It’s safe to say the Florida Gators’ defense struggled in 2020. For the first time in the Dan Mullen era, Florida’s defense ranked outside the top 50 in total defense (No. 74). The Gators allowed 30.83 points per game, a far cry from 2019’s total of 15.46. Additionally, they allowed …
Read More »Mullen prepares Jones to Steer Ship Next Season
With the departure of quarterback Kyle Trask, backup Emory Jones will steer the ship for the Florida Gators next season. As the offseason progresses and the Gators continue spring training, coach Dan Mullen is helping prepare Jones for the starting role. Jones enters his junior year at Florida eager to …
Read More »Gators Football Spring Season in the Books
For the second season in a row, the Florida Gators have not hosted a Spring Game. But, that doesn’t mean the Florida Football team hasn’t been putting in the work on the gridiron. The Gators wrapped up their spring season on Saturday in a closed scrimmage. Saturday’s scrimmage marked the …
Read More »Wesley McGriff joins Gators after stint at Auburn
Wesley McGriff has spent his career taking a tour around the SEC. Over his 30 years in coaching, McGriff resided in Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss and Auburn. In January, he arrived in his new spot-Gainesville. Gators Head Coach Dan Mullen hired the 52-year-old on Jan. 9, 2021, to be a …
Read More »Florida Football’s Nay’quan Wright talks RB Rotation
Florida football’s offensive identity is expecting a major shift for the upcoming 2021 season. But as Kyle Trask is passing the torch to Emory Jones, you can expect more ground play with this dual-threat quarterback. With weapons like runningback Nay’Quan Wright in the rotation, the Gators hope to improve from …
Read More »Amari Burney Discusses Gator Defense
Speaking with the media on Tuesday, senior linebacker Amari Burney discusses new defensive line transfers and tackles the main issues that Florida is focused on fixing this spring. Improving Defensive Line Multiple factors impacted the play at linebackers, from Mohamoud Diabate getting used to a new position to the absence …
Read More »Mullen Talks Spring Football Ahead of Saturday’s Scrimmage
Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen held his last Monday press conference of spring football ahead of Saturday’s privately held scrimmage in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Consistency was one of the topics that Mullen kept bringing up when discussing the team’s performance over the past month. “I think we gotta …
Read More »Florida Football’s Kaiir Elam talks upcoming season
One of the biggest problems for Florida football throughout the 2020 season was the struggling secondary. As they are hoping to make some strides in Spring practice, Gators cornerback Kaiir Elam has a few goals in mind going into the 2021 season. One of those goals being to prove himself …
Read More »Andrew Chatfield Jr. on upcoming football season, Emory Jones
Florida linebacker Andrew Chatfield Jr. spoke to media Wednesday to discuss the upcoming 2021 season. The redshirt junior is expected to play a much bigger role after playing in all 12 games last season where he recorded 13 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss. Improve, improve, improve “I …
Read More »Ventrell Miller Feeling Good Entering Spring
While many teammates chose to take their talents to the NFL draft, Gators linebacker Ventrell Miller is staying put. After a notorious year for the Gators defense, the goal is to straighten things out. Miller thinks he and the team are doing just that. Improving His Own Game When asked …
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