Sophomore Gators running back Montrell Johnson Jr. spoke after spring practice Thursday about his progress and the upcoming season. Johnson ran for 841 yards and 10 TDs for the Gators in 2022, averaging 5.4 yards per carry. Being a leader One thing Johnson stressed in his interview was the importance …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (March 13th)
The Back Nine comes at you after my favorite weekend of the year, the one when we turn to Daylight Savings. Oh, and congrats to Jamie Lee Curtis. Any friend of Cristopher Guest’s is a friend of mine. 10. When my co-host Jeff Cardozo said on the air …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five (March 10th)
Now that Florida has been unofficially-officially eliminated from the NCAA Tournament (you didn’t really think the Gators were going to go 4-0 in Nashville did you?) there are two approaches you can take for the rest of basketball season. One, ignore the tournament. Concentrate on Gator baseball and softball …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (March 6th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a full weekend. In fact, it was so full I feel like I missed out on some things. That’s Gainesville for you. 10. The biggest story of the weekend was over at Condron Ballpark where Florida took two of three from a …
Read More »Anthony Richardson Discusses Future at NFL Combine
Former Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson participated in the NFL Combine Feb. 27 through March 5, and the 21-year-old’s stock just keeps climbing. Richardson’s freakish athleticism combined with his success in team interviews have garnered hype around the internet and in the NFL. He answered questions at the combine about his …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (February 27th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of disappointment for Gator sports, but I always remind myself that when it’s a great weekend another bad one could be looming. Yes, I am too negative. And there were some good things that happened. 10. Let’s start out with …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five (February 24th)
This has not been the year we expected from the Florida basketball team and there are plenty of reasons (not excuses) for it. But this isn’t about that. This is about how it can happen at a lot of places. Gosh, we just recently saw Kentucky have its worst season …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (February 20th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a very low-key weekend because a sinus infection laid Dr. Football low. Fortunately, there was plenty of stuff to watch. 10. One of those things I did not want to watch was Florida’s basketball game against Arkansas. It was pretty clear and …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five (February 17th)
I’m a big believer in taking someone’s career and sitting on the porch in a hermetically sealed jar to let it age for a while before we start decorating it. That’s the case with Colin Castleton, who suffered a broken hand Wednesday night and will likely never play for Florida …
Read More »Thomas and DiCello Power Florida Gymnastics Past Missouri
The number two Florida Gators Gymnastics team extended its undefeated season to eight wins (5-0 SEC), beating number 15 Missouri 198.350 – 196.625 Friday night. Trinity Thomas and Kayla DiCello headlined the dominating Gators’ victory with perfect 10.0s in front of a record crowd of 9,691 at Florida’s annual Link …
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