Gators Football

Florida’s University Athletic Association announced Tuesday that Jim McElwain’s buyout has been settled at $7.5 million. McElwain was fired in October for a variety of reasons. It was rumored that Florida would only have to pay $4 million of the original $12 million buyout clause. Part of this stems from …

Several UF football coaches have been relieved of their duties after the hiring of head coach Dan Mullen. This list includes interim head coach Randy Shannon, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier, defensive line coach Robb Akey, defensive backs coach Corey Bell, wide receivers coach Kerry Dixon, and special teams coordinator/tight …

The Florida Gators and Dan Mullen are wasting no time on looking toward the future. After Mullen was announced as the new coach for Florida, he would waste no time answering questions. Among the buzz around the conference, the highlights include his arrival, challenges lying ahead and what his plan for …

Athletic Director Scott Stricklin and Dan Mullen reunite once again after being six years together at Mississippi State. This time will be to accomplish the task of getting the football program at the University of Florida back on track. Stricklin and Mullen had a successful past while working together. Stricklin …

Dan Mullen is the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team. While the position is a fickle one (5 coaches in 8 years), Mullen arguably brings more to the table than his predecessors. Will Muschamp was a successful Saban assistant who failed to make a smooth transition as …

A familiar name for Gator fans is returning to Gainesville, this time as head football coach. After a few hectic weeks of searching, Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin announced that Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen has been hired as Florida’s new head coach. "I strongly believe Dan is the …

A source has told ESPN Gainesville that the University of Florida is targeting former Gator assistant and current Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen to be its next football coach.  Another source said current UCF coach Scott Frost was approached about the Florida job but the source said he declined …

GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Florida taking on Florida State. It’s an old rivalry, however today’s meeting was a different than usual. It was a battle of two in-state teams who have a lot of hatred for each other. The hatred was nothing new between these two. It was the caliber of the …

Florida football interim head coach Randy Shannon says going into the FSU game this weekend, his team will have to improve in many areas. Need for Improvement from Receivers After the 36-7 win over UAB, one position group that caught criticism for their play was the receivers. Despite quarterback Feleipe …

This year’s meeting between Florida and Florida State in football has a different feeling to it. Figures of years past like Dalvin Cook and Teez Tabor…gone. The hype and build up of a clash between two of the state’s best teams with winning records…gone. What isn’t gone though is how …