Pat Dooley Grades the Gators after their wild 45-28 win at Mississippi State on Saturday, UF’s first win against a Power 5 team in 11 months: OFFENSE: A First half: The two-quarterback plan clearly worked as Graham Mertz threw three touchdown passes and DJ Lagway led the Gators on an …
Read More »Napier On First Road Game: ‘You Got To Be Ready To Go’
Florida coach Billy Napier said he is disappointed and frustrated with Saturday’s home loss to Texas A&M during his Monday news conference. Looking Back Following a tough 33-20 loss to Texas A&M, Napier looked at the coaching staff as a part of the problem. The Gators started off slow with …
Read More »Arkansas, Auburn Hope To Open SEC Play Strong
The Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1) will travel to Auburn to take on the Tigers (2-1) Saturday afternoon to open conference play for both teams. 2023 Blowout Looms Large Last season, Auburn went into Fayetteville and left with a 48-10 win over the Razorbacks. Such a drastic result could impact how players …
Read More »Florida Football Offensive Lineman Barber Confident Of Turnaround
Following the loss to Texas A&M last Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida will try to put things together this Saturday in Starkville, Miss., against a Bulldog team with similar struggles as the Gators. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/1835720036415349011 Florida (1-2, 0-1 SEC) hasn’t gotten off to the start it expected. Florida is …
Read More »Florida Football Scouting Report: Mississippi State
The Florida Gators take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs at 12 p.m. Saturday in the first away game of the season for Florida. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/1835720036415349011 Mississippi State This Season The Bulldogs are yet to play a ranked opponent, but stand at 1-2. Their only win came in the season opener against …
Read More »Florida Football’s Wingo Blocking Outside Noise
The Florida Gators started this season off pretty rocky. With a 1-2 record, Florida fans have started to question what the rest of the season will look like. Florida fifth-year senior linebacker Derek Wingo seems to have an optimistic outlook. The Gators have had a losing record the last few …
Read More »Florida Football Outmanned Again; Napier booed
The Florida Gators took a rough 33-20 defeat to the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday in a game where coach Billy Napier left the field with an array of boos from Florida fans. The Aggies (2-1, 1-0 SEC) came into Ben Hill Griffin Stadium having lost 10 consecutive SEC road games and …
Read More »Pat Dooley Grades The Gators: Napier’s Failure To Launch Program
Pat Dooley grades the Gators after Florida’s second embarrassing loss of what will likely be coach Billy Napier’s final season, a 33-20 defeat to Texas A&M at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday: OFFENSE: D FIRST HALF: The whole week was about who would start. I don’t think Dan Marino …
Read More »Gator Great Smith Has New Role Today At The Swamp
Former Florida and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith is back in Gainesville for Saturday’s big game against Texas A&M as the honorary “Mr. Two Bits.” Smith, the all-time NFL rushing leader and Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys, is also here this weekend to spread …
Read More »Florida’s Mertz Looking Sharp In Return To Practice, Hansen says
Florida coach Billy Napier said Wednesday the team will no longer release its depth chart before every game. Instead, the program will just release the availability report mandated by the SEC. UF quarterback Graham Mertz, who suffered a concussion late in the Miami loss, is no longer on that report. …
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