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After the Gators shut out the Mean Green of North Texas 32-0 on Saturday, Jim McElwain spoke to the media on Monday to talk about the upcoming game with rival Tennessee and the quarterback situation. Coach Mac says all practices will be closed this week: "we need to keep some …

Monday Night Football returns to The Windy City tonight, as The Philadelphia Eagles(1-0) and QB Carson Wentz will take on Jay Cutler and The Chicago Bears(0-1) from Soldier Field. Wentz, the No. 2 overall draft selection, was impressive last week, earning a win in his rookie debut vs. Cleveland. He completed 22-of-37 …

Buchholz High is looking for its third straight win of the season when they host Oakleaf in their first in-conference game on Friday night. The last time Buchholz and Oakleaf met was a year ago when the Bobcats upset the Knights, who at the time were ranked No. 2 in …

If you think the addition of a new football practice facility or the renovation of the Stephen C. O’Connell Center is something to marvel at, the University Athletic Association says you haven’t seen anything yet. On Friday, the UAA presented its Board of Directors with a massive $107 million proposal …

Florida State is set to take on conference foe Louisville in a top-10 matchup this Saturday, but they will be without standout sophomore safety Derwin James for “some time” after suffering a knee injury against Charleston Southern. The USA TODAY Sports preseason All-American was extremely disruptive in No. 2 Florida State’s …

NFL 2016 has officially started and Monday Night Football kicks off tonight with a season opening double-header. First up, the Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field at 7:10 p.m. ESPN’s matchup predictor says that the Steelers will take the first game, but let’s take a brief look …

With three minutes left to play in the first half, the Florida State football team trailed the Ole Miss Rebels by 22 points. The Noles’ offensive line was getting handled up front and Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly was having his way with their secondary. Whatever Jimbo Fisher said to his players …

It’s almost impossible to discuss Gator Sports without mentioning Steve Spurrier. The two are synonymous with each other. Steve started his career as a Gator back in 1963 as a quarterback; winning the Heisman Trophy as a senior in the 1966 season. Spurrier started his coaching career in Florida in 1990. The the program has …

Going into Sunday’s game at EverBank Field, the Jags were 0-2 in the preseason while the Bengals were 1-1. And even though the Jaguars came out of it with a win, their dress rehearsal against the Bengals highlighted where they still need to improve. The Jag’s appeared to struggle on both sides …

With NFL kickoff only 27 days away, the Dallas Cowboys only have two more games before they take on the New York Giants in their regular season opener. So far in the preseason, Dallas lost a close game against the Los Angeles Rams but crushed the Miami Dolphins 41-14. Next they head …