The Florida Gators and Iowa Hawkeyes will face off in the Outback Bowl on January 2nd. The game will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Both teams are 8 and 4 on the season; the Gators are ranked number 17 while the Hawkeyes are at 21. Gator coach Jim McElwain …
Read More »Former Gator and Broncos NFL Player Max Garcia Will Always Embrace Gator Roots
The University of Florida football program has a strong presence in the NFL with 41 former Gator players in the league. Former Florida offensive lineman Max Garcia still sports the Orange and Blue, but now in a different shade for the Denver Broncos. Garcia was drafted in the 2015 NFL …
Read More »Doug Nussmeier, Florida Offensive Coordinator on the Hot Seat?
ATLANTA, Ga.—Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the SEC Championship Game. It featured the Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide. It marked the ninth SEC title meeting between these two teams, and in the end, it marked Alabama grabbing their third consecutive conference title. In the dominating 54-16 win …
Read More »Alabama Rolls Over Florida in SEC Championship
In the final SEC Championship from the Georgia Dome, the Florida Gators (8-4) fell 54-16 against the nation’s undisputed top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0). According to Florida head coach Jim McElwain, the Gators didn’t have a chance after giving up four turnovers, but he also said this is the best team …
Read More »The Return Of The Gators?
ATLANTA, Ga.—To kick off the SEC Football Championship weekend, Florida head coach Jim McElwain addressed a room full of reporters before heading out to practice on Friday. With a room full a reporters comes questions about potential coaching job vacancies, reuniting with Alabama’s Nick Saban, and injuries—of course. The Gators …
Read More »Can Florida Upset Alabama in the SEC Championship Game?
For the ninth time in its 25-year history, the SEC Championship Game will feature a matchup between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators. The west’s top-ranked Tide are a perfect 12-0 on the season, while Florida (8-3) will limp into the conference showdown after dropping two of their …
Read More »McElwain Denies Oregon Coach Rumors
Florida football head coach Jim McElwain denied rumors that he was being considered for head coach of Oregon. Oregon Firing The news comes after Oregon fired head coach Mark Helfrich. It’s the first head coach firing at Oregon in 40 years. Helfrich is jobless just two years after he coached …
Read More »Gators Heading to Atlanta With Good, Bad News
The Gator football team might need to play its best game of the season in order to become SEC Champions over the Alabama Crimson Tide, and even that might not be enough as they play the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on Saturday. The Gators have only scored three offensive touchdowns …
Read More »Eddy Piñeiro Looking forward to Bama, the SEC Championship Game
Florida Gator kicker Eddy Piñeiro has been just what the doctor ordered for the Gators this season. Last season, the Gators made just 41 percent of their field goals.Piñeiro has turned it around, kicking 82 percent of field goals and making his last nine field goals. Piñeiro believes he is starting to peak …
Read More »Steve Spurrier Remembers First SEC Championship Game
On Saturday, Florida takes on Alabama in the 25th edition of the SEC Championship Game. It’ll be the 12th time the Gators play in the game and the ninth time they’ll face the Crimson Tide. It’s easy to see it as routine, maybe even an expectation of the two schools. …
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