Football

Eight former Gators will be making the trip up to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this week to participate in the NFL combine. Running back Lamichael Perine, wide receivers Tyrie Cleveland, Van Jefferson and Freddie Swain received invites from the offensive side of the ball. On the defensive side, the …

The Tampa Bay Vipers lost their first home game at Raymond James Stadium 34-27. https://twitter.com/XFLVipers/status/1231337790161461255 Game Recap Fans early in the game booed Taylor Cornelius to be replaced by quarterback Quinton Flowers. The hometown favorite, Flowers, played in Raymond James during his college career at South Florida. Flowers led the …

The Washington Redskins released former Florida Gators tight end, Jordan Reed, on Thursday after he cleared a six-month-long concussion protocol. The injury-prone veteran looks to continue his NFL career with a new team in 2020. Tight end recognized by Redskins amid release The Redskins praised Reed for his on-field performance as …

The Tampa Bay Vipers head into week three with their home game of the regular season. The team enters the week 0-2 after their losses against the New York Guardians and Seattle Dragons. Viper Season Recap The Vipers opened their XFL season at Metlife Stadium facing the Guardians. New York …

Two schools will have different head coaches heading into the 2020-21 football season — Gainesville High School and Eastside High School. From Gator to Hurricane Former Florida Gator DB Dock Pollard was named the new coach of Gainesville in January after six seasons at Santa Fe (head coach last two …

The quarterback who has the most passing touchdowns, passing yards and completions in NFL history will be returning to the New Orleans Saints for another season. Returning for More After considering retirement following the 2019-20 NFL season, Drew Brees came announced on Tuesday he will be returning to the Saints …

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin publicly supported his quarterback on Monday. The fallout from the Mason Rudolph and Myles Garrett brawl during the Steelers-Browns game in November has continued into February. On Saturday morning, Myles Garrett was interviewed by Outside the Lines, and he made some eye-opening accusations against …

The XFL is coming off a positive first week of play. The four games took place over the weekend, and stadiums were moderately filled with football fans. Three of those four games were close in score going into the final quarter, keeping fans intrigued. The Alliance of American Football had …

Coming off another winning season, head coach Dan Mullen announced the Gators 2020 spring practice schedule leading up to the annual spring game. ” What an exciting weekend this will be for Gator Nation. I can’t wait for our staff and players to be back home in The Swamp.” – …

Philip Rivers and the Los Angeles Chargers are parting ways. The quarterback will not return for the 2020 season and will instead enter free agency. The split marks the first big development of the NFL offseason. End of an era On Monday morning, the announcement was made in a press …