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Following a 51-35 thrashing of Mississippi to open the season a pair of Gators earned weekly honors for their role in the victory. LB Ventrell Miller was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week. Miller was all over the field on Saturday as he recorded 15 tackles (13 solo) including two tackles for loss…
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The Florida Gators entered the 2020 season with national title expectations. After one game, those expectations appear justified. Behind the arm of redshirt senior QB Kyle Trask, the Gators routed Mississippi in both team’s season opener on Saturday. Florida defeated the Rebels 51-35. Trask finished the game 30-42 for 416 yards and six touchdowns. TE…
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The 2020 season is finally set to get underway. The Gators will travel to Mississippi to take on the Rebels of Ole Miss. Here are our staff’s predictions for the 2020 season opener: Ainslie Lee: A big third quarter bolsters Florida in this one. A slow start is expected, but for both teams, naturally. I…
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The Florida Gators will finally kickoff the 2020 SEC football season this Saturday in Oxford, MS. This will be the first time that Dan Mullen has faced the Rebels since his final season at Mississippi State, where he boasted a 5-4 record vs. the in-state rival. Florida opened as a -12.5 point favorite against Lane…
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Florida head coach Dan Mullen spoke to the media Monday afternoon and offered that OL Ethan White and CB Ethan Pouncey have suffered injuries that will keep them out of the season opening game against Mississippi on Saturday. White, a sophomore who was expected to start at center, injured his knee and underwent surgery earlier…
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Gainesville, FL – As if 2020 wasn’t already the worst year in history, Florida fans got some awful news on Saturday afternoon as Ben Hill Griffin Stadium caught fire. Firefighters were called to The Swamp after a fire broke out near one of the scoreboards along Stadium Road. Florida Gators’ Ben Hill Griffin Stadium appears…
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The wait is over. Florida WR Justin Shorter has been granted immediate eligibility and will be able to suit up with his teammates on September 26 at Mississippi. Shorter made the announcement via his Instagram story. Shorter transferred to UF from Penn State earlier this year, electing to sign with the Gators on National Signing…
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The Southeastern Conference announced game times and the television schedule for the first few weeks of the season on Tuesday. Additionally, CBS has selected it’s game of the week for the entire season. The Gators will open the season on September 26 at Ole Miss with kickoff slated for noon. The following week (October 3),…
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And the exhale begins. It was widely reported, and confirmed by head coach Dan Mullen, that several players had chosen not to attend Florida’s first three practices. Two of the absent players announced on Twitter their intentions of playing the 2020 season. WR Trevon Grimes and DE Zachary Carter will return to practice and join…
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The 2020 football schedule was finally announced by the Southeastern Conference on Monday. Despite a tumultuous last few weeks in the college football world, with the Big Ten and PAC-12 opting not to play, the SEC has remained steadfast in their approach to a 2020 season. Earlier this month, the conference announced the move to…