May 17th, 2012 
ray@gatorcountry.com 
In this latest edition of the Florida Gators Recruiting Mailbag, GatorCountry.com's Andrew Spivey tackles a variety of questions on the football recruiting front.
Why did quarterback Cooper Bateman choose Alabama instead of Florida? With Bateman off the board, what are the Gators' options at quarterback? What is your take on the latest receiver commitment, Marqui Hawkins? How is UF's recruiting going for the Buck linebacker position? Why hasn't Florida offered Seffner (Fla.) Armwood athlete Alvin Bailey a scholarship? Florida football coach Will Muschamp only said he would sign 22 in this class, does that mean there are only six spots remaining?
Answers to all of those question and much, much more in this edition of the Gators Recruiting Mailbag.
Florida football coaches have been mostly recruiting in the state of Florida over the past two weeks, but they are visiting out-of-state prospects again this week. 
Finding the right quarterback for the Class of 2013 is a high priority for new Florida Gators offensive coordinator Brent Pease.
Florida Gators football coach Will Muschamp is known as one of the top defensive back coaches in the country. He also has a knack for finding under-the-radar recruits.
Coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance in three years, the Florida Gators women’s basketball program will have new faces in new places when the 2012-2013 season begins.
The coaching staff has once again hit the road this week. Well, I guess you could say they never came off the road as a lot of the coaches were traveling last weekend to watch spring scrimmage games.
Florida has had a lot of early success in recruiting so far for the 2013 class, but one position they are still looking to add prospects is at defensive end.
This past week sent several high school basketball recruits around the country to compete in various tournaments. The EYBL hosted its third session of the year was in Dallas while other teams took part in the Wallace Prather Memorial in Atlanta.
