Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.

  • Staff Predictions: Florida vs USF

    r opening the season with a 35-14 win over FAU last week, the Gators will head down the I-75 corridor to Tampa to face South Florida at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday. The two programs have met just one time on the gridiron, a 38-14 Gators victory at The Swamp in 2010. The following are…

  • The Gridiron Growl Podcast: FAU Recap inc. a QB Controversy

    The Gators defeated FAU 35-14 in the season opener on Saturday to give Mark McLeod and Jake Hitt plenty to talk about. Among the topics: the two-quarterback system employed by Dan Mullen to beat the Owls. While on the subject, Anthony Richardson is everything we heard about during August camp. Additionally, did we see a…

  • FB: Gators Open Season With 35-14 Victory Over FAU

    The Florida Gators coasted past Florida Atlantic to open the 2021 season on Saturday. While the victor was never in doubt, there was much to be improved on by the team wearing white at home for the first time in twenty years. The Gators finished off the 35-14 victory, but appeared to play into a…

  • Staff Predictions: Florida vs FAU

    It is finally game week! It feels like it’s been a long time since the Gators hosted a game in the Swamp. That changes Saturday, as 90,000 screaming Florida fans are expected to remind these Gators of just what they were missing a year ago. Florida introduces the Florida Atlantic Owls to The Swamp for…

  • Gators Football: 2021 Preview

    The Florida Gators enter the 2021 season riding the high of beating Georgia, winning the SEC East, and giving Alabama a stiff fight in the SEC Championship Game. However, the Gators finished the year 8-4 including a disturbingly lopsided Cotton Bowl loss to Oklahoma. For every high in 2020, the lows were even more excruciating…

  • MBB: Gators Land 4-Star PF Malik Reneau

    Florida head coach Mike White landed his highest rated commitment since Scottie Lewis as 4-star forward Malik Reneau offered his pledge to the program on Wednesday. 110% committed @GatorsMBK pic.twitter.com/g1jOLY4Wt8 — Malik A. Reneau (@MalikReneau) September 1, 2021 Reneau, originally from Hialeah in south Florida, plays for Montverde Academy and the Nightrydas Elite AAU squad…

  • The Gridiron Growl Podcast: Season Two Debut

    The Gridiron Growl Podcast returns for season two Backed with host Mark McLeod’s twenty four years of experience covering the Florida Gators, The Gridiron Growl Podcast is back from it’s short summer hiatus. In the season two debut, Mark is joined by ChompTalk.com frontman Brian Fox to talk Gators football before being joined by Brent…

  • SOC: Goldberg, Loferski Lead Gators to 1-1 Draw vs Texas

    In the waning minutes of Sunday’s match, the Longhorns looked poised to take a commanding 2-0 lead. However, sophomore goalkeeper Alexa Goldberg saved the day with a goal line stop on a 3-on-1 Texas attack before initiating the Florida offense on the other end. It didn’t take long for the momentum to carry over as…

  • SOC: Gators Drop Season Opener at USF, 2-1

    The first competition of the 2021-22 athletic calendar is complete and, unfortunately for the Gators, has resulted in the first loss for a Florida program. The Gators soccer program dropped a 2-1 decision in Tampa against the No. 20 South Florida Bulls on Thursday in a match that also kicked off the Tony Amato era.…

  • Gators Ranked No. 11 in USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll

    The first major football poll has been released with Tuesday’s announcement of the USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll. The Florida Gators open the season as the No. 11 ranked team in the nation. Florida is the fourth highest rated team from the Southeastern Conference, behind Alabama (1), Georgia (5), and Texas A&M (6). The Gators…