People are coming together to assist a Gator Great. The Florida Sports Hall of Fame is holding a benefit in Tampa on Thursday from noon to 9 p.m. in support of former Gators and Buccaneers linebacker Scot Brantley. Barry Smith, president of the hall of fame, said the event is …
Read More »Coming off big win, Florida linebacker David Reese says they will not sleep on Vanderbilt
The Gators energy is high after defeating the fifth ranked LSU Tigers this past Saturday. David Reese, Florida linebacker, says they only have 24 hours of celebration before its back to work. He mentioned the philosophy of restraining the rope that Coach Mullen has been urging the team to act by. Whenever …
Read More »Preview: No. 22 Florida Goes For Statement Win When It Hosts No. 5 LSU
The last time the Florida Gators hosted a top-five team was a visit from at the time No. 3 Ole Miss in 2015. Florida, ranked 25th at the time, used a raucous home crowd and an impressive performance from Will Grier to demolish the Rebels 38-10. The Gators (4-1, 2-1 …
Read More »Dan Mullen Returns to Mississippi State as Gators Face the Bulldogs
After nine years of coaching the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Florida head coach Dan Mullen will return for the first time since he left the team at the end of last season. Both teams are entering the game 3-1 overall on the season, and both teams were defeated by Kentucky this …
Read More »Freddie Swain’s Move of Patience
As the Gator football team gets ready to take on Coach Mullen’s former team Mississippi State, Freddie Swain’s patience finally payed off. The Move Mullen moved Swain from the outside to the slot and his talents have flourished. Swain stayed patient during his career here. However, Florida clearly hasn’t seen …
Read More »Tennessee: A Homecoming for Van Jefferson
The Brentwood, Tennessee native makes his return to the Volunteer State Saturday night. Van Jefferson will be playing in his first game in Neyland Stadium when the Florida Gators take on the Tennessee Volunteers at 7 p.m. Saturday. High School Reunion Florida’s top wideout will be seeing familiar faces in …
Read More »Special Teams, Defense Key to Gators Rout
It didn’t matter in that the Florida Gators (2-1) were out-possessed by Colorado State by over 17 minutes. It didn’t matter that the Rams ran 39 more plays than the Gators. And it didn’t matter that quarterback Feleipe Franks started the game 0-for-6 with a pick. Why didn’t they matter? …
Read More »Grantham looks to move forward after loss to Kentucky
Kicked by Kentucky Last Saturday the Florida Gators surrendered a 31 win streak against the Kentucky Wildcats. A big part of this loss was a poor performance from the defense. With giving up more than 300 yards rushing, defensive coordinator Todd Grantham was straight to point stating “We got our …
Read More »Mullen said it’s time for his Gators to play more physical
It doesn’t seem to matter to Dan Mullen that the last play of the game on Saturday was a fumble recovery that resulted in a touchdown for Kentucky. Mullen pointed out at the postgame press conference that as a coach regardless of if his team were to pull out a …
Read More »Chauncey Gardner-Johnson on Loss to Kentucky
Junior defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson spoke to the media on Monday on how losing to Kentucky impacted the team going forward and what they learned heading into Saturday’s game against Colorado State. Mind Games Gardner-Johnson was clearly disappointed with his team’s performance last Saturday against the Wildcats. Stopping the run was …
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