The Florida Gator football team starts the 2021 season off with a win, beating Florida Atlantic 35-14 Saturday night in Gainesville before an announced crowd of over 86,000 fans. How it happened: The first half and the stifling Gators defense The first half saw the first start in the career …
Read More »Gators Defensive Coordinator Todd Grantham Talks Depth, Home Opener v. FAU
If there’s one thing which comforts Gator’s defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, it’s depth. In 2020, Florida was No. 83 nationally in total defense, experiencing a major drop off from 2019’s mark of No. 7. Being that, Gators fans are hungry to see an improved unit following a full offseason of …
Read More »Can the Gator Defense Improve in 2021?
It’s safe to say the Gator defense struggled mightily in 2020. For the first time in the Dan Mullen Era, Florida’s defense ranked outside the top 50 in total defense (No. 74). The Gators allowed 30.83 points per game, a far cry from 2019’s total of 15.46. Additionally, they allowed …
Read More »Florida Gators’ defense looks to improve in 2021 season
It’s safe to say the Florida Gators’ defense struggled in 2020. For the first time in the Dan Mullen era, Florida’s defense ranked outside the top 50 in total defense (No. 74). The Gators allowed 30.83 points per game, a far cry from 2019’s total of 15.46. Additionally, they allowed …
Read More »Amari Burney Discusses Gator Defense
Speaking with the media on Tuesday, senior linebacker Amari Burney discusses new defensive line transfers and tackles the main issues that Florida is focused on fixing this spring. Improving Defensive Line Multiple factors impacted the play at linebackers, from Mohamoud Diabate getting used to a new position to the absence …
Read More »Mullen Talks Spring Football Ahead of Saturday’s Scrimmage
Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen held his last Monday press conference of spring football ahead of Saturday’s privately held scrimmage in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Consistency was one of the topics that Mullen kept bringing up when discussing the team’s performance over the past month. “I think we gotta …
Read More »Gators haul in Top 10 signing class
Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators had an impressive National Signing Day, bringing in a plethora of talent. According to 247 Sports, Florida’s skilled recruiting class ranks eighth in the country. It’s clear the team took major steps in improving its roster for the upcoming football season. The Talent Perhaps …
Read More »Florida’s Defense Ready to Show What It’s Made of Against FSU
It may be late in the season, but fans could finally see Florida’s defense at full strength. The final regular-season game is a sub-optimal time for one of the nation’s most talented defenses to come together. However, in a testing, trying season for the Gators, the team — and the …
Read More »Gators Earn Two Verbal Commits Over the Weekend
It was a rough day in the Swamp for the Gators, who lost their homecoming game 38-17 to Missouri. However, three good things happened during the final minutes of the game. Gator fans finally got to see Kyle Trask command the offense at QB. And the Gators got verbal commits …
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