Gators Football

With football season right around the corner and Gator football practice set to start on August 4, two Gator freshmen standouts have allegedly gotten themselves into some trouble. According to the Orlando Sentinel, freshmen wide receivers Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells were arrested early Monday morning and charged with felony criminal mischief …

The Tennessee Volunteers were rather unremarkable at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Alabama. Understandably, they are waiting for the season to start winning games and proving the preseason projections right. Various media outlets have already given the SEC East title to Tennessee, an early prediction based on Tennessee’s improvement and potential going into …

SEC Media Days kicked off in Hoover, Alabama today where all 14 head coaches are scheduled to speak this week. Florida head coach Jim McElwain was second at the podium, and provided a thorough update on how the Gators are looking heading into the 2016 season. In hindsight, the ups …

The arrival of the SEC Football Media Days is the unofficial start of college football. Florida, Vanderbilt and Auburn opened up the festivities and the Gators were represented by head coach Jim McElwain along with players linebacker Jarrad Davis, safety Marcus Maye, and offensive lineman David Sharpe. Listen to this message …

Today marks college football’s unofficial start as SEC Media Days are underway from Hoover, Alabama. Along with Commissioner Greg Sankey and CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock, head coaches Gus Malzahn, Jim McElwain and Derek Mason all spoke to the press today. As Sankey enters his second season as SEC Commissioner, …

Though football season has yet to begin, the Florida Gators staff has not stopped in their pursuit for new recruits this summer.  The Gator recruiting class of 2017 is currently ranked as No. 17, according to ESPN, with 10 signees to the class thus far.  This class includes three signees included in the …

Buddy Ryan, the former NFL head coach and defensive coordinator, who coached in the league for 26 seasons and won a Super Bowl with the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears, died Tuesday. He was 82. Ryan began his NFL coaching career in 1968, serving on the defensive staff of the New York Jets until 1975. With …

Today faculty and staff and nearly 500 student athletes are enjoying the brand new state-of-the-art Otis P. Hawkins Center for Academic and Personal Excellence at Farrior Hall. The 25 million dollar newly renovated center opened on Monday after 21 months of planning, design, and construction. UF President Kent Fuchs, Director of Athletics Jeremy …

Former UF and NFL quarterback Rex Grossman was a guest on Thursday’s Sportscene with Steve Russell. Grossman discussed a wide variety of experiences on the show. Experiences such as playing for Coach Steve Spurrier, his extensive career as a pro and his return to Gainesville this weekend. Grossman’s storied career for the Gators …

The UF Board of Trustees today officially approved a name change to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.  The new stadium name will be Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.  Many fans have called for the field to be named in some way after the former Gator player and head …