![Director of Football Performance Rusty Whitt speaks during Florida Football Fall camp availability at Heavener Football Training Center in Gainesville, FL on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5000,h_2812/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ReutersImages/mmsport/213/01m39nyjvnym3a2fzgwy.jpg "Director of Football Performance Rusty Whitt speaks during Florida Football Fall camp availability at Heavener Football Training Center in Gainesville, FL on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]")
As Florida gets ready to take on Ole Miss, it can not be overstated the 180 turnaround that the Gators have had in terms of players on the inury report. For the past couple of years it seemed more notable to point out who was healthy rather than point out who was injured.
With the availability report out for the Ole Miss game, the Gators are once again in great shape injury-wise heading into week four.
Only one player for Florida listed on the availabilty report
Eric Singleton Jr. is the only Gator listed on the report for week four. The wide receiver was rolled up on the first drive against FAU and has been nursing an ankle injury ever since. He tried to play last week against Auburn but was ultimately held out. He is listed as questionable this week, but based on comments from Jon Sumrall this week, it seems like there is a good chance he will play.
Ole Miss, meanwhile, has 10 players listed on the report. The most notable is running back Kewan Lacy, who is also questionable. Based upon comments coming out of the Ole Miss camp, he is considered a game-time decision.
As we said last week, the Gators' health can't be praised enough. While there are random things that can happen that can knock a player out, such as the injury to Singleton, the fact that there are no other players listed isn’t by accident. We are trying really hard to turn the page from the previous regime, but moments like this remind us just how much we were forced to look the other way.
Florida consistently had more players hurt than their opponents, but if one dared to point that out, they were told: “Hey man, things happen, it’s not the fault of the strength staff.” Now that Rusty Whitt has turned around the weight room, Florida’s players genuinely look like they are stronger and faster; it turns out that perhaps the weight room was a problem.
But hey, the last staff had a guy with tattoos and a motorcycle.
In all seriousness, if Florida can keep up this level of health and avoid other fluke injuries like Singleton's, that could be a real advantage for the Gators this season.
Because the best availability is being available.
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