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Judging from the fact that Florida football has beaten Tennessee nine straight times, it would only be natural to think that the Gators should be favored in their match up against the Vols today in Knoxville. Well they’re not. At last look, Tennessee was favored by three points. One reason …

The last time Florida offensive coordinator Kurt Roper played Alabama was in 2010 when he was the offensive coordinator at Duke. Roper doesn’t have fond memories of that game. “It was a long day,” Roper joked. Alabama won 62-13. Roper is hoping this time around the result will be different. Florida ran …

The last time Kentucky beat the Florida Gators in football was 28 years ago in 1986. This represents the longest active winning streak over a major opponent in an annual series. Even after last year’s depressing season, the Gators STILL managed to get a win over Kentucky (24-7) in Lexington. One …

The overall message from the Gator football team this week has been simple; they are itching to finally start the 2014 season. Fans were looking forward to the witnessing Florida unveil its improved up-tempo offense but the game against Idaho was cancelled due to inclement weather. With that game now …

The Gator football team is in the final days of preseason camp and the great news is the coaching staff is getting close to making a decision on a back-up to starting quarterback Jeff Driskel. Offensive coordinator Kurt Roper talked following Tuesday’s practice to discuss Florida’s new and much improved up-tempo …

  The second week of the Florida Football team’s fall camp is underway, and the Gators are in full swing preparing for the 2014 season. The big news is sophomore All-American cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III returned to practice in an orange non-contact jersey. Hargreaves did individual drills after suffering a …

The Florida football team is in its second week of spring practice and will have its first scrimmage of the year Saturday. Florida is hard at work installing a new uptempo offense, aiming to rebound from a disappointing 4-8 season in 2013. A lot of the focus remains on the …

The Florida Gators have six spring football practices under their belt and expect to have their first scrimmage of the year on Saturday. While the defense continues in the fourth year of the same system, the offense is starting over from scratch for the third time in four years. New …

The Florida Gator football team will be opening spring practice today at 3:35. The Gators will be looking to bounce back from a dismal 4-8 season, which saw the team have multiple injuries. Florida head coach Will Muschamp says that only a few players will be held out of spring football, …