Tag Archives: Special teams

Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 24-11 loss at No. 14 Utah on Thursday night:   Offense D- First half: Utah came into the game with the goal of shutting down the running game and the Utes did just that. Florida had only 19 rushing yards in the first …

The last time the Florida Gators faced Auburn was in 2011. The Tigers won in force, by a final score of 17-6. Florida’s only six points came from special teams. But this year, the Gators hope to change that story line. While the offense and defense will need to step …

Florida head coach Dan Mullen is known to place a heavy emphasis on the importance of special teams. Many deem them the least important part of a football team, but in truth they’re incredibly important. Here’s a breakdown of what the Gators have to offer in that department: Evan McPherson …

One team is ranked, one team is not. One team has named a quarterback, one team has not. One team’s head coach is going into his eighth season, one team has a staff full of new coaches. The two teams? West Virginia and Tennessee. Clearly, there are many unknowns for …

Throughout training camp, coach Dan Mullen has put a huge emphasis on the Gators special teams unit. Just this week, Mullen awarded scholarships to two players (R.J. Raymond and Nick Villano) that are big influences on special teams. During training camp there has also been some debate on who will …

It’s day four of Gator football practice, and head coach Dan Mullen is still looking for improvement from his team before the season opener in less than a month. QB Battle Mullen said he has been seeing flashes of good work from all three quarterback candidates, but he’s looking for …

In the Florida Gators’ 19-17 loss to Texas A&M, you can go back to some plays that could have turned the game one way or the other.  Looking closer at some of these plays and decisions that may not have seemed key in the moment, shed light on how a …