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Last season, injuries forced Florida to stick inexperienced players in the offensive line and often times the team suffered. The team allowed a whopping 46 sacks and with such a porous O-line, the running game was ineffective, averaging a paltry 126 rushing yards per game, 112th overall in FBS. This season, …

When the Florida Gator football team takes the field on September 3 for the season opener against Massachusetts, they will do so with a more experienced offensive line. Considered a weakness a year ago, the offensive line returns most of the players from  last season, excluding Trip Thurman, who graduated …

The arrival of the SEC Football Media Days is the unofficial start of college football. Florida, Vanderbilt and Auburn opened up the festivities and the Gators were represented by head coach Jim McElwain along with players linebacker Jarrad Davis, safety Marcus Maye, and offensive lineman David Sharpe. Listen to this message …

The biggest difference on the offensive line for the Gators this year compared to last year is numbers. Now offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier has 13 bodies on the roster compared to only six scholarship linemen from last season. And out of the five linemen that started for Florida against Michigan in the …

The 8th-ranked Florida Gators (9-1, 7-1) will take on the Florida Atlantic Owls (2-8, 2-5 C-USA) for just the third time in school history on Saturday. While the Gators dominated the first two meetings with a combined score of 100-23, head coach Jim McElwain wouldn’t be surprised to see FAU …

The 10th ranked Florida Gators (7-1, 5-1) will welcome the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-5, 1-3) in to Gainesville for a homecoming matchup this Saturday afternoon. Florida has dominated the series versus Vanderbilt having won 23 out of the last 24 meetings against the team from Nashville, but that lone loss came …

The 11th ranked Florida Gators (6-1, 4-1 SEC) have the opportunity to all but wrap up the SEC East on Saturday versus hated rival Georgia (5-2, 3-2 SEC). While the Gators welcome back tight end C’yontai Lewis who’s missed the last five games due to a hand injury, Florida could …