Jonathan Dowling Kicked Off Team

It seems like a never ending cycle, Gator fans.
Another player is permanently dismissed from the team and this could have future effects on the team.

Top 2010 recruit Gator signee Jonathan Dowling (#10 ESPN 150, #1 Safety) has been kicked off the team due to violation of team rules.

The news is all but settling for Gator fans as the team has been through one of the more tumultuous seasons in recent memory.

Dowling was rated as one of the best safeties in the nation in the 2010 recruiting class and his dismissal from the team will leave a potential hiccup in the future secondary of the Gators.

With Ahmad Black graduating and Will Hill potentially declaring for the NFL Draft after this year, the Gators are going to be lacking experienced safeties.

Freshman safety Matt Elam has seen some playing time so far as well as sophomore safety Dee Finley, but Dowling was very much expected to be a big playmaker for this defense for the next few years.

After the departure of Cam Newton a few years ago and his recent explosion onto the college football scene, lets hope that letting go this talented recruit does not hurt the Gators in the long run, much like Newton has done.

There is no official word on what team Dowling will play for next, but during his recruiting process schools like Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, and Miami recruited him hard.  All of which are big rivals of Florida.

This might not be the last we hear from Mr. Jonathan Dowling.

In Other News...
Recent commit Mike Blakely held a press conference as he decided for the Gators.  Here is a video of his press conference and a highlight video.  From the looks of it, it seems the Gators snagged a quality guy.