Florida’s game vs. Northern Colorado is officially rescheduled to 12 p.m. on Saturday, due to Hurricane Irma’s impending effects on the state of Florida. The new game time is meant to accommodate the storm and safety of both Florida residents and the visiting Northern Colorado football team. Here is the …
Read More »Gators Football Preparations Continue for Northern Colorado as Hurricane Irma Looms
The Gators football team is scheduled to play its home opener against Northern Colorado on Saturday night. Scheduled is the key word there, as the looming danger of Hurricane Irma has put the game in question. Regardless of whether the game is or isn’t played, the team is continuing to …
Read More »Nine Suspensions Intact for Gators Football, Freshman WR Robinson Returns
The Gators released their unofficial two-deep depth chart today for Saturday’s game against Northern Colorado. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/905066368709558274 Continued suspensions With the release, and coach Jim McElwain’s press conference yesterday, came confirmation that nine of the ten players suspended for the Michigan game will remain suspended. That includes star wide receiver Antonio …
Read More »Gary Danielson Gearing Up for Another SEC Season
Another season of big-time SEC match-ups is only a few days away. In the CBS booth, Brad Nessler replaces fan favorite Verne Lundquist and joins long-time analyst Gary Danielson. As Danielson gets ready to call another season full of marquee games, he shared his thoughts on many of the teams …
Read More »Piniero and Townsend Back To Lead Florida Special Teams in 2017
With the idea of declaring for the NFL Draft a real possibility, Florida senior punter Johnny Townsend didn’t even know if he’d be back in the Orange and Blue come the 2017 season. “I technically could have left,” Townsend said. “It was a big decision on my part and my …
Read More »Gators’ Duke Dawson and Eddy Piniero Named AP Preseason All-Americans
In conjunction with the release of the top-25 poll, the Associated Press today released their preseason All-American selections, with two Gators landing on the list. Making the Cut Both senior cornerback Duke Dawson and Kicker Eddy Piniero were named second-team selections. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/900026556403380224 Dawson comes into the 2017 season as a …
Read More »Florida Set For 2017 Gator Football Media Day
Finally, football season is nearly upon us and today, the Florida football team will hold its annual Media Day with a little added twist as well. Today is the first opportunity to hear from the Gator football team ahead of the new season. Head coach Jim McElwain, positional coaches and …
Read More »Another One: McElwain, Gators Land 2018 Recruit WR Tyquan Thornton
The recruiting momentum gained from Friday Night Lights shows no signs of slowing down for Jim McElwain and the Gator football program. Florida landed its ninth commit in the past week Monday night in the form of 2018 three-star wide receiver Tyquan Thornton . Thornton is the 14th ranked receiver …
Read More »McElwain and Gators Host Successful Friday Night Lights
An annual event since 2005, Friday Night Lights continues to be one of the most popular recruiting showcases in the country. This year, Florida head coach Jim McElwain and his staff hosted what is quite possibly their most star-studded version yet. Present in the Swamp for the event were hundreds …
Read More »Gator Football Recruiting Heating Up
It’s summer time in Gainesville, but the temperature isn’t the only thing heating up in The Swamp. The Gator football team has built up some momentum in recent weeks by landing commitments both from transfer targets and players in the 2018 and 2019 recruiting classes. Landing of Malik Zaire and …
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