Gus Malzahn has resigned as head coach of the UCF Knights to take a new position as FSU’s offensive coordinator. This was announced on Saturday after UCF’s season-ending loss to Utah. https://twitter.com/FSUFootball/status/1863698889859273042 What led to Malzahn’s Departure? Malzahn served as the head coach of UCF for four seasons. Prior to …
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Read More »Week 5 College Football Poll Released
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The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley hands out grades after Florida’s 24-15 loss to No. 5 Florida State in The Swamp on Saturday night: OFFENSE D First half: Florida did about as well as you could expect with Max Brown starting the game at quarterback. Even with FSU crowding the line of …
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The Back Nine comes at you after another soul-crushing loss by Florida’s football team that is going to send us down a weird rabbit hole. 10. Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there. My favorite dish is the stuffing, but it’s kind of like beer — not all stuffing …
Read More »Around College Football: Week 11
In college football Week 11, there were multiple top-25 matchups as well as some underdogs who brought a fight to their opponent. Here is the recap from the major matchups in Week 11: In the PAC-12 The PAC-12 was host to multiple close games that went down to the wire. …
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