Florida football will host its Pro Day on March 27, with the single-day event being closed to the public. 18 draft-eligible Gators from the 2024 roster will have the chance to show-off their abilities to an audience of NFL general managers, coaches and scouts. The day will include a number …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Men’s Basketball’s ‘Glue Guy’
The Back Nine comes at you after a pretty special weekend in Hogtown and that was just the weather. 10. It was also the basketball and especially Will Richard. I’ve said all year Richard is the glue of this team, the guy who can affect winning without scoring. We …
Read More »Nine Gators Receive Invitations To NFL Combine
The Florida football team will send nine draft-eligible players after invitations to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine. This annual event, hosted in Indianapolis, invites the best of the best talent around the country with future NFL legends, scouts, coaches and general manager around the league from Feb. 24 through …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: NFL Draft Shows Lack Of Talent On ’23 Gators
The Back Nine comes at you after a lazy weekend that included a lovely nine holes with my wife and a couple of sleep-deprived nights. 10. The NFL draft was everything that makes the NFL – as my friend Chris Harry likes to call it – The King. It was …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Gators’ Surprising NFL First-Round Draft Picks
It was an interesting Friday morning for us old folks who went to sleep well before the first round of the NFL draft concluded late Thursday night. I told my wife Florida receiver Ricky Pearsall was picked in the first round and her response was, “Really? I was told he …
Read More »Former Williston Standout Quinyon Mitchell Drafted by Eagles
Former Williston High School cornerback Quinyon Mitchell heads to the City of Brotherly Love after being selected 22nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, Thursday night. The born and raised Williston native had family and friends watching from home as he was …
Read More »Florida’s Pearsall Selected By 49ers In First Round Of NFL Draft
Former Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall did not have to wait past Day 1 of the NFL draft to hear his name called. The San Francisco 49ers picked Pearsall with the No. 31 overall pick in the first round Thursday. The ‘Niners added to their already dangerous receiving core. Pearsall …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft Begins Thursday
The 2024 NFL Draft begins Thursday night in Detroit. Only the first round of the draft will take place Thursday. The second and third rounds will be Friday with rounds 5-7 on Saturday. https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1783482835589795852 Kiper Jr. Predicts Record-Breaking First Round Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. predicts a record number of …
Read More »How the 2021 NFL QB Draft Class Stacks Up Now
The 2024 NFL Draft is only one sleep away, and, as always, all anyone can talk about is this year’s quarterback class. Heisman winners Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels lead the discussion, along with 2024 National Champion J.J. McCarthy and 2022 ACC Player of the Year Drake Maye. National Championship …
Read More »PFF’s Max Chadwick Talks College Football, NFL draft
College Football analyst for Pro Football Focus Max Chadwick joined Steve Russell on SportsScene on Tuesday to talk college football in advance of Thursday’s NFL draft. https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1782771412853285105 NIL in College The world of name, image and likeness continues to ramp up. The state of Virginia passed a law this week …
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