The Florida football team, led by coach Billy Napier, faced major scrutiny at points in the 2024 season. However, after starting 4-5, the Gators won four consecutive games, concluding with a 33-8 Gasparilla Bowl victory against Tulane for an 8-5 final record. Now, recruits are flooding in. After flipping the …
Read More »Florida Football Looks To Bounce Back At No. 5 Texas
The Florida Gators take on No. 5 Texas at noon ET today at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin in one of their toughest games of the season. It’s the first meeting in 84 years and just the fourth time in history for the programs. The Longhorns, in their …
Read More »Florida-Georgia Football Game To Be Played In Atlanta, Tampa In 2026-’27
The annual Florida-Georgia rivalry game will change locations from Jacksonville to Atlanta in 2026 and Tampa in 2027. Jacksonville’s EverBank Stadium is set to undergo renovations, resulting in the relocation of the Florida-Georgia matchup for the 2026 and 2027 college football seasons. New Look EverBank Stadium, home of the Jacksonville …
Read More »Florida’s Mertz: Communication Between Quarterbacks Important
Ahead of the Gators matchup Saturday against the UCF Knights (3-1), quarterback Graham Mertz likes his role on the team. Florida coach Billy Napier has been switching Mertz and freshman quarterback DJ Lagway between quarters the past several games. While there has been a lot speculation about the starting position …
Read More »Florida Football Offensive Lineman Barber Confident Of Turnaround
Following the loss to Texas A&M last Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida will try to put things together this Saturday in Starkville, Miss., against a Bulldog team with similar struggles as the Gators. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/1835720036415349011 Florida (1-2, 0-1 SEC) hasn’t gotten off to the start it expected. Florida is …
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 »Orange & Blue Game: UF Defensive Backs Coach Looking To Improve Secondary
Florida football will have its first opportunity of 2024 to put its talents on display in front of a home crowd Saturday at the annual Orange & Blue Game. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/1778503059385237683 UF coach Billy Napier is searching for his first winning season in Gainesville. After a 6-7 and 5-7 record in …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: UF Athletic Director Facing Blame Game
OK, the High Five is back after taking some time off during football season (and Grading the Gators) and another couple of weeks for the holidays (and Gaining The Weight). We will start out with the five reasons Florida’s schedule is so difficult in 2024. Most consider it the toughest …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Dec. 18)
The Back Nine comes at you with visions of sugar cookies dancing in my head, which means I’ve already started to gain some weight back. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. Or something like that. 10. Wednesday is a big day for Billy Napier and the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Dec. 4)
The Back Nine comes at you after a weird weekend when Georgia finally lost a game and FSU somehow won one and then lost. 10. Look, you all know how I feel about Florida State. But when I went to bed Saturday night after watching that dreadful display of offensive …
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