Football

With the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles set to face off in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years, there are four former Florida Gators looking for the glory that comes with hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. For the Chiefs, it is offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor and D.J. …

The Super Bowl LIX matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles is set after both teams won their conference championship games Sunday. The Chiefs took down the Buffalo Bills 32-29 to advance to their third straight Super Bowl appearance and fifth in six years. After the win, Patrick …

Former Florida quarterback Brian Schottenheimer was named the coach of the Dallas Cowboys on Friday. Schottenheimer, who backed up UF Heisman Trophy winner and 1996 national champion Danny Wuerffel, will be officially introduced today at noon at the Cowboys’ news conference. Schottenheimer played for previous coach Steve Spurrier from 1994 …

The college football transfer portal — the NCAA’s version of free agency — closed Dec. 28. Who did Florida target? Who’s still on the roster? Here’s a breakdown of the Gators’ moves this past month: Players Added The Gators added five players via the winter portal. The most recent was …

Following transfer quarterback Deshawn Purdie’s departure, Louisville graduate quarterback Harrison Bailey committed to Gators football. Bailey, a 6-foot-5, 230 pound signal-caller, has found a home in Florida for his final season of college football. Florida Decommit, Deshawn Purdie Former Charlotte 49ers freshman quarterback Deshawn Purdie signed with the Gators football …

Producing his first winning season this year, Florida head coach, Billy Napier, unfortunately did not see Gators football make the final Associated Press Poll Top 25. Winning Streak Gators football ended its season with a four-game winning streak against LSU, Ole Miss, Florida State and Tulane. Beating No. 21 LSU …

For the fourth consecutive year there will be a former Florida football player on the NFL team that hoists the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season. Each of the four teams still alive in the playoffs have at least one Gator, with the Buffalo Bills leading the way …

The Ohio State Buckeyes went from having a Michigan flag planted on their field to celebrating a national title with confetti falling on the field Monday in Atlanta just seven weeks later. After enduring the worst loss of Ryan Day’s coaching career, he led the Buckeyes to their first national …

Florida Gators center Jake Slaughter had his All-American brick unveiled Friday in front of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The Associated Press named Slaughter as a First Team All-American on Jan. 13. He is now one with The Swamp. https://twitter.com/abrittonharr/status/1880342211336040752 UF awards its football All-Americans with an honorary brick. Slaughter’s 2024 …

Florida quarterback DJ Lagway was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America team. Lagway Makes Mark UF’s quarterback lived up to his five-star expectations (the No. 1 quarterback in the country per 247Sports) coming out of high school. He threw for 1,915 yards while adding 12 touchdowns …