Tag Archives: College Football

The Back Nine comes at you after a pretty sweet weekend weather-wise in our village and some good family time. I almost felt fully retired. 10. I’m sure many of you are eager to get to Thursday night to see where Kyle Pitts is drafted and certainly to see if …

UCF added to its creative reputation during Saturday’s spring game. It included players’ Twitter handles on the back of their jersey instead of their last name. Several years back, the Knights debuted carnival-themed uniforms and launched their “Space Game” outfits versus Tulane in 2020. https://twitter.com/UCF_Football/status/1380907202089791495 Personal Branding UCF’s first-year head coach …

Many college football coaches don’t make the leap to coach at the next level due to lack of success. Only three of them have collected a winning record. But this hasn’t deterred former Gators coach Urban Meyer from trying. The Jaguars hired Meyer Jan. 14. He recently returned to Gainesville to …

The Front Nine comes at you after another one of these weeks that went by too quickly. Maybe that’s what happens when you get old. 1. I get a sense that Dan Mullen likes the 2021 football team he will put on the field, but now it is up to …

With the departure of quarterback Kyle Trask, backup Emory Jones will steer the ship for the Florida Gators next season. As the offseason progresses and the Gators continue spring training, coach Dan Mullen is helping prepare Jones for the starting role. Jones enters his junior year at Florida eager to …

GAINSEVILLE,FL–On Wednesday, the NFL issued a list of 323 players who have been invited to the 2021 scouting combine, nine former Gators are on it. Among the nine Gators are Heisman finalist Kyle Trask and star tight end Kyle Pitts. Along with Trask and Pitts are Shawn Davis, Stone Forsythe, …

The NCAA Division 1 council announced Wednesday that it would extend the college recruiting dead period. The extension applies to all sports through May 31. However, the ban on in-person recruiting is still in place. With the deadline ending near June, it will be nearly 14 months since any live …

It’s no secret that the Florida Gator defense had its struggles this past season as the unit looks to improve with spring practices beginning Thursday. Todd Grantham‘s defense lost six starters and will have to work with a young defense. In addition, the defense finished in the bottom half of …

The Front Nine comes at you hoping you have fastened your seat belts because the ride is about to get really interesting around here. 1. You know what really just sunk in the other day (and I’m sorry if I am the last person to realize this)? Florida is doing …

UCF football is about to get whole new look. The Knights are doing everything in their power to shake up college football once again. Gus Malzahn spent the past six years coaching the Auburn Tigers. During his time, he led the Tigers to six-consecutive bowl appearances, two SEC West Division …