Garrett Nussmeier and LSU (6-4, 3-3 SEC) head back to Baton Rouge to host Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt (6-4, 3-3 SEC) for the first time since 2009 on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. The previous No.21 Tigers have fallen out of the Top-25 rankings for the first time this season following …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Napier’s Vision For Gators On Display Against LSU
The Back Nine comes at you after the best birthday weekend in my 70 years on the planet thanks to my amazing family … and the Florida Gators. I’m not worthy. 10. This is college football. If you would have told me DJ Lagway would have no rushing attempts and …
Read More »Dooley Grades The Gators: Team Win For Florida Against LSU
Pat Dooley, co-host of The Tailgate on WRUF, grades the Gators after an electric Saturday night in The Swamp where the Gators beat No. 21 LSU 27-16 to break a five-game losing streak against the Tigers. OFFENSE: B First half: It certainly did not start out well with penalties on …
Read More »No. 16 LSU Big Favorites Against UCLA
The No. 16 LSU Tigers (2-1) will host the UCLA Bruins (1-1) on Saturday afternoon. Bruins Take A Beating The Bruins are coming off a painful Week 2 loss to Indiana, in which the team was crushed 42-13 in its Big Ten debut. It was the Hoosiers’ largest road victory …
Read More »LSU Travels East to Take on South Carolina
There is already excitement in Columbia as fans prepare for the highly anticipated SEC matchup between No. 16 LSU (1-1) and the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-0, 1-0), with College GameDay in town for the first time in 10 years. The Gamecocks are looking to preserve their undefeated season. Previous Games …
Read More »LSU Looks to Secure First Win Of Season Against Nicholls
No. 18 LSU plays Nicholls State University at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge in hopes of getting its first win of the season. Opening-Season Losses Both LSU (0-1) and Nicholls (0-1) lost their season openers last weekend. LSU lost 27-20 against the USC Trojans on Sunday at Las Vegas’ Allegiant …
Read More »LSU Looks To Bounce Back From 27-20 Loss To USC
For the fifth consecutive year, the LSU football team lost its season opener. Then-No. 23 USC upset then No. 13 LSU, 27-20, Sunday at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium after Trojans first-year starting quarterback Miller Moss executed a game-winning drive with less than two minutes left in the game. The drive …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Disastrous Start For Florida Football
The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend of college football turned into a familiar theme in Gainesville. 10. Billy Napier called the 41-17 loss to Miami “embarrassing.” I’d call it nauseating. That said, there were several people close to the program who feared something like this might …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Reasons Some Don’t Believe In Napier
I was in the whirlpool at the gym recently when a former UF player asked me this question: Why do they hate Billy Napier? My response was it is the lunatic fringe who hates the Florida football coach. There are a lot of people who believe in him and there …
Read More »Gator Football Falls to No. 19 LSU in Death Valley
It was an offensive showdown in Death Valley, but the Florida football team ultimately fell to the #19 LSU Tigers 52-35 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge. Florida is now 5-5 overall and 3-4 in SEC play. Tigers Strike First The first quarter actually started a bit slowly on offense. LSU …
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