Jim McElwain has come a long way from the days he believed he could win with his dog Claire-a-bell in the quarterback position. Following up a huge win over Georgia and receiving the program’s highest ranking since before the end of last season with an embarrassing 31-10 road loss to Arkansas, McElwain admitted …
Read More »Ahmad Fulwood Ready for Senior Day
This upcoming Saturday against the South Carolina Gamecocks (5-4, 3-4 SEC), wide receiver Ahmad Fulwood will be one of 12 seniors playing their final game in The Swamp. A Look Back at Fulwood’s Career Seeing game action immediately as a true freshman, Fulwood has appeared in all 46 games of his collegiate career thus far. Here …
Read More »Appleby Preparing as Starter Despite Del Rio’s Possible Return
It wasn’t the prettiest of games, but QB Austin Appleby and the Florida Gators got their fourth win of the season against Vanderbilt last Saturday 13-6. It was Appleby’s first win while starting under center as a Florida Gator. The grad transfer from Purdue has started the last two games for …
Read More »Preview: No.23 Florida at Vanderbilt
After a tough Week 4 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers, the Florida Gators are looking for answers to some daunting questions. Is the defense really as good as it looked throughout the first three weeks of the season? Is it as bad as it was during the second half of the game …
Read More »Heated Gators-Vols Ready for Rivalry Despite Injuries
The Gators will be walking into Neyland Stadium in just under a week, and already the rivalry social media war is flaring up. A Tennessee student is leading the trending trash talk after creating a GoFundMe account for Gator QB Austin Appleby’s funeral. Appleby says he’s turned notifications off on his …
Read More »McElwain and Gators Prepare for Tennessee
After the Gators shut out the Mean Green of North Texas 32-0 on Saturday, Jim McElwain spoke to the media on Monday to talk about the upcoming game with rival Tennessee and the quarterback situation. Coach Mac says all practices will be closed this week: "we need to keep some …
Read More »Four-Headed Running Back Monster Productive Against Mean Green
The Florida Gator football team pitched a shutout against North Texas, demolishing the Mean Green 32-0 Saturday in Gainesville. And just like in Florida’s two other victories this season, a running back by committee approach—featuring four backs—was highly successful again. In the win over North Texas, all four backs—Jordan Cronkrite, …
Read More »McElwain and Gators “Setting the Standard”
Following Friday’s first full-contact team scrimmage, Gator football head coach Jim McElwain says veterans stepped up to the challenge set before them. Instead of sinking into complacency, Coach Mac says Florida’s seasoned starters took the opportunity to help coach their younger counterparts. McElwain also says some inexperienced defensive players got …
Read More »Preview: Gator Quarterbacks
The Gators have had a revolving door of quarterbacks in the past few seasons. In 2015, redshirt freshman Will Grier was a key component to the Gators’ success in the first half of the season, throwing 1204 yards for 10 touchdowns in six games until he was suspended for taking …
Read More »McElwain Speaks on First Day of Gator Football Practice
With the first day of fall practices in the books, Gator football head coach Jim McElwain addressed media members earlier than expected on Thursday afternoon. Coach Mac says the first team drills of fall ended early today because of an “outstanding” practice pace, citing the importance of veteran leadership as …
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