Charlie Strong has had a very inconsistent collegiate coaching career. He has spent time coaching at Florida, Texas A&M, Southern Illinois, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Louisville, and Texas. He acquired his first full-time coaching gig as a wide receiver coach for Southern Illinois in 1986, and then moved …
Read More »Still No Decision For the Starting Quarterback Position
Florida Gators football head coach Jim McElwain addressed the media today for the first press conference of the year regarding the season opening game this Saturday, September 2nd, against Michigan in Arlington, TX. Throughout the press conference, McElwain discussed who will be the starting quarterback in the season opener, the …
Read More »Brad Nessler to replace Verne Lundquist on SEC on CBS
SEC on CBS has named a replacement for the iconic Verne Lundquist. Brad Nessler is a sportscaster who worked for CBS in the early 1990s and will provide play-by-play alongside lead analyst Gary Danielson. Nessler and Danielson reunited Nessler and Danielson have actually worked together before. The duo worked together …
Read More »College Football Returns
As summer winds down, and students return to school for another year, a new season in college returns this weekend: Football. The Excitement The hype of college football has been intense as schools prepare to kick off their seasons. Fans and official sports accounts took to Twitter, and other social …
Read More »Two Florida Football Players Cited for Marijuana Possession
According to published reports, two Florida freshman football players, linebacker Ventrell Miller and wide receiver James Robinson, were recently cited for marijuana possession. Both athletes were found in possession of the drug at their on-campus apartment on Monday around 12:30 a.m. According to UFPD Public Information Officer Major Brad Barber, …
Read More »Quarterbacks Split First-Team Reps, McElwain Says All Three Will Play
During Wednesday’s practice, all of Florida’s quarterbacks worked with the one’s and two’s, as Coach Jim McElwain is not declaring a definite starter. After saying that all three quarterbacks will play, Coach McElwain had all three QB's split first team reps at practice today #Gators pic.twitter.com/nRma2QpL9X — Josh LaSelva (@JoshLaSelva) …
Read More »Gators Headline Coaches’ Preseason All-SEC Team
The Florida Gator football team has been a dominant force in the sport since the Steve Spurrier era in the early 1990’s. They have had a winning record in 27 of the past 28 seasons, and this season should not be any different. Eleven Florida Gators are included in the …
Read More »Tyler Jordan Poses a Threat for Michigan Opener
Junior offensive lineman Tyler Jordan is slowly becoming a triple threat player for the Gators. With ten starts under his belt, he’s got both guard and center as his specialties. Now, Jordan will add the position of right tackle to his list of responsibilities. Jordan receives this tall order now …
Read More »Piniero and Townsend Back To Lead Florida Special Teams in 2017
With the idea of declaring for the NFL Draft a real possibility, Florida senior punter Johnny Townsend didn’t even know if he’d be back in the Orange and Blue come the 2017 season. “I technically could have left,” Townsend said. “It was a big decision on my part and my …
Read More »Gators’ Duke Dawson and Eddy Piniero Named AP Preseason All-Americans
In conjunction with the release of the top-25 poll, the Associated Press today released their preseason All-American selections, with two Gators landing on the list. Making the Cut Both senior cornerback Duke Dawson and Kicker Eddy Piniero were named second-team selections. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/900026556403380224 Dawson comes into the 2017 season as a …
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