It certainly is unusual for the mighty Gators to have an open week after only four games. But it is hardly unprecedented. This is the fourth time in the last two decades it has happened. How Florida comes out of this open date will define what has been a disappointing …
Read More »Florida Football Prepares For Sold-Out UCF Game After Open Date
The Florida Gators are in a bye week after securing their first SEC win of the season Saturday. The Gators brought their record to 2-2 with the 45-28 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville. The win may have lowered the temperature on coach Billy Napier’s hot seat for …
Read More »Florida Football Outmanned Again; Napier booed
The Florida Gators took a rough 33-20 defeat to the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday in a game where coach Billy Napier left the field with an array of boos from Florida fans. The Aggies (2-1, 1-0 SEC) came into Ben Hill Griffin Stadium having lost 10 consecutive SEC road games and …
Read More »Florida’s Johnson Embarrassed About Team Effort Against Miami
The Florida Gators had an abysmal 41-17 loss to the visiting Miami Hurricanes to open the season Saturday. As a result, the fans left the stadium upset and shocked that the Gators lost in such a fashion. Many players said they were embarrassed after losing to an in-state rival on …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Olympics Are Just Different
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of watching sports and hunkering down for another storm. 10. Sorry, but my goosebumps have goosebumps after watching a Gator set a world record in what they are saying has been a slow pool. (How is water slow?) Bobby Finke won …
Read More »SEC Media Days: Q & A With Florida Running Back Montrell Johnson Jr.
Florida running back Montrell Johnson Jr.’s session with reporters during SEC Football Media Days in Dallas on Wednesday. Q. I had a different question but after hearing from Coach Napier, how is the video game going? JOHNSON JR.: It’s going extremely good, I feel like The Swamp looks great on it as …
Read More »Gator Football Drops Season Finale In Frustrating 24-15 Loss To FSU
The Florida Gators 2023 football season can be summarized in five words: “So close, yet so far.” Their heartbreaking season finale against the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday night all but confirmed this mantra. The Gators came up short in a closely contested 24-15 loss to finish off their 2023 …
Read More »Florida Loses In Last Seconds At Missouri; Mertz injured
The Florida Gator football team gave it their all on Saturday evening against the No. 9 Missouri Tigers, but they were unable to pull off the upset on the road. Florida (5-6, 3-5 SEC) came up just short against the Missouri Tigers in a 33-31 loss at Faurot Field. It …
Read More »Gators Survive Shootout With South Carolina For First Road Win
After an 0-2 start away from The Swamp, the Florida Gators football team has finally won a game on the road. They did it in style, too. Florida survived a Saturday afternoon nail-biter against the South Carolina Gamecocks for their first road victory of the 2023 season. The Gators overcame …
Read More »Gators Stun Volunteers In 29-16 Victory At The Swamp
“In the Swamp, only Gators get out alive.” Florida’s football team lived up to its mantra Saturday night. In their primetime matchup against the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers, the Gators pulled off a stunning 29-16 upset victory. Florida extended its 20-year winning streak against Tennessee in matchups played at Ben …
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