Florida coach Billy Napier took his turn in front of the media Wednesday at the Omni Hotel in Dallas for SEC Football Media Days. Napier brought along quarterback Graham Mertz, running back Montrell Johnson Jr. and linebacker Shemar James. On the 🎙#GoGators pic.twitter.com/rb8M8mTTep — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) July 17, …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Players Missing From SEC Media Days
As most of you know, SEC Media Week starts Monday or as I liked to call it, “The Greg Sankey Clambake.” They treat the media pretty well at this event and I’m sure its first trip to Dallas will be a blast. Everything is bigger in Texas, right? The key …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: SEC Media Days A Week Away
The Back Nine comes at you while dealing with COVID during the worst weekend for sports ever. Free Pat Dooley! 10. You know what snuck up on me? SEC Media Days. Maybe it’s because I don’t have to go anymore (I thought about just going because it’s not difficult to …
Read More »Florida Football 2024: Student Season Tickets Sold Out
University of Florida student season tickets have sold out for the fourth consecutive football season, the Gators Ticket Office announced Wednesday. Another student sellout 😎 Back in The Swamp soon! pic.twitter.com/cTDSVJCoLc — Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) July 3, 2024 A limited number of single-game student tickets for select homes will be …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Reasons Some Don’t Believe In Napier
I was in the whirlpool at the gym recently when a former UF player asked me this question: Why do they hate Billy Napier? My response was it is the lunatic fringe who hates the Florida football coach. There are a lot of people who believe in him and there …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Florida’s Top Football Players
One of the last things I did for GatorsWire was a re-ranking of the top 50 Gator football players of all time. The top 5 were easy, but the rest were not. So, here on the High Five, I will give you a little of both, the top 5 and …
Read More »Florida Football: Update On Kickoff Times
The first night game of Florida’s football season will be the second contest of the season against visiting Samford on Sept. 7. The 7 p.m. game will be carried on SECN+/ESPN+, ESPN announced Thursday. The season can’t get here soon enough. 🐊#GoGators | #jOURney pic.twitter.com/vg3GL1n3iV — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Football Game Times To Love
It’s funny how being semi-retired makes you not care about game times being released. We used to agonize over those Mondays when we would be told the following week’s game time, peaking at the news through spread fingers. The High Five gives you what used to matter and the game …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Football In Need Of No. 2 Receiver
The Back Nine comes at you after a glorious weekend that reminds us why we live in Dreamville. In July, there will be none of these reminders, I must say. 10. OK, here is my take on the spring game – it was a great Saturday. It doesn’t mean Florida …
Read More »Pat Dooley Grades The Gators: Bright Spots In Orange & Blue Game
Pat Dooley Grades the Gators after Florida’s Blue team beat the Orange 19-17 Saturday (at least that’s what the scoreboard said): OFFENSE B First half: It helps when one offense – in this case the Orange – gets to start the game with three free points because it won Thursday’s …
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