Amidst a 2024 season that started rough, it was a different story for a specific position group. The Florida Gators’ depth at edge rusher proved itself to be strong throughout the entirety of the campaign. The group combined for seven fumbles and 20 sacks throughout the year, maintaining pressure and …
Read More »Florida Football’s Peterson Previews Edge Group
Florida Gators edge coach Mike Peterson, who was a linebacker at Florida from 1995-98, helped the Gators defense improve in nearly every statistical category last season. Peterson expects the numbers to continue to rise this year. The Gators defense came into its own at the end of last season, leaving …
Read More »Florida Football’s Gumbs Jr.: From Walk-On To Defensive Leader
George Gumbs Jr, an EDGE, from Chicago, Illinois, a Redshirt Senior, at 253 pounds. That is the superficial description, but his work ethic and profound urge of wanting to get better, surpasses the superficial level. Coming out of high school, Gumbs Jr. was a 3-star recruit and was playing wide …
Read More »Florida Spring Football: Welcome Bala; Freshmen Stand Out
Florida football continued its spring training with day three on Tuesday afternoon. As usual, the media got a 15-minute peek at what was going on at practice. Here’s what’s new: What We Saw Newly hired co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach Robert Bala had his players working hard in his …
Read More »Florida Upsets No. 21 LSU Behind Seven Sacks
Florida ended a five-game losing streak to No. 21 LSU on Saturday with a 27-16 upset win. SET IT OFF Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/puEXJhhYhi — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 17, 2024 The more than 90,000 fans were bumping in The Swamp when Tyreak Sapp sacked Garrett Nussmeier with 57 seconds left in the …
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