The Florida Gators are in a bye week after securing their first SEC win of the season Saturday. The Gators brought their record to 2-2 with the 45-28 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville. The win may have lowered the temperature on coach Billy Napier’s hot seat for …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Lack Of Physicality Problem For Florida’s Defense
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend when Miami, Florida and Florida State all won. We never thought that would be a big deal. 10. It was very clear Billy Napier was hearing the noise and filtering it throughout the week. But he didn’t deviate from his plan …
Read More »Florida Takes Down Mississippi State 45-28 For First SEC Win
The Florida Gators football team defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 45-28 Saturday in Starkville. The Florida offense bounced back after a tough home loss last week. The final bell 🔔🐊 Presented by: @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/VJUAl32ks7 — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) September 21, 2024 Mertz Shines The Florida (2-2, 1-1 SEC) offense …
Read More »Pat Dooley Grades The Gators: Well, It’s A Win
Pat Dooley Grades the Gators after their wild 45-28 win at Mississippi State on Saturday, UF’s first win against a Power 5 team in 11 months: OFFENSE: A First half: The two-quarterback plan clearly worked as Graham Mertz threw three touchdown passes and DJ Lagway led the Gators on an …
Read More »Napier On First Road Game: ‘You Got To Be Ready To Go’
Florida coach Billy Napier said he is disappointed and frustrated with Saturday’s home loss to Texas A&M during his Monday news conference. Looking Back Following a tough 33-20 loss to Texas A&M, Napier looked at the coaching staff as a part of the problem. The Gators started off slow with …
Read More »Florida Football’s Wingo Blocking Outside Noise
The Florida Gators started this season off pretty rocky. With a 1-2 record, Florida fans have started to question what the rest of the season will look like. Florida fifth-year senior linebacker Derek Wingo seems to have an optimistic outlook. The Gators have had a losing record the last few …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Football Playing Out String
The Back Nine comes at you after a miserable weekend for Semis and Gators. Maybe they can show that season-closer on Bravo. 10. I woke up Sunday to a bunch of emails asking if the deed was done. Clearly, all of the good things Billy Napier has done at UF …
Read More »Florida Football Outmanned Again; Napier booed
The Florida Gators took a rough 33-20 defeat to the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday in a game where coach Billy Napier left the field with an array of boos from Florida fans. The Aggies (2-1, 1-0 SEC) came into Ben Hill Griffin Stadium having lost 10 consecutive SEC road games and …
Read More »Pat Dooley Grades The Gators: Napier’s Failure To Launch Program
Pat Dooley grades the Gators after Florida’s second embarrassing loss of what will likely be coach Billy Napier’s final season, a 33-20 defeat to Texas A&M at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday: OFFENSE: D FIRST HALF: The whole week was about who would start. I don’t think Dan Marino …
Read More »Florida’s Mertz Looking Sharp In Return To Practice, Hansen says
Florida coach Billy Napier said Wednesday the team will no longer release its depth chart before every game. Instead, the program will just release the availability report mandated by the SEC. UF quarterback Graham Mertz, who suffered a concussion late in the Miami loss, is no longer on that report. …
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