Tag Archives: College Football

The Back Nine comes at you after our hearts were ripped out of our chests, thrown in the garbage and covered in coffee grounds and rotten fruit. Too much? Hey, it was sad. 10. I thought scared money don’t make money. The moment Florida scored that touchdown, I yelled “I’d …

Pat Dooley, co-host of The Tailgate on WRUF, grades the Gators after a heartbreaking 23-17 loss in overtime at No. 8 Tennessee: OFFENSE: D First half: Florida (3-3, 1-2 SEC) had two really nice drives that ended up with the same number of points you scored at home – zero. …

Florida senior wide receiver Chimere Dike had four catches for 88 yards in the Gators’ 24-13 win against UCF  last Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Dike caught a 37-yard strike from quarterback DJ Lagway to put the Gators on the UCF 1-yard line early in the second quarter. The …

The Back Nine comes at you after a fun weekend in Gainesville that hopefully you enjoyed: 10. Don’t allow my saying to be true today, that nobody suffers winning like Gator fans. Yes, I am aware the Gators were shut out in the second half. True, the game should not …

Pat Dooley, co-host of The Tailgate on WRUF, grades the Gators after Florida won Saturday for the first time at home since last season, 24-13 against UCF at The Swamp: OFFENSE: A- First half: Wow, it was incredibly efficient. Quarterback Graham Mertz was 14-for-17 and the Gators rolled up and …

Kentucky entered its bye week boasting a 3-2 record. The rested Wildcats host Vanderbilt on Saturday after some much needed downtime last weekend. A Win Out of the Gate The Wildcats quickly jumped to 1-0 on the season as they breezed by Southern Mississippi 31-0. Quarterback Brock Vandagriff threw for …

Key wins last Saturday helped produce SEC Players of the Week, the league announced Monday. With an upset like Kentucky beating Ole Miss and a dramatic win by Alabama against Georgia, players from both winning teams top the list. Alabama Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe accounted for a career-high 491 total …

Following a 22-point loss to the No. 1 Texas Longhorns in Austin, the Mississippi State Bulldogs are heading into their first bye weekend of the 2024 season. Mid-Season Review The Bulldogs currently sit dead-last in the SEC standings with a 1-4 overall record (0-2 in conference play). It has been …

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 …

It certainly is unusual for the mighty Gators to have an open week after only four games. But it is hardly unprecedented. This is the fourth time in the last two decades it has happened. How Florida comes out of this open date will define what has been a disappointing …