The Florida Gators finally have the high-powered offense they have been waiting for. But it has come at a cost. Florida’s defense has struggled in all three games so far this season. According to Pro Football Focus, Florida leads the nation by scoring on 70% of its offensive drives. The team …
Read More »Marco Wilson Looks Toward Season
Returning cornerback Marco Wilson is looking forward to the start of the Gators football season. 2020 Season As is true for the majority of college sports this year, the college football season will look a little different than normal. For the Gators, that means an all-SEC schedule. Rather than starting …
Read More »Kaiir Elam next in line to become best corner back for Florida
Kaiir Elam had an exciting first season as a Gator. The defensive back appeared in all 13 games and made five starts in his first collegiate season. He totaled 11 tackles, three interceptions and four passes defended (tied for second-most on the team). Elam also ended the 2019 season on …
Read More »Wilson Ready to Lead Younger Talent
Gator fans celebrated after star defensive back Marco Wilson announced he was returning for the 2020 season. The versatile DB has his eyes on the prize as he prepares for his presumable last college season before entering the 2021 NFL Draft. But Wilson is not only focused on boosting his …
Read More »Marco Wilson Will Return for 2020 Season
The Gator football team received good news regarding the return of defensive back Marco Wilson. On Monday, Wilson announced that he is returning for his redshirt junior season in 2020 rather than entering the NFL draft. https://twitter.com/MJW_era/status/1214277181045714947 Marco Wilson #3 Wilson is a versatile defensive player for Florida who has …
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 win kick-fest in Missouri 23-6
In football, there are offensive clinics, there are scrummy defensive battles and then there are… kick-fests. That was the Florida-Missouri game in a nutshell on Saturday afternoon. By the end, Florida had snapped their two-game skid to the Tigers 23-6 and handed Missouri their first loss at home in the …
Read More »Gators’ Defense Looks to Bounce Back
It had been since the 2015 season that a Florida Gators defense allowed over 500 yards of total offense. Florida allowed 511 to the LSU Tigers this past Saturday in a 42-28 loss. The Gators were shredded both through the air and on the ground. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow had …
Read More »Gators Defense Forming New Identity
The week ahead of the Tennessee and Florida game brought on more questions than expectations for the entire team. The quarterback spot drew the most questions. But Florida’s defense answered every question and expectation possible in Saturday’s performance. Was the second week in a row sans defensive end Jabari Zuniga …
Read More »Rocky Toppled: Gators stomp the Vols
Prior to Florida’s game against Tennessee on Saturday, Kyle Trask entered Ben Hill Griffin Stadium by way of the Gator Walk — just as he does every home game. But this was different. Instead of smiling and high-fiving fans, Trask was smug. Emotionless. Locked in. Being the starting quarterback at …
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