Haven't been able to blog as much, as I'm with family in Reading, Pa., for my grandfather's funeral on Thursday. Should be back in Tampa late Friday, and we'll have a ton of updates next week as preseason practices begin Monday ...

-- Our Gators writer, Antonya English, shares a cool link to a study in the Chronicle of Higher Education, showing how much schools spend on football recruiting. According to the study, USF spent $468,813 in one year, which seems like a lot until you notice that Florida State spent more than twice as much ($946,356) and Florida spent three times as much, at $1.45-million. Even Central Florida spent about 35 percent more at $632,564. According to one site, USF had the lowest recruiting spending of any program in a BCS conference. I'd think USF's intense focus on in-state recruits helps keep travel costs down, but the Bulls are also remarkably efficient and selective with official visits.

-- Minor tweak to Tuesday's announcement about the Tennessee-Martin game -- kickoff is now set for 7 p.m., not 7:30 as originally announced ...

-- Number changes! Hey, video-game junkies, I'm here for you. Linebacker Marvin Peoples left long enough to lose his No. 42 to Kion Wilson, so he's back at the greatest of linebacker numbers, 56. Quenton Washington has taken No. 2, Theo Wilson is wearing No. 21, and Jason Fox is wearing No. 62, though I'm not sure what position that puts him at ...