Category: Football

  • Gainesville, FL-  Florida Gators freshman wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland pled guilty to first degree misdemeanor Criminal Misconduct on Friday.  The Gainesville Sun’s Robbie Andreu first reported that Cleveland will serve six months probation, and must pay restitution and all court costs.  Cleveland and freshman teammate Rick Wells were arrested in July and charged with felonies,…

  • On Monday the SEC announced the start time for the September 24th weekend football games. One of the most anticipated matchups for the week involves the Florida Gators traveling to Knoxville to face Tennessee. That game will kickoff at 3:30 PM and will air nationally on CBS.  The Gators have defeated the Volunteers eleven straight…

  • The Florida Gators have risen to #23 in the latest Amway Coaches Poll following a complete dismantling of Kentucky on Saturday. Florida defeated Kentucky 45-7  Florida had been ranked #25 in last week’s poll.  The Top 25: 1-   Alabama 2-   Florida State 3-   Clemson 4-   Ohio State 5-   Michigan  6-…

  • FINAL: FLORIDA 45, KENTUCKY 7 Gainesville, FL-  The Florida Gators have now defeated the Kentucky Wildcats thirty straight years.  The Gators outclassed the Wildcats 45-7 as starting QB Luke Del Rio threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns.  The Gators beat Kentucky in virtually every stat, and limited Kentucky to just ten yards passing more…

  • ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on the Mike and Mike radio show that the New York Mets will sign former Gator and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow to a minor league contract.  Tebow held an open tryout and invited every team to watch. The tryout was on August 30 in Los Angeles. It was reported that…

  • Gainesville, FL-  Florida Gators freshmen wide receivers Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells learned on Tuesday that their felony charges from a July BB gun incident on campus has been reduced to misdemeanor criminal mischief.  The pair had originally been charged with firing a missile into an occupied dwelling, and causing $1,000 worth of property damage.…

  • GAINESVILLE, FL-  The Florida Gators kicking woes were well documented last season. The Gators went only 7-17 on field goal attempts and their longest make was only 43 yards.  After video surfaced on YouTube of Eddy Piñeiro nailing 60+ and 70+ yard kicks, Florida head coach Jim McElwain went “all-in” in recruiting efforts, eventually landing…

  • GAINESVILLE, FL-  Dre Massey started at wide receiver in Saturday’s Gator football game. It will be his last start this season.  Gainesville Sun reporter Pat Dooley confirmed that Massey will miss the entire season with a knee injury.  Massey was a top target for Florida coaches as he was one of the top junior college…

  • GAINESVILLE, FL-  The Florida Gators football team entered the 2016 season with lofty expectations. They entered ranked #25 in the country and are considered a contender to win the SEC East. Florida played a sluggish game against UMass, but in the end prevailed 24-7 at the Swamp. Florida was a 37 point favorite against a…

  • GAINESVILLE, FL-  The Gator Chomp Blog will be hosting a tailgate at the commuter lot at 966 Gale Lemerand Dr. We will be in the grass next to lot 10. We will be joined by our friends from the Facebook groups: The Swamp Orange & Blue and Gators Group. Food and drink will be provided, also come play…