An SEC rivalry and a battle between two first-year head coaches quickly skewed in Florida’s favor as the Gators beat Tennessee 47-21 Saturday night in Knoxville. Tennessee Miscues Saturday’s game was nothing short of disastrous for Tennessee. The Volunteers had six turnovers, four coming in the first half. Florida scored …
Read More »Florida Gators Football Preview: Tennessee An Early Cornerstone Game in Mullen’s Tenure
The Florida Gators and the Tennessee Volunteers have many similarities as Week 4 of the college football season is upon us. They’re two programs with first-year head coaches, a 2-1 record and Saturday represents a must-win game for both teams. Dan Mullen and Jeremy Pruitt’s teams will duke it out …
Read More »Eastside Rams Take On Lake Weir Hurricanes At Home
The Lake Weir Hurricanes and Gainesville Eastside Rams have both had successful seasons up to this point. Both teams are 3-1 heading into Thursday night’s matchup. The Rams started the season with a deflating loss to their in-town rival Buchholz. They have won three straight games in dominating fashion against …
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 »Perine Discusses Team Chemistry Ahead of Tennessee
Florida Gators junior running back Lamical Perine is practicing aggressively ahead of the opening Southeastern Conference game with Tennessee. The Mobile, Alabama, native amassed 99 yards rushing and 18 yards receiving through the first three games of the season. Improvements The running back said he will do whatever his coaches …
Read More »Todd Grantham has Gators’ Defense Trending in Right Direction
In his first season as Florida’s defensive coordinator, Todd Grantham is working to build a physical defensive identity for the Gators as they prepare to play Tennessee. Getting Better After giving up 303 rushing yards and 454 total yards in a loss to the Kentucky Wildcats, the Gators’ clearly had …
Read More »Miami, Auburn Await Gators In 2019 Schedule
The Gators’ opponents for the 2019 regular season have officially been set. Florida will take on the Miami Hurricanes on Aug. 31 in the Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. They will open a season with a neutral-site game for the second time in three seasons (began 2017 …
Read More »Florida vs Colorado St. Recruiting Weekend Update
Gator football recruits were able to see the Gators bounced back after a loss to Kentucky. On Saturday, Florida beat Colorado State 48-10. Recruits’ Comments Dionte Marks Florida commit and 2019 three-star WR, Dionte Marks, enjoyed his first game in the Swamp (other than the O&B game). He says that …
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 »Gators Beat Down Colorado State 48-10
The Florida Gators move to 2-1 on the season after beating Colorado State 48-10 in their third home appearance. Unimpressive First Quarter Saturday’s game got off to a slow start for both teams. Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks began with six incomplete passes. The Gators had possession of the ball for …
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