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. …
Read More »Appleby Prepares for SEC Championship Game
It’s fitting for the No.15 Florida Gators (8-3) to play the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-0) for the 25th edition of the SEC championship game. After all, it was this matchup twenty five years ago that changed the college football landscape forever by becoming the first conference championship game …
Read More »Gators’ Quincy Wilson Ready for Alabama
The Florida Gators are returning to Atlanta this weekend for the SEC Championship Game. This marks the second year in a row the team has won the SEC East. The Gators are hard at work as they prepare to face No. 1 ranked Alabama. Florida Gator defensive back Quincy Wilson says the …
Read More »McElwain Looks Forward to Atlanta After FSU Loss
As many college football seasons are coming to an end, Florida is awaiting the 25th SEC Championship game against No. 1 Alabama. Plenty of injuries, losing to Tennessee for the first time in 11 years and a big quarterback debate marred the season. But head coach Jim McElwain did his job …
Read More »Saban and McElwain Make for Familiar Foes in the SEC Championship Game
The 2016 SEC Championship Game will not only be a rematch between Florida and Alabama, it will also be a rematch between Nick Saban and Jim McElwain. History Saban and one of his former proteges in McElwain are certainly no strangers, with McElwain having spent four seasons as the offensive coordinator …
Read More »Florida Football Dominated in Road Loss to FSU
In a disappointing performance from Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida (8-3) dropped a 31-13 nonconference game to in-state rival Florida State (9-3) on Saturday night in Tallahassee. FSU extends its streak over Florida to four straight wins following the dominant outing. The Gators had a dismal offensive perfomance, going 0-for-12 on third down conversions …
Read More »Pride On The Line For Florida and Florida State’s Sunshine State Showdown
Does anything compare to the rivalry between Florida and Florida State? The Gators and Seminoles would agree that it’s indescribable and incomparable. Well, that time of year has come for rivalry week and Saturday’s matchup between Florida and Florida State is arguably the one the biggest games of the weekend. If it’s not …
Read More »Appleby Enjoying Every Moment as Starting Quarterback
Following a close, defensive battle against Vanderbilt that resulted in a 13-6 win, Luke Del Rio was re-inserted into the starting lineup after returning from a knee injury. It seemed unlikely that Austin Appleby would get another chance to start for the rest of the season. Fast forward almost two months …
Read More »Coach McElwain Looks Ahead at FSU
It’s on to the next one for coach McElwain and the Gators. Saturday was a huge win for the Gators in Baton Rouge. Not only did they beat LSU 16-10 to clinch the SEC East title, they also proved that October’s game was certainly not postponed out of fear. Florida earned the win …
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