Gators Football

Spring practice is wrapping up with the Orange and Blue game Friday night and something that has gone somewhat unnoticed is the improvement on special teams. Special teams coordinator Greg Nord is heading into his second season with the Gators after coaching at Western Kentucky in 2014. The main focus …

After a three month college football drought, Friday night’s Orange and Blue game gives fans their first real glimpse of the 2016 Gator roster that’ll look to improve upon the surprise 10-4 (7-1, SEC) team that took the SEC by storm early before slowly fading. While the return of football, if …

The biggest difference on the offensive line for the Gators this year compared to last year is numbers. Now offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier has 13 bodies on the roster compared to only six scholarship linemen from last season. And out of the five linemen that started for Florida against Michigan in the …

Will Grier has finally picked a school. The former Florida Gator quarterback will be transferring to West Virginia. Grier threw for 1,204 yards and 10 touchdowns with just three interceptions in six games with the Gators last season. He was suspended for one year in October after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Grier …

Florida fans are hungry for the return of football, and they’ll get a taste on Friday night. The Orange and Blue Debut will hopefully answer some questions in the wide receiver department.  In March, McElwain announced that Antonio Callaway would not practice with the Gators this spring.  This is a substantial loss …

The Florida Gators running back position is probably the deepest position on offense. Last season, junior Kelvin Taylor carried the load on the ground, leading the team with 1,035 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. With Taylor leaving for the NFL, the Gators will now look to see who will emerge at running back this …

Denver Broncos’ outside linebacker and former Florida Gator alum Lerentee McCray was honored and recognized at the Marion County Commission as not just a Super Bowl Champion, but a local football star. Lerentee was born and raised in Ocala, Fla. Lerentee attended Dunnellon High school, where he was coached by …

Coming off a (10-4) season, the Florida Gators are ending spring football this Friday, with the grand finale of the Orange and Blue game.  The Gators struggled with quarterback play with the one year suspension administered to Will Grier by the NCAA in week six of last year’s season.  Treon Harris took …

The Orange and Blue Debut is days away. Just like last year, there is no clear front runner in the quarterback competition. Luke Del Rio has taken the most snaps with the first team offense in front of Austin Appleby, Feleipe Franks, and Kyle Trask, but, head coach Jim McElwain …

It’s been almost three months since the Gators announced the addition of senior QB Austin Appleby. He spent the last three years playing for a Purdue team that went 6-30 and won two of 24 conference games. Appleby threw for 2,777 yards, 19 touchdowns and 19 interceptions with nine rushing touchdowns in his career. The …