After a year of mask wearing, physical distancing and limited stadium capacity, Florida Gator sports will begin to return to pre-pandemic conditions. The recent announcement from the Center for Disease Control regarding mask wearing for fully vaccinated people has led some communities to begin changing COVID-19 restrictions. On Monday, the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 7
The Front Nine comes at you with the full knowledge that Sunday it will officially be Bob Dooley Invitational week. It’s kind of like Masters week without the Champions Dinner. 1. We were talking about this on the Tailgate the other day – who are the third best teams in …
Read More »Mullen prepares Jones to Steer Ship Next Season
With the departure of quarterback Kyle Trask, backup Emory Jones will steer the ship for the Florida Gators next season. As the offseason progresses and the Gators continue spring training, coach Dan Mullen is helping prepare Jones for the starting role. Jones enters his junior year at Florida eager to …
Read More »Gator Defense Looks to Improve
With spring practices in full swing, the Gator defense will look to make big strides as the unit hopes to improve on a down 2020 season. Taking Advantage of Spring One thing the football program didn’t have, or any school in the country for that matter, was spring practices in …
Read More »Defense Looks to Improve as Spring Football Begins
It’s no secret that the Florida Gator defense had its struggles this past season as the unit looks to improve with spring practices beginning Thursday. Todd Grantham‘s defense lost six starters and will have to work with a young defense. In addition, the defense finished in the bottom half of …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 19
The Front Nine comes at you hoping you have fastened your seat belts because the ride is about to get really interesting around here. 1. You know what really just sunk in the other day (and I’m sorry if I am the last person to realize this)? Florida is doing …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 15
The Back Nine comes at you after a busy sports weekend and I hope you carved out some time for your Valentines. The heart-shaped pancakes were the best part of it for yours truly. 10. There was a lot going on over the weekend (and it continues tonight with a …
Read More »SEC 2021 Football Schedules Released
The 2021 SEC football schedules have officially been released. The schedules for each school include eight conference matchups. Florida’s SEC Schedule https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/1354514537538457601 The Gators will play just two non-conference games before welcoming their first SEC opponent to The Swamp on Sept. 18. The reigning National Champions, Alabama Crimson Tide, will …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: January 22
The Front Nine comes at you to talk about The Season Of The Weird not going away just because the calendar changed. 10. I tried to tell people that just because the year was new didn’t mean we were all going to get back to normal. As Exhibit A, I …
Read More »Tennessee Parts Ways With Jeremy Pruitt Following Internal Investigation
Tennessee fired football head coach Jeremy Pruitt Monday during an ongoing investigation into the program’s potential recruiting violations. Recruiting Violations The university and NCAA found evidence of multiple Level I and Level II NCAA recruiting rules violations under Pruitt’s watch. University of Tennessee chancellor Dondee Plowman called the findings stunning. …
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