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Former Florida All-American and NFL Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood returns to Gainesville this Saturday. Youngblood will serve as Mr. Two Bits in the Gators’ football matchup versus Missouri. The legendary defensive end played for Florida from 1968 to 1970 before being drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1971. …

The Atlanta Falcons will travel to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the Carolina Panthers for Thursday Night Football. Atlanta is just 1-6 this season after multiple heartbreaking losses. In three of their six losses, the Falcons dropped a fourth-quarter lead. Two of those losses also came on the last …

The start of this football season hasn’t been what many Gators envisioned. Due to over 30 positive Covid tests within the program, Florida had two games postponed while the team quarantined. From an on-field perspective, the team’s defense has not played up to standard in the three games that were …

Add this to 2020: Cam Newton gets benched. Cam Newton has been benched for Jarrett Stidham ▪️ 9/15▪️ 98 yards▪️ 3 INTs pic.twitter.com/8E5vefKQR1 — PFF (@PFF) October 25, 2020 In an uncompetitive home loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Patriots QB Cam Newton was benched with 13:20 remaining in the fourth …

As the Gators look ahead to Missouri, Todd Grantham and the defense are working to improve after a two-week break. Defense Struggles It is no secret that the Gator defense has struggled in the first few games of the season. In the three games that Florida has played, the Gators …

Odell Beckham Jr. is done for the season, but the Cleveland Browns are not. The star wide receiver tore his ACL attempting to make a tackle after quarterback Baker Mayfield threw an interception. At halftime, Beckham Jr. told Mayfield to go win the game in the second half. Mayfield did …

Alabama scored a dominating 48-17 win over rival Tennessee on Saturday, but it also suffered its biggest loss of the season. Star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle was injured on the game’s opening kickoff and did not return. Head coach Nick Saban said that it was a combination of a high-ankle …

The Chicago Bears fell 24-10 against the LA Rams in Monday Night Football. They are now 5-2 as they stand at the number two spot in the NFC North. The Bears struggled offensively while the Rams shined on the defense. Part of these offensive struggles from the Bears was the …

Week 8 of college football saw just four SEC matchups. Alabama vs. Tennessee: Junior Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle had a shocking injury on the opening kickoff. Waddle injured his ankle and may miss the rest season. Alabama head coach Nick Saban compares the injury to that of former Alabama …

Last month, Ethan Grand learned first-hand that hard work pays off. The Eastside High wide receiver was one of 29 Alachua County high school students to be named a National Merit Semifinalist. In order to qualify as a semifinalist, students must score in the top 1% of the approximately 1.5 …