On Thursday, Pac-12 conference announced that George Kliavkoff will Replace Larry Scott as the New Pac-12 Commissioner. The Pac-12 announced Scott’s departure in January. A decision that came after the conference and Scott agreed to a change in leadership. On July 1, Kliavkoff will officially begin his five-year tenure. Kliavkoff …
Read More »Finebaum Talks Tebow Controversy And More
Paul Finebaum, an American sports author and former columnist, spoke with Steve Russell about what’s trending in college football. Tim Tebow in NFL Speculations about Tim Tebow joining the Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end have made quite an impression on the NFL community despite nothing official. Tebow‘s last appeared …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 7
The Front Nine comes at you with the full knowledge that Sunday it will officially be Bob Dooley Invitational week. It’s kind of like Masters week without the Champions Dinner. 1. We were talking about this on the Tailgate the other day – who are the third best teams in …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine April 26
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 …
Read More »UCF Players Don Twitter Handles On Jerseys
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 …
Read More »Urban Meyer joins Sportscene with Steve Russell
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 …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: March 26
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 …
Read More »Mullen prepares Jones to Steer Ship Next Season
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 …
Read More »Several UF Players Invited to Combine
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, …
Read More »NCAA extends recruiting dead period again
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 …
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