Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide faced an early test against a Top-25 team in the Miami Hurricanes in Week 1. However, it was close to over at halftime as they held a 27-3 advantage at the break. They cruised to the finish line beating the Hurricanes 44-13. Quarterback Bryce Young …
Read More »Rays look to stay hot in series vs. Red Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays, who lead the American League, battled the Boston Red Sox in a dramatic extra-inning win at Fenway Park on Labor Day in the first game of the final regular-season series match-up between the two teams. The Rays (87-51) are currently ranked first in the American League …
Read More »Notre Dame’s Takeaways from Season Debut
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Florida State Seminoles 41-38 in their season opener. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1434721847808036867 Despite the Irish kicking off their season with a win, they still have plenty of corrections to make on the field to ensure a successful season. The game was extremely close and was even …
Read More »Georgia HC Kirby Smart “As Concerned As I’ve Ever Been” Over Teams’ Spiking COVID-19 Cases
In the era of COVID-19 in sports, a teams’ best ability is availability. Georgia HC Kirby Smart reflected this Monday while discussing a COVID-19 outbreak within his team. Coming off a season-defining victory against Clemson, the Bulldogs should have momentum for the season ahead. Yet, with as many as three …
Read More »Ole Miss Trounces Louisville in Season Opener
In the final game of College Football’s opening week, the Ole Miss Rebels defeated the Louisville Cardinals by a score of 43-24. Quarterback and preseason Hesiman hopeful Matt Coral led his team to a 26-0 halftime lead. Although Louisville turned in an admirable second half performance, it was far too …
Read More »Dan Mullen talks QB room, injuries, USF
The Florida Gators and Head Coach Dan Mullen start the 2021 college football season 1-0 following their victory over FAU. What does Dan Mullen have at quarterback? September 4th’s matchup against FAU saw the first collegiate start for Emory Jones. He was not the only UF quarterback to get playing …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ September 6th
The Back Nine comes at you with something to really talk about, some actual games and some actual upsets and some fan bases wondering when basketball season starts. It was a special night in the Swamp Saturday with the fans back (I never dreamed what a big crowd it would …
Read More »Gator Volleyball Bests Top-10 Gophers
The Florida volleyball team (4-1) came off a sweep in Sacramento and a four-set loss to Stanford and had a big challenge on Sunday at home, facing three-time First Team All-American Stephanie Samedy and top ten ranked Minnesota. She showed up, hitting .380 on 71 attack attempts. No one else …
Read More »Anthony Richardson, Run Game Shine In Gator Football Season Opening Win
The Florida Gator football team starts the 2021 season off with a win, beating Florida Atlantic 35-14 Saturday night in Gainesville before an announced crowd of over 86,000 fans. How it happened: The first half and the stifling Gators defense The first half saw the first start in the career …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Grades: FAU vs Florida
The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley has busted out his red pen and we have our first set of grades following the Gators 35-14 win over FAU. Offense B- First half: Obviously, the first two drives were excellent, but the mistakes made by Emory Jones late were not what you want …
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