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Following a week off, the Florida Gators are set to take on the UCF Knights in primetime at the Swamp. The Gators are coming off a tough win over Mississippi State while the Knights dropped their first game of the year against Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes. The following is our staff’s predictions for Florida vs…
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The Florida Gators (2-2, 1-1 SEC) seek to build upon its first victory in SEC play against Mississippi State with a home matchup against rival UCF (3-1, 1-1 Big 12) on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Gators’ 45-28 road win over the Bulldogs on Sept. 21 was monumental in getting the squad back in the right…
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The Florida Gators traveled to Mississippi State and defeated the Bulldogs 45-28 to improve to 2-2 on the season. The Florida offense was led by a balanced attack and quarterback Graham Mertz. The Gators defense, however, also reared it’s ugly head in the win. Mertz completed 19-21 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns. He…
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A week ago things looked very different for the Florida Gators. Coming off a blow out victory over outmatched Samford, the fanbase had hope for the first time in a long time. DJ Lagway provided much of that hope and many fans were left wanting more from the talented freshman. Then Texas A&M happened. Florida…
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The future is uncertain for Billy Napier and the Florida Gators (1-2) after suffering a 33-20 defeat at the hands of the Texas A&M Aggies (2-1) in The Swamp on Saturday afternoon. Redshirt freshman Marcel Reed made his debut for Texas A&M in the stead of Connor Weigman, who was sidelined with a sprained AC…
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The Florida Gators are riding the high of beating FCS Samford behind a lethal passing attack. On Saturday, they will look to keep things rolling in their SEC opener against Texas A&M. Both teams enter the contest 1-1, both coming off dominant cupcake victories against inferior competition. Both teams dropped their highly anticipated openers as…
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The Florida football team came away with a much needed 45-7 victory over the Samford Bulldogs on Saturday night. Freshman DJ Lagway’s 456-yard, three touchdown performance certainly stood out the most, but here are four takeaways from the Gators’ first victory of 2024. The 2023 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year put on an…
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Week one of the 2024 college football season went about as bad as it could have for the Florida Gators. Florida was embarrassed by in-state rival Miami in The Swamp. Week two will see several changes in personnel, most notably freshman DJ Lagway will get his first start against Samford. Lagway entered the game late…
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After a disappointing opening game against Miami last weekend, the Florida Gators are set to face off with the Samford Bulldogs on Saturday night in the Swamp. One of the biggest storylines coming into Week 2 for the Gators is the insertion of freshman phenom DJ Lagway into the starting quarterback position. With Graham Mertz…
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Florida freshman quarterback DJ Lagway will make the first start of his collegiate career on Saturday against Samford, Gators’ head coach Billy Napier said in a news conference Wednesday. The news of Lagway’s start comes four days after Florida’s opening-season 41-17 loss to the Miami Hurricanes where senior starter Graham Mertz was injured and has…