Florida’s head coach, Jim McElwain, announced Friday morning that Randy Shannon would be making the move to defensive coordinator. The Miami-native coached the Gator linebackers for the past two seasons. Also during that time he was the associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator. He stepped in as the interim defensive coordinator …
Read More »Florida Steamrolls Iowa, Ends Season on High Note
With impressive performances on both sides of the ball, the Florida football team (9-4) handed Iowa (8-5) a 30-3 beatdown in The Outback Bowl on Monday in Tampa. The Gators ended their season on a high note, which was absolutely necessary for second-year head coach Jim McElwain as he heads into the …
Read More »Was The Outback Bowl Randy Shannon’s Campaign To Become Florida’s Permanent Defensive Coordinator?
TAMPA, Fla.—On Monday afternoon, the Florida football team put an exclamation point to the end of its season after defeating Iowa in the Outback Bowl. At the end of regulation, the scoreboard showed Florida-30 Iowa-3. This 27 point win margin marked a new program record for Florida—fewest points allowed in a bowl game. There’s …
Read More »Scarlett Ready for Hawkeyes
At the beginning of Florida’s 2016 season, Jordan Scarlett was one of five tailbacks contending for playing time in the backfield. Along with Scarlett – Mark Thompson, Mark Herndon, Jordan Cronkrite, and Lamical Perine all had opportunities to showcase their talents this fall. Now, as Florida (8-4) prepares for their …
Read More »Appleby Looking Forward to Outback Bowl
Amid rumors that head coach Jim McElwain would burn Feliepe Frank’s or Kyle Trask’s freshman redshirt, Florida’s starting quarterback Austin Appleby says his process never changed. According to Appleby, he’s been preparing to start every day following the 54-16 loss to top ranked Alabama in the SEC Championship. And now for the …
Read More »Tabor Focused on Finishing Season “The Right Way”
When asked if some of Florida’s defenders had been snubbed from postseason accolades, Gator All-American cornerback Teez Tabor agreed, citing “politics” as his reasoning. Defensively, Florida has been stellar this year, finishing sixth overall and sporting the third-best pass defense in the country. It’s no surprise that one of Florida’s most …
Read More »Alabama Rolls Over Florida in SEC Championship
In the final SEC Championship from the Georgia Dome, the Florida Gators (8-4) fell 54-16 against the nation’s undisputed top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0). According to Florida head coach Jim McElwain, the Gators didn’t have a chance after giving up four turnovers, but he also said this is the best team …
Read More »College Football Championship Weekend Has Arrived
This weekend in college football is commonly referred to as “championship weekend.” Set a week after “rivalry weekend,” this week’s games could have huge implications for the playoffs as three of the top four teams in the nation will each play for a chance to win their conference. Pac 12 …
Read More »Florida Football Dominated in Road Loss to FSU
In a disappointing performance from Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida (8-3) dropped a 31-13 nonconference game to in-state rival Florida State (9-3) on Saturday night in Tallahassee. FSU extends its streak over Florida to four straight wins following the dominant outing. The Gators had a dismal offensive perfomance, going 0-for-12 on third down conversions …
Read More »Gator Football Returns to Atlanta: Clinches SEC East Title With Thrilling Win At LSU
This game was not supposed to be played in Baton Rouge. But because the LSU game in The Swamp didn’t happen because of Hurricane Matthew and the LSU administration would not budge from playing a home game on this date in Baton Rouge, a game that could decide if Florida …
Read More »