Former Florida Gators safety Josh Evans recently retired as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Evans played for the Gators from 2009 to 2012 before eventually being selected in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Jaguars. Evans played with the Jags for three seasons from 2013 …
Read More »UF and UCF Agree to Schedule Three Games
After much debate, the University of Florida and the University of Central Florida football teams officially established three games in 2024, 2030 and 2033. UF will host UCF Oct. 5, 2024, and Sept. 3, 2033, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. In between, on Sep. 14, 2030, the Gators will travel …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Friday Fivesome July 23rd
The Friday Fivesome comes at you before I wing my way to the West Coast for a short vacation. I need one quick recharging before we get to football season. 1. There has been so much talk about what may or may not happen down the road such as the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine June 28
The last Back Nine in the month of June comes at you from Rainsville after a lovely celebration of our 22ndanniversary. I am so lucky to have Karen and so many friends. Sorry, I didn’t mean to get sentimental. 10. Jeff Cardozo and I took a week off from The …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Friday Fivesome June 25
The Friday Fivesome comes at you with a look at scheduling today with the best part of it being that the new playoff plan should make the future look a lot better. 1. I started thinking about this because Pro Football Focus ranked the top 10 toughest schedules in college …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine June 14
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was either scary storms or golf-inducing sunshine. We are a weird state. And it just started raining again. 10. With the big news about the College Football Playoffs expansion last week, several virtual scribes went to work on what the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Friday Fivesome June 11th
The “Friday Fivesome” comes at you for the second installment of football only opinions, which means we are that much closer to football season. Heck, we can even see SEC Media Days from here. 1.Obviously, the plans for a new playoff system took center stage in the college football world …
Read More »Pat Dooleys’ Back Nine June 7th
The Back Nine comes at you after we have pretty much cleared the decks of Gators sports for the academic year (I know, I know, there is still track and field). Hopefully, no Gator fans were injured slipping on banana peels during the making of these orange and blue postseasons. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s New Friday Fivesome!
Now that the sports season is winding down for the Gator programs, we’re going to switch gears. The Back Nine will continue Mondays, but we’ll let the Front Nine take the summer off. Instead, we will help you get through the hot months of June, July and August in anticipation …
Read More »Dan Mullen Talks Spring Football and Quarterbacks, Looks Ahead to 2021 Season
The Gators come off a crazy year. The talented roster didn’t know who they would play until mid-August and the team had to change their offseason program and acclimate to many new rules. In an interview with Steve Russell, head coach Dan Mullen said he was proud of how the …
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