Both Florida and Texas A&M are coming off of home losses to SEC West foes. A win for either team would put its season back on track. Lose, and the questions and pressure get cranked up even more. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/918215883566338048 Florida (3-2, 3-1 SEC) Bounce Back From Loss to LSU Jim …
Read More »SEC Football Roundup: Week 6
Blowouts and one close game-upset took over the top headlines in week 6 of the SEC conference. LSU (4-2, 1-1 SEC) @ Florida (3-2, 3-1 SEC) The Gators couldn’t get the ball rolling in their 16-17 loss against the Tigers this past Saturday in their latest conference rival matchup. LSU …
Read More »Not So Sweet Homecoming: Florida Falls to LSU 17-16
The Gator football team had the momentum. They’d stormed back from a 17-3 deficit on two short Lamical Perine touchdown runs and seemed poised to tie the game late in the third quarter. Shockingly, kicker Eddy Piniero missed the point-after attempt, and Florida remained trailing LSU 17-16. That’s how the …
Read More »Gators Pound the Rock as Florida Defeats Vanderbilt at Home
Coming into Saturday’s meeting with Vanderbilt, Florida running backs didn’t have a single rushing touchdown on the season. But when it rains, it pours. The Gators scored five times on the ground as the Florida offense put up its best performance of the season in a 38-24 win over Vanderbilt. …
Read More »Preview: Gator Football Puts Streak On the Line in Lexington Against Kentucky
How can a team continue its momentum after a win as dramatic as Florida’s 26-20 win over Tennessee on a last-second cannon to Tyrie Cleveland? One way is by continuing its 30-year win streak against another one of its division rivals. That’s what Florida is tasked with Saturday night when …
Read More »Preview: Gators Football Kicks Off Season Against Michigan in Dallas
The waiting is over for the Gators. After months of anticipation, Florida will kick off their 2017 football season against the Michigan in Dallas on Saturday. While it’s only the first game of the season, a win for either team would provide season-long momentum. Florida Entering Jim McElwain’s third season …
Read More »Jordan Scarlett is Leading the Gators with an “Alpha” Attitude
“I told the running back room; it starts with us. If we come out here and perform our best, you know guys are going to feed off of us. If we don’t, it’s gonna be a lot more pressure on young quarterbacks>” That’s what first year running back coach Ja’Juan Seider said about …
Read More »Spring Ball has Sprung, so has Lamical Perine
Spring football is back for the Florida Gators and so is Lamical Perine. With spring ball underway, upcoming sophomore running back Perine is ready to move the Gators forward. In the 2016 football season, Perine was not a freshman running back to be messed with. Having played in all 13 …
Read More »Florida Running Back Jordan Cronkrite Transfers Out
On Thursday, the University of Florida announced that sophomore running back Jordan Cronkrite was granted his release and is expected to transfer from the team. Cronkrite took a backseat this season in the rushing department, becoming the team’s fourth-leading rusher. He recorded 145 yards and one touchdown in only 31 …
Read More »Appleby Enjoying Every Moment as Starting Quarterback
Following a close, defensive battle against Vanderbilt that resulted in a 13-6 win, Luke Del Rio was re-inserted into the starting lineup after returning from a knee injury. It seemed unlikely that Austin Appleby would get another chance to start for the rest of the season. Fast forward almost two months …
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