The University of Florida Athletic Association announced that HOK will design a new $60 million football complex. The Facilities The new three-story, 130,000 sq.-ft. project will consolidate Florida football’s operations. In addition, it’ll add a new dining hall for all UF student athletes. The facility will be built adjacent to 2nd …
Read More »Four-Star DT Elijah Conliffe Commits to Florida
On Tuesday afternoon, in a gymnasium full of friends and family, four-star defensive tackle Elijah Conliffe used blue and orange streamers to announced his commitment to the University of Florida. New Gator Four-star DT Elijah Conliffe (@ElijahPrime) chooses #UF over Tennessee, Penn State pic.twitter.com/vYz1oOo1Os — ESPN 98.1 / 850 WRUF …
Read More »UF Sets Dates for Spring Practice, Pro Day
The defending SEC East champion Florida football team opens spring practice on Feb.28. Coming off of a 9-4 season under second-year head coach Jim McElwain, the Gators will look to solve their offensive woes heading into 2017. Replacing the Gators Defense The Gators lost several key players from last season’s …
Read More »Gator Football Welcomes Five Mid-Year Enrollees
Gator football received a plethora of talent for 2017 spring football, among them five new mid-year football players. All are freshmen and are officially enrolled at the University of Florida.
Read More »Surprised Gators Promote Randy Shannon To Defensive Coordinator? You Shouldn’t Be
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 …
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