The Florida Gator defense was in shambles the last time they faced the LSU Tigers. The defense is ravaged by injuries and playing many young, inexperienced defenders. No easy task for any player having one of their first starts on the road in Death Valley. Not to mention having the …
Read More »With Cleveland Out, Is Hammond the Next Man Up?
With Gator wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland suffering an ankle injury in Florida’s win over Vanderbilt, he will be out for the upcoming game against LSU. This means sophomore Josh Hammond, along with sophomore Freddie Swain, will have to step up and fill the void. Cleveland’s Impact Not having Cleveland available …
Read More »Florida Offensive Lineman Jawaan Taylor Talks Improving Offense, LSU
Last week against Vanderbilt, Jawaan Taylor and the Florida offensive line, as well as the whole offense, turned in one of its best performances of the season. The Gators racked up 223 on the ground, and put up 38 points on the scoreboard. That’s a big improvement from just four …
Read More »Redshirt Freshman Earns First-Career SEC Honors
For the second week in a row Gator football players have earned weekly conference honors. This week, two players earn their first accolades in their career. Freshman Malik Davis became SEC Freshman of the Week. While, Brett Heggie redshirt freshman was named Offensive Lineman of the Week. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/914883212475813888 Heggie’s Contribution to …
Read More »Loss to Troy Raises Questions for LSU
The LSU Tigers paid the Troy Trojans $985,000 to appear in Louisiana for the Tigers homecoming weekend. The Tigers expected to dominate their Sun Belt opponent, but the Trojans entered enemy territory ready for battle and won 24-21. LSU had not lost to a non-conference opponent at home in 49 …
Read More »FSU Takes Down Wake Forest for First Win of the Season
Florida State earned their first win of the 2017 season. The Seminoles beat Wake Forest 26-19 on Saturday afternoon. While it was not the prettiest of games, Florida State came back in a rather dramatic fourth quarter to take the win. Season Woes The Seminoles got off to a 0-2 …
Read More »Press Conference: McElwain Rules Luke Del Rio Out for season, Tyrie Cleveland Out for LSU Game
Injuries All Around Starting wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland has been ruled out for the homecoming game against the LSU Tigers this upcoming Saturday. Head coach Jim McElwain said in his weekly press conference that Cleveland suffered a high ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of the Gators’ 38-24 win over …
Read More »SEC Football Roundup: Week 5
Strong performances from SEC powerhouses dominated the headlines in Week 5 of the college football season. @SEC history was made on 09/30/67. Today we honor Nate Northington, Perry Wallace & more. Together #ItJustMeansMore pic.twitter.com/zET2GKBN7n — Greg Sankey (@GregSankey) September 30, 2017 Vanderbilt (3-2, 0-2 SEC) @ Florida (3-1, 3-0 SEC) …
Read More »Gators Pound the Rock as Florida Defeats Vanderbilt at Home
Coming into Saturday’s meeting with Vanderbilt, Florida running backs didn’t have a single rushing touchdown on the season. But when it rains, it pours. The Gators scored five times on the ground as the Florida offense put up its best performance of the season in a 38-24 win over Vanderbilt. …
Read More »Back to the Beginning For Gator Football: Del Rio Out For Season, Franks Takes Over
Gainesville, Fla. — After all the hoopla surrounding the Gator football starting quarterback competition, it has ended to the dismay of redshirt junior Luke Del Rio. He will miss the remainder of the 2017 season due to a broken left collarbone suffered against Vanderbilt on Saturday. “It’s hard…I feel horrible for him,” …
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