Gators Football

After a long, hard fought summer camp, the Gator football team finally enters Game Week mode today as it gets ready for its season opener this Saturday at home against the Owls of Florida Atlantic University. The Owls are coached by the legendary Howard Schnellenberger who has already announced this …

Gator football coach Will Muschamp says wide receiver Omarius Hines could miss the season opener for Florida next week because of a hamstring injury. And that wasn’t the only bad news after the Gators scrimmaged on Wednesday night; Muschamp said he was not pleased with some aspects of the scrimmage. …

With a little over two weeks before playing its opening game of the 2011 season, the Gator football team continues to practice and prepare. Fortunately, there have not been a lot of injuries and the big stories from camp seem to be position moves and freshmen trying to figure in …

Gator football coach Will Muschamp said after practice today that freshman quarterback Jeff Driskel has won the backup quarterback job behind senior starter John Brantley. While Muschamp said that could change depending on future practices, it is significant that Driskel has won the spot as a true freshman, beating out …

The Gator football team continues practice today in preparation for the start of the 2011 season. Today is scheduled to be Florida’s first contact practice with pads after three days basically in shorts. Gator coach Will Muschamp said after practice Tuesday that there have been no major injuries during training …

The University of Florida football team suffered its first major injury of training camp when head coach Will Muschamp announced Wednesday that freshman tight end A.C. Leonard tore his miniscus and will be out 6-8 weeks. Muschamp said the injury occurred Saturday and was of the non-contact variety and that …

If you watched ESPN television at all yesterday, you know how much you saw the Florida Gator football program highlighted in an “all access” day of Gator football. The man doing the hosting was none other than former Gator quarterback and now ESPN analyst Jesse Palmer who took fans to …

The Gator football team is scheduled to practice today as it begins preparation for the 2011 season. Gator coach Will Muschamp met with media after practice Saturday and said he was pleased with the first day of practice overall. The veterans practiced separately from the newcomers but the full squad …

The 2011 edition of Gator football will officially open camp today in Gainesville with practices in preparation for the team’s season opener in just a few weeks. Florida is ranked 23rd in the USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll and many pollsters believe Florida will finish third in the SEC East …

Bolingbrook (IL) High Raiders inside linebacker Antonio Morrison made it official and just committed to Florida yesterday. After speaking with coaches on Tuesday, Morrison pulled the trigger and chose the Gators over a number of other offers including SEC programs Alabama and Tennessee. For those Gator fans who follow the …