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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 …

The Gators have had a revolving door of quarterbacks in the past few seasons. In 2015, redshirt freshman Will Grier was a key component to the Gators’ success in the first half of the season, throwing 1204 yards for 10 touchdowns in six games until he was suspended for taking …

After holding their first training camp sessions of the year over the weekend, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers  were resting Tuesday as they gear up to continue camp Wednesday morning in preparation for both the preseason and the regular season. Bucs starting quarterback Jameis Winston says he likes the way the offense is responding …

Training camp officially kicked off for the Jacksonville Jaguars at Everbank Field Thursday morning, leaving them 45 days to prepare themselves for the Green Bay Packers on September 11th. The quarterbacks and rookies have been here since Monday, the vets came yesterday, and the pads aren’t coming out until Tuesday. After spending $350 million …