Florida hosted St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) wide receiver Chance Robinson over the weekend and made up some serious ground in the recruiting race for him, according to Gators Online.

One highlight of the trip for Robinson was meeting the team’s new wide receivers coach, Billy Gonzalez. Unaware of Gonzalez’s history of developing NFL talent, Robinson was pleasantly surprised to learn more about Florida’s new position coach.

“I wasn’t even aware that coming in,” Robinson said of Gonzales’s past. “Now I know that they’ve had guys coming in and out of the league to be great receivers and great men. I didn’t know that Billy G really affected guys like that until he got here. He showed me with how he is that he’s a real guy.”

It sounds like Florida is only gaining ground with Robinson, despite the loss of receiver coach Keary Colbert. Robinson told On3 that he’ll likely return to the Swamp in April for the spring game before coming back for an official visit.

The Gators have earned an extended visit from Robinson, but he hasn’t planned a date for it just yet. The only school that’s scheduled an official visit with him so far is Penn State, which will host Robinson during the first week of June.

The On3 industry ranking has Robinson at No. 131 overall in the class of 2024 and No. 24 among wide receivers. He’s also ranked the 17th-best player in the state, and Billy Napier has put a heavy focus on keeping in-state talent at home.

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