Tag Archives: Gator Football

The Back Nine comes at you after a unique Saturday night which included going to the Florida-LSU game and just sitting in the stands with my wife. It was our first ever Florida football game sitting together in the stadium. So, yes, I am the jinx. 10. The stunning and …

Pat Dooley of The Tailgate (weekdays 4-6 p.m. with Jeff Cardozo) brings his legendary grading of the Gators to WRUF.com. This week, Florida vs. LSU on Senior Night.   OFFENSE C- Even with the Gators putting up impressive number, the early turnovers by Kyle Trask allowed LSU to stay in …

Four University of Florida football players were named semifinalists for several different awards Monday. The National College Football Awards Association recognized Kyle Trask, Kyle Pitts, Evan McPherson and Kaiir Elam for their strong seasons this year. Trask was named a semifinalist for both the Maxwell Award and the Davey O’Brien …

Pat Dooley of The Tailgate (weekdays 4-6 p.m. with Jeff Cardozo) brings his legendary grading of the Gators to WRUF.com. This week, Florida vs. Tennessee.   OFFENSE B+ Florida could not run the ball in the first half, finishing the first 30 minutes with all of one rushing yard. To …

Legendary sports writer Pat Dooley is now taking his talents to WRUF.com. The former Gainesville Sun columnist will be a regular writer for this site contributing his first Grades column following the Florida vs. Tennessee game this Saturday night.  Reading Dooley will be as easy as logging on to the …

The Florida Gators and wide receiver Jacob Copeland have a chance to clinch the SEC East this weekend when they take on the Tennessee Volunteers. Copeland has never made it to Atlanta for an SEC Championship, but when he was being recruited the Gators were on their way there. Copeland …

It may not have been a pretty beginning, but the Florida Gators pulled out the 34-10 win over the Kentucky Wildcats. Florida put up 418 yards of total offense with two sacks and three interceptions and was led by the triple K’s in Kyle, Kyle and Kadarius. The Gators’ streak …

The Florida Gators have put themselves back into playoff contention. After a 44-28 victory over rival Georgia, Florida may make a playoff run. This turnaround is due to an explosive offense as well as improvements from the defense. Todd Grantham, Florida’s defensive coordinator, talks freshman stepping up and overall better …

Florida Gator linebacker Amari Burney talks defense and previews the upcoming Arkansas game this weekend. Burney had two tackles in the Georgia game and has 19 on the season. Burney on Feleipe Franks The Gators are undoubtedly extremely familiar with Arkansas quarterback Feleipe Franks. The former Gator played play years …

Not only was Florida unable to play football for over two weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak, but they’ve struggled to put together an effective defensive unit. Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham’s squad ranked 93rd in total defense over the course of the first three games. Things changed a bit Saturday. …