Chomping at Bits: Whither Clay Helton, enter Kurt Roper, and reviewing Florida's recruiting

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USC offensive coordinator Clay Helton set to stay in Los Angeles: Virtually every sign pointed to Helton heading to Florida entering the weekend. More on that later. (Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times)

Meanwhile...

I've learned Will Muschamp is meeting with Duke offensive coordinator Kurt Roper today. http://t.co/avrqMBZEQe

— Pete Roussel (@coachingsearch) December 23, 2013

Air traffic control employee at Raleigh–Durham Airport tells me a FLA jet picked up someone this morning & flew back to G'ville. Kurt Roper?

— Zach Abolverdi (@ZachAbolverdi) December 23, 2013

UAA jet landed in Raleigh at 5:54 a.m., left Raleigh at 6:36 a.m. and arrived back in Gainesville at 8:09 a.m. #Gators

— Thomas Goldkamp (@Goldkamp247) December 23, 2013

Is Florida recruiting the right players? I think so, this article aside. (Neil Blackmon, In All Kinds of Weather)

A killer party in Port St. Lucie: Such a Flawda story. (Nathaniel Rich, Rolling Stone)

Your Gators moment of zen: Kevarrius Hayes is committed to Florida. And this sequence is sick.

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Andy Hutchins is Alligator Army's managing editor. Follow Alligator Army on Twitter and Facebook.