Category: Football

  • Florida moves to #22 in Coaches Poll

    On Saturday a 63-yard heave by Feleipe Franks to Tyrie Cleveland earned Florida a 26-20 walk-off victory against #23 Tennessee. On Sunday the Amway Coaches Poll rewarded Florida by moving the Gators up two spots to #22. The Gators are now 1-1 and will travel to Lexington to face an undefeated Kentucky team that just…

  • #24 Florida survives #23 Tennessee with miracle finish

    I had it all set. I had already arranged all of my thoughts in my head about how I would recap the Florida Gators overtime defeat at the hands of Tennessee. The play calling… the quarterback… the coaching… the turnovers… and an incredibly stupid penalty by a leader on the defense… There wasn’t going to…

  • BREAKING: Florida-Tennessee will be played in Gainesville

    The Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers will kick off at 3:30 PM at The Swamp on Saturday. Florida announced the decision by the SEC to keep the game at home after debating using a neutral site after Hurricane Irma came through the area. Saturday’s Florida-Tennessee game will be played at BHG Stadium as scheduled, the…

  • OPINION: Florida needs to move Tennessee game out of state

    The Florida Gators are set to play the Tennessee Volunteers in a huge game in the SEC East standings. It’s no secret that the state of Florida has been ravaged by Hurricane Irma. The eye of the storm and the powerful eyewall passed right through Gainesville with hurricane force winds. Florida and Gainesville residents will…

  • #24 Gators to face Kentucky in primetime

    The SEC announced the start times for the week four slate of games on Monday. Florida travels to Kentucky to face the Wildcats and the game will be broadcasted on either ESPN2 or the SEC Network. If ESPN2 picks up the coverage, the game will kickoff at 7:00 PM whereas an SEC Network tilt would…

  • Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc on Florida’s athletics schedule

    As Hurricane Irma continues to churn in the Caribbean, with a projected path heading up the state of Florida, the University of Florida has had to adjust their athletics schedules accordingly. On Wednesday the UF administration cancelled one soccer game and two volleyball matches scheduled for this weekend. __________ #9 ranked Gators soccer announced Wednesday…

  • Florida cancels home opener against Northern Colorado

    The Florida Gators have reversed course and has chosen to cancel Saturday’s game against Northern Colorado. The game will not be rescheduled per the official press release. Florida had moved the game up to noon from an initial 7:30 PM kickoff. Every possible effort was made to play this game, but given circumstances, playing game…

  • BREAKING: Florida officially moves home opener to Saturday at noon

    The University of Florida finally has a decision in regards to this weekend’s football game in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The University has announced that Saturday’s football game against Northern Colorado will kickoff at noon instead of the 7:30 PM originally scheduled start time. .@GatorsFB vs. Northern Colorado Moved to Saturday at 12 p.m.…

  • Florida coaching staff drops the ball in embarrassing loss to Michigan

    The offensive line is a strength for the Florida Gators football team. At least, that’s what we’ve heard from Jim McElwain since spring camp. However, in the season opening loss to Michigan on Saturday the offensive line looked anything but the part. Michigan was in the backfield for an astonishing 71 percent of Gators QB…

  • Florida names Franks starting QB

    At his post-practice press conference, Florida head coach Jim McElwain finally told the assembled media what they wanted to hear. McElwain told those reporters that redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks will start at quarterback against the Michigan Wolverines in Dallas on Saturday. Franks was a 4-star QB recruit who was originally committed to LSU, but flipped…