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The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 38-14 win Saturday over Vanderbilt in The Swamp: OFFENSE B+ First half: Florida was able to be balanced and had three nice drives to take the halftime lead. There were a few boos when Florida threw a screen pass on third-and-23, …

The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley grades the No. 22 Gators after their embarrassing 33-14 loss at Kentucky on Saturday. OFFENSE D- First half: It was not good on offense until the drive for the touchdown with 34 seconds left in the half. Until then, quarterback Graham Mertz looked unsure of himself, …

WRUF sports columnist Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 22-7 win over Charlotte in The Swamp on Saturday night: OFFENSE C First half: You could look at the 243 total yards or look at the 16 points. You could look at the 188 passing yards or the 55 rushing …

The Friday Fivesome comes at you before I wing my way to the West Coast for a short vacation. I need one quick recharging before we get to football season. 1. There has been so much talk about what may or may not happen down the road such as the …

The Back Nine comes at you after a lazy weekend of watching a lot of golf and playing a little, but mostly thinking about how much I am going to miss SEC Media Days. 10. Look, if someone has said they would pay for my hotel rooms and rental car, …

The Friday Fivesome comes at you with one Media Day down and four to go including the Media Days on steroids that will be in Hoover, Ala., starting Monday.   Today, we are going to talk about “X Factors” in the Power Five Conferences. Now, everyone can have a different …

The Back Nine comes at you after a week off and I hope you missed me. The craziness isn’t that far off. 10. Hearing the great Rece Davis on the studio show for the Euro Cup got my football blood circulating. And by that I mean the real football, American …

The “Friday Fivesome” comes at you and then I’m taking a long weekend like everybody else. Please enjoy the Fourth of July weekend and remember why we’re celebrating. And for gosh sakes, be careful with fireworks. 1. So, the theme this week is going to be the Sporting News ranking …

The Friday Fivesome comes at you with a look at scheduling today with the best part of it being that the new playoff plan should make the future look a lot better. 1. I started thinking about this because Pro Football Focus ranked the top 10 toughest schedules in college …

The Back Nine comes at you after the saddest Father’s Day ever despite all efforts by my two daughters and loving wife. I was my first one without a father and many of you know that pain. I was lucky to have so many with him. 10. When it’s talking …