Florida Gators Player Arrested For Hit-And-Run And Wild Police Chase That Reached Speeds Over 150 MPH

The Florida Gators have one of the most grueling schedules in all of college football in 2024 and it’s hard to see Napier getting enough wins to keep his job. Even reaching the .500 mark feels like a lofty expectation. Florida opens against Miami and plays Texas A&M, Mississippi State and UCF in the early part of their schedule, and the Gators almost need to find a way to win three of those four contests if Napier is going to save his gig.

Because after that initial stretch, Florida goes to Tennessee, hosts Kentucky, goes on the road to Georgia, goes to Texas, hosts LSU, hosts Ole Miss and closes out the year with a road trip to face their rivals at Florida State. At this point, it’s hard to see the Gators coming away with even a single win in their final seven games but for Napier’s sake, hopefully they can find a way in one or two.

The drama began when a story broke stating that former Florida recruit Jaden Rashada – now at Georgia after spending his freshman year at Arizona State –was suing Billy Napier and Gators boosters after not receiving the $13.85 contract he claims he signed which led him to flip his commitment from Miami to Florida.

According to court documents, the Florida Gators ultimately reneged on the unprecedented NIL collective agreement, leaving the quarterback without a school and out millions of dollars.

Rashada’s attorneys filed a 37-page complaint Tuesday morning in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida that claims he was repeatedly lied to for him to flip his commitment from Miami to Florida.

If that isn’t a big of enough of a distraction, things took another turn for the worse on Wednesday when reports surfaced that a current Florida player was arrested and taken to jail over the weekend after fleeing the scene of a car accident he caused and then engaging in a high-speed chase in an attempt to allude police that reached speeds of 150 MPH.

According to a report from On3, Boireau  — a freshman defensive linemen for the Gators — spent two nights in the Monroe County Jail after being charged with charged with fleeing and causing serious injury with his vehicle.

The news was first reported by Steve Reece of the Monroe County Reporter. GatorsOnline has confirmed that Boireau was arrested and is now back in Gainesville.

The newspaper reports Boireau was jailed on Saturday night for hitting another driver while fleeing Monroe County deputies at 150 mph, according to the sheriff’s report. He was also charged with marijuana possession.

Florida coach Billy Napier is aware of the situation, a team spokesman told GatorsOnline. Boireau was released on Monday on a $60,000 bond, according to the report.

The 6-foot-5, 382-pound early enrollee is a nose tackle for the Florida Gators and played at Creekside High in Atlanta. Boireau chose Florida over Georgia last June, although he backed off his pledge in September before recommitting to UF on Dec. 2.

Here’s what happened according to the sheriff’s report obtained by the Monroe County Reporter:

“Michai Ishmael Boireau, 18, of Atlanta, was clocked by Cpl. Larry Sullivan doing 86 mph in his black 2018 BMW on I-75 just north of town around 10 p.m. As Sullivan pulled out to make a stop, Boireau turned off his lights and sped up to over 150 mph.”

“As Sullivan went around the curve at mile marker 176, he briefly lost sight of Boireau. When the corporal came out of the curve, he saw a wrecked Chevrolet Malibu in the median. Sullivan stopped and ran to the Malibu, which was heavily damaged in the rear. The driver, Derrick Thompson, 58, of College Park, was injured, and Sullivan summoned EMS. Sullivan was returning to his patrol car when he saw Boireau’s BMW with Boireau walking on the shoulder. Deputy John Bogdan and Sgt. Wade Kendrick arrived, and Boireau was ordered to the ground. He was then secured in Bogdan’s patrol car.”

The Florida Gators freshman was charged with fleeing, serious injury by vehicle, and possession of marijuana less than one ounce. He also received multiple traffic citations, including DUI-drugs.