Amid rumors that head coach Jim McElwain would burn Feliepe Frank’s or Kyle Trask’s freshman redshirt, Florida’s starting quarterback Austin Appleby says his process never changed. According to Appleby, he’s been preparing to start every day following the 54-16 loss to top ranked Alabama in the SEC Championship. And now for the …
Read More »Tabor Focused on Finishing Season “The Right Way”
When asked if some of Florida’s defenders had been snubbed from postseason accolades, Gator All-American cornerback Teez Tabor agreed, citing “politics” as his reasoning. Defensively, Florida has been stellar this year, finishing sixth overall and sporting the third-best pass defense in the country. It’s no surprise that one of Florida’s most …
Read More »Alabama Rolls Over Florida in SEC Championship
In the final SEC Championship from the Georgia Dome, the Florida Gators (8-4) fell 54-16 against the nation’s undisputed top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0). According to Florida head coach Jim McElwain, the Gators didn’t have a chance after giving up four turnovers, but he also said this is the best team …
Read More »Florida Football Dominated in Road Loss to FSU
In a disappointing performance from Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida (8-3) dropped a 31-13 nonconference game to in-state rival Florida State (9-3) on Saturday night in Tallahassee. FSU extends its streak over Florida to four straight wins following the dominant outing. The Gators had a dismal offensive perfomance, going 0-for-12 on third down conversions …
Read More »Coach McElwain Looks Ahead at FSU
It’s on to the next one for coach McElwain and the Gators. Saturday was a huge win for the Gators in Baton Rouge. Not only did they beat LSU 16-10 to clinch the SEC East title, they also proved that October’s game was certainly not postponed out of fear. Florida earned the win …
Read More »Gator Football Returns to Atlanta: Clinches SEC East Title With Thrilling Win At LSU
This game was not supposed to be played in Baton Rouge. But because the LSU game in The Swamp didn’t happen because of Hurricane Matthew and the LSU administration would not budge from playing a home game on this date in Baton Rouge, a game that could decide if Florida …
Read More »Gators Will Need to Play As A Unit to Upset LSU
These days, it takes about five minutes for Florida football coach Jim McElwain to get through his injury update. Potentially missing seven starters, the Gators travel to Death Valley to take on a team that was predicted to make the College Football Playoff this year. Up To The Defense With an …
Read More »Gator Football Bounces Back in Win Over South Carolina
The Florida Gators (7-2) are still alive in the chase for the SEC East, spoiling former Gator coach Will Muschamp’s return to The Swamp in a 20-7 win over South Carolina (5-5) on Saturday in Gainesville. Florida head coach Jim McElwain gave the Gamecocks credit, saying that South Carolina fought …
Read More »Injured, Hurt, Banged Up…But The Gators Came Out Alive In Win Over South Carolina
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The Florida Gator football team defeated former head coach Will Muschamp and his South Carolina Gamecocks, 20-7 Saturday in Gainesville to go undefeated in The Swamp this season. There’s no question that the return of Muschamp was a big topic of discussion this week, but was it bigger than …
Read More »Florida Focused on Recruiting in the Future
The Florida Gators held the 11th spot in the first release of the College Football Playoff Rankings. Oh, how times have changed. Following a lopsided 31-10 road loss to Arkansas, the Gators now find themselves out of the rankings entirely. Although the Gators still hold the No. 22 AP Poll …
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