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The recruiting saga for Olney Good Counsel wide receiver Stefon Diggs is finally over as he announced his decision on Friday evening in front of media and a raucous crowd at a local pub in College Park on the campus of the University of Maryland.

In part one of our look at how the safeties performed in 2011, we took a look at someone who is arguably the best player on the defense and quite possibly the entire team.

The Sunshine State produces loads of talent on a yearly basis, and Florida natives can be found littering NFL rosters.

The editor of a publication about University of Florida sports said he is willing to give Florida Gators' head football Coach Will Muschamp a 'mulligan' for his performance this past year.

Interestingly enough, neither of the top two teams at the end of the season had a quarterback that anybody would consider to be near the top 15 in the country.

Janoris Jenkins - CB - North Alabama 5'9 ¾, 191 lbs, He is one of the best corners in the draft.

Big Cat Country - Is it time to trade down yet? When a draft day trade is struck, there doesn't necessarily have to be a winner and a loser.

Maybe this is the kind of infectious joy one derives when he's playing on Disney property, the happiest place on Earth, we're told.

The cornerbacks of the Florida Gators were probably the most criticized unit on the team.

With National Signing Day in the rearview mirror, minus Stefon Diggs, the Gators and Will Muschamp can begin to focus on the 2012 season.

Aside from Jonathan Bostic , there were two other linebackers during the 2011 season that saw significant playing time.

The SEC's dominance in college football was seen once again with the conference's sixth straight national championship back in January, but it all begins with a solid foundation.

As the leader of the Florida Gators defense for the last year and a half, Jonathan Bostic has seen what the elite of the SEC has to offer.

With the SEC Indoor Championships coming up later this month, the Gators track and field team is showing no signs of slowing down.

"I get very concerned when a player asks me about the depth chart more than about once," Muschamp said after the Gators collected 23 new recruits during National Signing Day on Wednesday.

Going 0-4 in October, getting blown out by Alabama and LSU, losing to bitter rivals Georgia and Florida St, and a narrow escape from Vanderbilt.

The Florida Gators track and field team invades Rector Field House in Blacksburg, Virginia this weekend for the Virginia Tech Elite Meet.

The Florida Gators were small, weak, and unable to control the line of scrimmage in 2011.

For previous editions of Theater of Operations' Season Review, please see bottom of article.

Florida probably signed the best class in the Sunshine State, while Miami inked the largest and Florida State added most of the highest-rated players.