Category: Football

  • Grading the Gators: Florida State

    Florida took down rival Florida State for the third straight time Saturday. It capped off a regular season full of craziness, coach firings, uneven play and a deafening amount of noise in the system. But, a win over a rival will always be celebrated by a team’s fans now matter how bad the game was.…

  • Gators Hold Off Seminoles to Reach Bowl Eligibility

    Final: Florida 24, Florida State 21 With :49 remaining in regulation, the Florida State Seminoles had just scored a touchdown to close within three points of rival Florida. Then, hilarity ensued. Needing to convert an onside kick attempt, FSU K Parker Grothaus stepped towards the ball then swung his foot to meet the top of…

  • Florida Coaching Candidates

    Mark McLeod I took an informal poll of 50 Florida fans, including a few former players via text and social media messenger to gauge their thoughts on the Gators head coaching vacancy.  I asked them to give me the top three coaches on their short list for the Florida job. I received responses from 38…

  • The Rise and Fall of Dan Mullen at UF

    The Return The second he started stepping off the jet, viewers could see his excited expression and a big set of Gator chomps. Dan Mullen, the newest heading coach hire for the Florida Gators, spent his introductory press conference explaining how much he understood the expectations and standard he, Urban Meyer and the rest of…

  • Grading the Gators: Missouri

    What an absolute back slide this Florida team’s experienced since that loss to Kentucky. The Gators suffered another loss to fall to 2-5 since that night in early October and 5-6 on the season. Thus, leaving the Gators fighting for their bowl eligibility lives. Let’s examine how they performed against the Missouri Tigers. Offense: DAfter…

  • Gators Parting Ways With Dan Mullen

    Per multiple reports, including Matt Zenitz of On3.com, the Florida Gators have parted ways with head coach Dan Mullen. Florida is parting ways with Dan Mullen, a source told @On3sports. He just informed the staff — Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) November 21, 2021 Mullen finishes his tenure with a 34-15 record, but his team won just…

  • Gators Fall to Mizzou in OT

    The 2021 Florida Gators have produced on the most epic collapses seen in a long time. Just over two months ago, Florida was riding high after dropping a tight contest against then- No. 1 Alabama. What’s happened since is rather incredible. The Gators have dropped five of their last six against FBS teams with the…

  • Florida Must Dismiss Dan Mullen

    Mark McLeod It wasn’t supposed to be this difficult.  Dan Mullen is in his fourth year at Florida with a 2021 schedule that included seven games against programs with first or second year head coaches, struggling to get their programs heading in the right direction. An eighth program on the Gators schedule, LSU’s head coach…

  • Staff Predictions: Florida vs Samford

    Following the humiliating loss in Columbia last week, the Gators return home on Saturday with a matchup against Samford. Both Samford and the Gators sit at 4-5 overall. Additionally, the Gators have (finally) made several moves with the coaching staff as defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and OL coach John Hevesy have been dismissed. What changes…

  • Report: Gators Fire Grantham, Hevesy

    The news finally broke Sunday evening. After years of the fanbase calling for the job of multiple assistant coaches, multiple reports are confirming that Florida has parted ways with defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and OL coach John Hevesy. Bruce Feldman was the first to report the story. SOURCE: DC Todd Grantham and OL coach John…