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Articles for the Fall Sports at the University of Florida
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Blown out. Stomped. Shellacked. Mollywhopped. Embarrassed. Any of these fits to describe what happened to Florida on a long Wednesday night in Texas. After a while, or maybe once victory was clearly not an option, it took on a scrimmage-like nature for Florida. So let’s go ahead and evaluate an opportunity clearly taken by Dan…
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Florida quarterback Kyle Trask declared for the NFL Draft Thursday afternoon, making the announcement through a video via Twitter. “It’s been everything to be a Gator,” Trask says to begin the announcement. The signal-caller goes on to reminisce on his unlikely journey to playing for the orange and blue quickly and thank the fans for…
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Florida suffered one of its worst losses of the Dan Mullen era on Wednesday night. The Gators entered the game a shell of their former selves after many of their top playmakers chose to opt out of the game. With the absence of Kyle Pitts, Trevon Grimes, Kadarius Toney, and Jacob Copeland, Florida was missing…
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We’ve reached the conclusion of the 2020 season as Florida takes on the Oklahoma Sooners in Wednesday’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl. Surely, you remember the last time these two teams met, back in 2008? The following are our staff’s predictions for the Cotton Bowl: … Brian Fox: This is a game I could see going in…
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This game was a bit more intriguing before Monday rolled around. The Gators were -3-point favorites over the Sooners, a spread that might have been even higher if star tight end, Kyle Pitts hadn’t already opted out. However, the Vegas bookmakers have now changed there minds, giving the edge to Oklahoma. After the news that…
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Kyle Trask’s receiving corps will look pretty different in Arlington, Texas. Gator fans will essentially see what next year’s offense could look like when it comes to skill player utilization. Florida now won’t have it’s nos. 2 and 3 receivers for the Cotton Bowl after Kyle Pitts opted out earlier. Senior wideouts Trevon Grimes and…
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By now, most of us have heard the story of the quiet kid from Manvel, Texas. Against all odds, this young man earned a D-I scholarship offer despite having been a backup since ninth grade. Quietly, he waited in the wings, hoping and trusting that his day would come. It wasn’t for lack of talent…
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Tale as old at time. Song as old as rhyme. Offense puts up points but needs a perfect game to overcome a problematic defense. And the Gators fall just short. To say it wasn’t a disappointment to lose would be a lie. However, I think the Fighting Dan Mullens put up a much better fight…
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Atlanta, GA – Coming into Sunday’s SEC Championship game, most considered Alabama heavy favorites. This narrative was born from several weeks of Florida sleepwalking through easy wins. However, the narrative really gained traction after last week’s devastating and inexcusable loss to LSU. Although I predicted that the Gators would beat the spread, even I was…
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Coming off one of Florida’s most embarrassing losses in a long time, the Gators head to Atlanta to play against Alabama with the SEC Championship on the line. The Crimson Tide is a 17-point favorite according to sports books. The following is our staff predictions: … Brian Fox: One week ago this matchup looked juicy.…
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