Florida junior edge rusher Jack Pyburn has made tremendous strides in the 2024 season. Pyburn has played in every game with consecutive starts against UCF and Tennessee. He has accumulated 27 tackles, nine being solo, and 2.5 tackles for loss. In Florida’s OT loss at Tennessee, Pyburn registered a team-high tying …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Football To Face Better Teams
The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful Homecoming night in Gainesville that included a Florida win, its first as an underdog this season. 10. It’s one thing to say Florida won Saturday night because Kentucky just isn’t that good. But that would be seeing the glass as half …
Read More »Pat Dooley Grades The Gators: Baugh Bruises Kentucky
Pat Dooley, co-host of The Tailgate on WRUF, grades the Gators after Florida handled Kentucky 48-20 Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak to the Wildcats. OFFENSE: A First half: Against the fourth-ranked defense in the country, Florida (4-3, 2-2 SEC) threw a true freshman out there and saw the Gators …
Read More »Gators Look To Bounce Back Against Kentucky With Lagway
After a heartbreaking overtime loss at Tennessee last week, the Florida Gators are facing an uphill battle to make a bowl game. A win against Kentucky tonight at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is critical to achieve that goal. GAMEDAY! pic.twitter.com/wh5UTkpzHy — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) October 19, 2024 Can DJ …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida’s Napier Hasn’t Lost Locker Room
The Back Nine comes at you after our hearts were ripped out of our chests, thrown in the garbage and covered in coffee grounds and rotten fruit. Too much? Hey, it was sad. 10. I thought scared money don’t make money. The moment Florida scored that touchdown, I yelled “I’d …
Read More »Florida Football Falls At No. 8 Tennessee In OT
Florida lost to No. 8 Tennessee in an electric overtime game, 23-17, in Neyland Stadium. Final. Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/sf31igMR74 — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) October 13, 2024 Pure heartbreak for the Gators, 15 1/2-point underdogs, in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday night. Florida fans may shudder for awhile when hearing the name …
Read More »Pat Dooley Grades The Gators: Opportunities Wasted
Pat Dooley, co-host of The Tailgate on WRUF, grades the Gators after a heartbreaking 23-17 loss in overtime at No. 8 Tennessee: OFFENSE: D First half: Florida (3-3, 1-2 SEC) had two really nice drives that ended up with the same number of points you scored at home – zero. …
Read More »Florida Linebacker Moten’s Unique Journey On Defense
Senior inside linebacker R.J. Moten has had a unique journey on Florida’s defense. Moten transferred to UF in 2023 after playing three seasons at Michigan State University. He has faced some obstacles, such as a hand surgery in 2023 and now a position change this season. In Moten’s last season for …
Read More »Dike Shines In New Role With Florida Football
Florida senior wide receiver Chimere Dike had four catches for 88 yards in the Gators’ 24-13 win against UCF last Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Dike caught a 37-yard strike from quarterback DJ Lagway to put the Gators on the UCF 1-yard line early in the second quarter. The …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Tennessee Another Test For Florida
The Back Nine comes at you after a fun weekend in Gainesville that hopefully you enjoyed: 10. Don’t allow my saying to be true today, that nobody suffers winning like Gator fans. Yes, I am aware the Gators were shut out in the second half. True, the game should not …
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