The Gator football team’s offensive line has been one of the units of the team that has struggled so far in the season. Part of it is the inexperience, as well as, Mullen and his staff not getting a lot of their recruits in to play on the line. Since …
Read More »Florida’s O-Line Still Looking to Improve Amid 3-0 Start, QB Change
Feleipe Franks‘ season-ending ankle injury won’t sit well with Florida’s offensive line. Franks loved his offensive line, and those guys loved protecting him too. “Me and him are close, real close, we’re best friends, roommates,” junior guard Brett Heggie said. Heggie and his group were entrusted to protect Franks. His …
Read More »Gator Defensive Backs Making It Work
The Florida Gator defense is young, but they are not afraid of a challenge. Defensive Coordinator Todd Grantham’s unit has proven they can make it work. Missing Key Players In Florida’s first home game of the season against Tennessee Martin they lost arguably their best defender, C.J. Henderson. He suffered …
Read More »Jonathan Greenard Believes The Team Still Has Things To Improve On
The Gators are three games in and already have 16 sacks on defense. A big contributor to that number is linebacker Jonathan Greenard standing at 6’3 and weighting 263 lb. He’s has made 2.5 sacks this year. However, Florida was only able to get one sack against their first SEC …
Read More »Todd Grantham Talks Gator Defense
Hill, Elam, and Bogle In his time with the media on Monday, Coach Grantham focused on his freshman for their big-time performances on Saturday vs UT Martin. Hill, Elam and Bogle were the three freshmen. Jaydon Hill had 4 solid tackles and a big breakthrough off a third down on …
Read More »Dan Mullen Talks Injuries, Mistakes, Freshman Corners and Kentucky
Coming off their first shutout in three years, the Florida Gators are now preparing to start SEC play against the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington on Saturday. Florida head coach Dan Mullen discussed his team’s performance in Saturday’s win against UT Martin in Monday’s press conference. News on Henderson and Toney …
Read More »Gators Look to Show They’re For Real Against UT Martin
Florida football coach Dan Mullen and players talked about playing their first home game of the season this Saturday against Tennessee-Martin. Much of the conversation revolved around the following: the Miami game, Week 1 practice, and preparing for UT Martin. The Gators come into the game following a drop in …
Read More »Andrew Luck Retires; Former Gator to Take Starting Quarterback Position
On Saturday, August 24th, the crowd spotted Indianapolis Colts’ star quarterback Andrew Luck on the sidelines. Some of the crowd booed Luck as he exited the field after he announced his early retirement in a post-game press conference. “This certainly isn’t how I envisioned this or planned this, but I …
Read More »Gators to showcase new offensive line against Miami
The Florida Gators have a new offensive line this season filled with freshmen. It should be noted, only one of the five starters are still with the Gators this season. Martez Ivey, Jawaan Taylor, Tyler Jordan, and Fred Johnson all moved onto the NFL, leaving senior Nick Buchanan to lead …
Read More »Franks Adopts Lion Mentality for 2019 Season
Earlier this month, head coach Dan Mullen mentioned that he and his staff were still looking for an “alpha dog” to emerge within his team. Someone who not only produces good results on the field, but also led the team off of the field. Perhaps the reason Mullen hasn’t found …
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