The Florida Gator football team opens fall camp with a Thursday afternoon practice after hosting Media Day on Wednesday. The biggest question mark heading into the 2017 season is once again at the quarterback position. QB Battle Florida coach Jim McElwain stated the battle for the starting quarterback position is …
Read More »Another One: McElwain, Gators Land 2018 Recruit WR Tyquan Thornton
The recruiting momentum gained from Friday Night Lights shows no signs of slowing down for Jim McElwain and the Gator football program. Florida landed its ninth commit in the past week Monday night in the form of 2018 three-star wide receiver Tyquan Thornton . Thornton is the 14th ranked receiver …
Read More »SEC Media Days: Day 3 Recap
Wednesday kicked off day 3 of the SEC Media Days in Hoover, Alabama. By day 3, The logistics of the event remained the same. The objective of the day remained the same. The difference in the days are the featured teams and coaches. Day 3 highlighted two East Division teams …
Read More »Gators Jim McElwain at the SEC Media Days
Today kicked off Day 2 of the SEC Media Days in Hoover, Alabama. Head coaches and their respective players seized the day by previewing the upcoming football season. Four different schools were featured in Day 2. Kirby Smart of Georgia, Derek Mason of Vanderbilt and Dan Mullen of Mississippi State. …
Read More »AROUND THE SEC: A Young South Carolina Team Poised to Make A Run in the East?
When Head Coach Will Muschamp made his debut to the South Carolina sidelines last season, fans and spectators were skeptical. Now that the Gamecocks survived the season, tackled spring practice, and a have solid incoming recruiting class coming in—fans and spectators are expecting more this upcoming season. Taking A Look …
Read More »David Sharpe is Heading to Oakland
The Oakland Raiders selected David Sharpe with the 129th overall pick. Sharpe will be added to one of the more high-octane offenses in the NFL, tasked with blocking Oakland’s newest addition, Marshawn Lynch. David Sharpe, this six-foot-six offensive lineman weighs in at 357 pounds and is from the city of Jacksonville. The …
Read More »Lions Select Jarrad Davis In First Round with 21st Overall Pick in Draft
With the 21st overall pick, the Detroit Lions selected Jarrad Davis, the first Gator off the board in the 2017 draft. Davis was the second linebacker taken, being drafted before other notable prospects like Rueben Foster and Raekwon McMillan. Davis figures to get a good amount of playing time early …
Read More »2017 NFL Draft Preview: Gators Look to Make Leap to NFL
The 2017 NFL Draft is here, and with it come the hopes of many Gator players of finally being able to play on Sundays in the NFL. Last year, Florida tied for with Alabama and Notre Dame for the fourth most selections last year (7) and had two taken in …
Read More »Is DBU Here to Stay in Gainesville?
The Florida Gator football program has been known to produce some of the best defensive backs in college football. From Joe Haden to Reggie Nelson to Vernon Hargreaves to Jalen Tabor; the list goes on and on. With Tabor and Quincy Wilson departing for the NFL Draft as borderline first …
Read More »SEC Well-represented in Bowl Season
While the SEC may have dropped off a bit in the eyes of the college football world, what’s long been regarded as the nation’s top conference still received plenty of love on Bowl Selection Day. Twelve teams will be representing the SEC in a bowl, which ties for the most …
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