After starting fast and completely controlling the first half, the Florida Gator football team (3-1) dropped a 38-28 decision to the Tennessee Volunteers (4-0) on Saturday in Knoxville, Tennessee. Florida’s road loss marks the first time since 2004 that the Volunteers have beaten the Gators. After being outgained 336 to 102 in …
Read More »Gator Defense Shines in Shutout Against North Texas
The Florida Gator football team (3-0) beat the visiting North Texas Mean Green (1-2) 32-0 Saturday night, earning their first shutout since September 6th, 2014—a 65-0 home win over Eastern Michigan. Gator football head coach Jim McElwain says this was “a good win, not a great win”, after struggling offensively in …
Read More »Gator Football Trounces Kentucky in Historic Victory
The second home game for the University of Florida football team started a lot differently than last week’s game, with early momentum becoming a huge factor in a 45-7 win over Kentucky. The 30th consecutive victory over the Wildcats extends the longest in-conference streak in SEC history. Gator football Head …
Read More »Florida Football Ready for Wildcats
Following Saturday’s 24-7 home victory over the UMass Minutemen, the Florida Gator football team (1-0) will get back to work this week in preparation for the visiting Kentucky Wildcats (0-1). Looking forward to this weekend’s SEC match up, Gator coach Jim McElwain says Kentucky is “hurting” after blowing an 18-point halftime …
Read More »Florida Football Outlasts UMass in Season Opener
With a special “Mr. Two-Bits” introduction from The Old Ball Coach himself, newly-christened Steve Spurrier Florida-Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was electric as the Gator football season got underway. The visiting UMass Minutemen experienced The Swamp’s full effect as over 88,000 fans piled in to see the Florida Gators …
Read More »Gators Preparing for Minutemen
As the Florida Gator football team prepares for it’s first-ever matchup with the UMass Minutemen, many questions still remain unanswered. Despite naming a starting quarterback, nobody is quite sure what the offense will actually look like during the September 3 season opener. For example, according to junior OL David Sharpe, …
Read More »McElwain and Gators Continue to Grind
When asked to compare Florida’s current offensive line to the same unit at the end of last season, Gator coach Jim McElwain says there’s no way to tell until they actually suit up and take the field. Florida’s season opener is 10 days away and McElwain says last year’s sacks allowed …
Read More »Gators Gaining Ground in Fall Camp
After holding a second full contact scrimmage this weekend with their newly-named starting quarterback, the Florida Gator football team is rapidly approaching their September 3 home opener against the UMass Minutemen. According to head coach Jim McElwain, a recently held scrimmage provided younger players with a great opportunity to learn from veterans. …
Read More »Herndon’s Honed In On Senior Season
In 2015, Gator senior tailback Kelvin Taylor carried the ball 259 times for a total of 1,035 yards. Taylor’s versatility as an offensive weapon was obvious, he earned over 58 percent of Florida’s rushing yards while accounting for one out every two rushing attempts. So how does a team replace that type …
Read More »2016 NFL Draft Nears, Deals Made
With the NFL draft kicking off in just eight days, deals continue to be made as teams jockey for draft position. Today, the Philadelphia Eagles swung a trade with the Cleveland Browns that will allow them to have the second pick in this year’s draft, and most draft experts believe …
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