Producing his first winning season this year, Florida head coach, Billy Napier, unfortunately did not see Gators football make the final Associated Press Poll Top 25. Winning Streak Gators football ended its season with a four-game winning streak against LSU, Ole Miss, Florida State and Tulane. Beating No. 21 LSU …
Read More »Eight Gators Remain In Hunt For Super Bowl Ring
For the fourth consecutive year there will be a former Florida football player on the NFL team that hoists the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season. Each of the four teams still alive in the playoffs have at least one Gator, with the Buffalo Bills leading the way …
Read More »Florida Football’s Slaughter Honored With All-American Brick Ceremony
Florida Gators center Jake Slaughter had his All-American brick unveiled Friday in front of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The Associated Press named Slaughter as a First Team All-American on Jan. 13. He is now one with The Swamp. https://twitter.com/abrittonharr/status/1880342211336040752 UF awards its football All-Americans with an honorary brick. Slaughter’s 2024 …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Florida Football’s Toughest 2025 Road Games
Fans all over the country like to complain about the schedules that are handed down by conferences in football each year. They are either too hard or too easy and never just right. I’ve talked a lot on The Tailgate with Jeff Cardozo about how much more difficult the 2025 schedule is …
Read More »Former Gators Coach Meyer Elected To College Football Hall of Fame
Former Florida football coach Urban Meyer was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Time at UF Meyer led the Gators to two national championships in 2006 and 2008 throughout his five-year stay at Florida. During his time in Gainesville, Meyer compiled a 65-15 record, which placed …
Read More »Florida’s Lagway Named FWAA Freshman All-America
Florida quarterback DJ Lagway was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America team. Lagway Makes Mark UF’s quarterback lived up to his five-star expectations (the No. 1 quarterback in the country per 247Sports) coming out of high school. He threw for 1,915 yards while adding 12 touchdowns …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: An Enjoyable Bowl Season
The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful holiday season and a wild and crazy bowl season: 10. Which, of course, is still ongoing. It feels like we have already seen it all during the bowls and now we settle in for the next round of the playoffs. Let’s …
Read More »Florida Football Rolls To Gasparilla Bowl Win
TAMPA — Adversity was the calling card for Florida’s 2024 football season. From a Week 1 beatdown at the hands of rival Miami to losing key players on both sides of the ball to injury, the Gators managed to overcome adversity to find themselves with a winning season. With the …
Read More »Dooley Grades The Gators: Florida Riding Momentum Into 2025
Pat Dooley, co-host of The Tailgate on WRUF, grades the Gators after their fourth consecutive win, a 33-8 victory Friday against Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. OFFENSE: B- First half: If you are a fan of yardage and time of possession, the Gators graded …
Read More »Gasparilla Bowl: Florida Football Takes On Tulane
The Florida Gators seek to ride the momentum of a fourth consecutive win into the offseason. Florida (7-5) takes on Tulane (9-4) in the Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. today, with coverage on ESPN2 and 98.1-FM, 103.7-FM and 850-AM WRUF. Gasparilla …
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