weight. Had to battle some injuries throughout his career. Just came down to a situation where, I went through the same thing. I got to college and was playing baseball, and for me it was a little sooner. I figured it out my first year, probably not going to be a professional at this. I might just want to move on to the next phase of my life.

To me, the view that fans should have is thanks for coming. Thanks for what you contributed. Thank you for not being a black eye on the program. Jeremy Powell’s never a guy that I had to write a police story about for him being arrested. By all accounts he was a great student athlete, and he’s chosen to pursue other endeavors that aren’t football. Made that decision before the bowl game. He didn’t travel with the team down to Orlando for the bowl game. My point of view is just best of luck to you. It’s not an easy decision to make. I’m sure it wasn’t easy for him. Both parties are going to be moving on. Jeremy will move on, and Florida will move on.

Andrew:                 Great for him. Gets to go on and get his degree and that kind of stuff. Too bad baseball didn’t work out for you, because I wouldn’t have to put up with you if it did.

Nick:                         You might be watching me on the Braves. I could be the Braves starting catcher.

Andre