Created: 8/4/2009 9:31:13 PM 
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida receiver Riley Cooper, who has agreed to play baseball for the Texas Rangers, is returning for his senior season.
Gators coach Urban Meyer announced Cooper's decision Tuesday.
Cooper is Florida's lone returning starting receiver from last year's national championship team. He started 12 games and caught 18 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns. He has 30 career receptions for 535 yards and nine scores. He's also quarterback Tim Tebow's roommate.
The Rangers drafted Cooper in the 25th round in June's amateur baseball draft. He recently played with the McKinney Marshals of the Texas Collegiate League.
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