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Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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Florida guards Will Richard and Alijah Martin combined for 41 points as No. 7 Florida held off a massive second half rally by the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Jumpman Invitational Tuesday night. Florida pulled away in the final minutes to collect the 90-84 victory to improve to 11-0 on the season. The Gators…
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Just hours ahead of Florida’s rivalry matchup against Florida State, Gators head coach Billy Napier tweeted out the sunglasses emoji, his bat-signal indicating a new commitment on the recruiting trail. Peach State prospect Tavaris Dice announced his commitment to Florida Saturday afternoon. Dice is a 6’4, 295 lb prospect out of Fairburn, GA. 247’s Blake…
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Florida and Florida State was once a proud conclusion to the regular season that often served as an elimination game for the national championship. It hasn’t been that way for a while now. At times in the last decade-plus, one team has played a dominant season while the other has flailed, and, much like this…
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Despite being left for dead just three weeks into the 2024 football season, Florida and head coach Billy Napier have drastically turned things around on the football field and on the recruiting trail. After two of the more exciting experiences at the Swamp over the last decade-plus, Florida is finally capitalizing with the prospects in…
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Following perhaps the most important win of the Billy Napier era, the Gators are set to take on Mississippi in the final home game of the season Saturday. While the Gators are coming off a huge win against a ranked LSU team, the Rebels enjoyed their bye week and had a chance to get healthy.…
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Less than a week ago, 2025 QB Tramell Jones was committed to play college football in Tallahassee for the Florida State Seminoles. However, three days after decommitting from FSU, the Jacksonville, FL native announced his commitment to Florida. https://x.com/Hayesfawcett3/status/1858280216902463707?t=rEvUESMTudtOmk9ss1YMHg&s=19 Jones was in attendance as the Gators knocked off No. 22 LSU, 27-16, in The Swamp…
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Florida and LSU engaged in a fun game that took fans through the gauntlet of emotions Saturday night. The Gators prevailed 27-16 on a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns and are now just one win away from being bowl-eligible. The following are my top three takeaways from the game. 1. DJ Lagway is special. If…
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Get your corn dogs ready, the LSU Tigers are coming to Gainesville. Florida and LSU will renew their rivalry which has been dominated by the Tigers over the last few years. Both teams are coming off embarrassing losses in conference play with the Gators getting waxed in Austin against SEC newcomer Texas, 49-17. LSU, meanwhile,…
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Florida head coach Billy Napier has landed the first commitment in the 2025 recruiting class since Athletic Director Scott Stricklin announced publicly that the head coach will remain in his position moving forward. The nation’s No. 1 ranked kicker, Evan Noel, announced his commitment via social media Monday evening. Noel is rated as a three-star…
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Following a pair of sweeps, the Florida Gators find themselves all over the SEC’s weekly awards. In all, the Gators claimed four of the five honors the conference awards each week. Player of the Week / Offensive Player of the Week For the fourth straight week, Kennedy Martin earned the SEC Offensive Player of the…