In just his second college start, Kyle Trask sets a new Gator football record in a 38-0 victory over the Towson Tigers Saturday night. Dating back to the game over Tennessee, Trask completed 18 consecutive passes. Trask’s record breaks the previous record set by Chris Leak in 2005. Leak completed …
Read More »Gators Host Towson Before Tackling Difficult October Slate
Gators football is one of the final undefeated teams in college football through four games. This weekend, the team has an excellent shot to go 5-0 when the FCS Towson Tigers come to town. While Saturday’s game will likely be a fun game for Florida, the Gators must shift their …
Read More »Gators Defensive Line Coach David Turner Talks Linemen “Buying In”
One of the most integral parts to the Gators’ 2019 winning formula is the play of its defensive linemen. But it’s not just the guys lining up week in and out. A sizable amount of the credit is due toward the leadership of new defensive line coach David Turner that’s …
Read More »Mullen Talks Towson: ‘They Know How to Win. They Expect to Win.’
After a dominant win against Tennessee in the Swamp, Florida Gators head football coach Dan Mullen addressed the media on Monday to discuss the next opponent: the (FCS) top-10 ranked Towson Tigers. Rankings are out. Fourth straight week in the top-10. #UnitedWeRoar@FCS_STATS – #10@WeAreAFCA – #10https://t.co/mPwFTc1CRF — Towson Football (@Towson_FB) …
Read More »Gators Defense Forming New Identity
The week ahead of the Tennessee and Florida game brought on more questions than expectations for the entire team. The quarterback spot drew the most questions. But Florida’s defense answered every question and expectation possible in Saturday’s performance. Was the second week in a row sans defensive end Jabari Zuniga …
Read More »Rocky Toppled: Gators stomp the Vols
Prior to Florida’s game against Tennessee on Saturday, Kyle Trask entered Ben Hill Griffin Stadium by way of the Gator Walk — just as he does every home game. But this was different. Instead of smiling and high-fiving fans, Trask was smug. Emotionless. Locked in. Being the starting quarterback at …
Read More »Hawthorne Holds Off Jefferson County’s Second Half Comeback To Win 37-24
Fast start for the Tigers The Jefferson County Tigers came into Hawthorne for the Hornet’s home opener and the Tigers got off to a great start offensively, scoring on their first two drives. Detrevian Nealy got the scoring started for the Tigers on the first drive of the game, as …
Read More »Florida Gators Take First Test Without Franks Against Tennessee
Florida Gators football will play without Feleipe Franks starting under center for the first time since November 2017. Now, it is up to quarterbacks Kyle Trask and Emory Jones to uphold the Gator Standard on the field. QB1? The last time Kyle Trask started for a football team was his …
Read More »Gators Football to be Featured on HBO Hard Knocks Series
Gators football will see some extra national spotlight this season with a visit from HBO. The cameras of the long-form series “24/7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL” will visit The Swamp ahead of the home matchup against Towson on Sept. 28. The show will depict the daily lives of Dan Mullen, student-athletes and …
Read More »Florida’s O-Line Still Looking to Improve Amid 3-0 Start, QB Change
Feleipe Franks‘ season-ending ankle injury won’t sit well with Florida’s offensive line. Franks loved his offensive line, and those guys loved protecting him too. “Me and him are close, real close, we’re best friends, roommates,” junior guard Brett Heggie said. Heggie and his group were entrusted to protect Franks. His …
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