Tag Archives: Gator Football

The Back Nine comes at you after an emotional weekend that will lead to a very long celebration of life for my father and no more lectures about how important family is. I’ll let you figure that out for yourself. 10. I’m going to start out with some football, which …

GAINSEVILLE,FL–On Wednesday, the NFL issued a list of 323 players who have been invited to the 2021 scouting combine, nine former Gators are on it. Among the nine Gators are Heisman finalist Kyle Trask and star tight end Kyle Pitts. Along with Trask and Pitts are Shawn Davis, Stone Forsythe, …

With spring practices in full swing, the Gator defense will look to make big strides as the unit hopes to improve on a down 2020 season. Taking Advantage of Spring One thing the football program didn’t have, or any school in the country for that matter, was spring practices in …

The Back Nine comes at you after a busy sports weekend and I hope you carved out some time for your Valentines. The heart-shaped pancakes were the best part of it for yours truly. 10. There was a lot going on over the weekend (and it continues tonight with a …

Our final Associated Press votes had to be in an hour after the end of Monday night’s national title game. I sent mine in as soon as Alabama went past the 50-mark. It was a magnificent performance to a magnificent but trying year. Is this the best team of all …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was a little too sloth-like with all of the games that were on. On the other hand, it was fun, especially watching a game on Nickelodeon. 10. With all the NFL that was on, I was still able to spend …

The Back Nine comes at you with a sense of relief because I attended the Florida-LSU basketball game as a fan and did not jinx the mighty Gators. As a result, my daughter Kelsey said I am allowed to attend future games. 10. It would appear that Gator football fans …

Pat Dooley of The Tailgate (weekdays 4-6 p.m. with Jeff Cardozo and back on the air on Monday) brings his legendary grading of the Gators to WRUF.com for the last time this football season (he’ll be back for the spring game). This week, Florida vs. Oklahoma in UF’s first-ever appearance …

The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful Christmas, although the one thing I wished for I didn’t get – transparency in the SEC when it comes to officiating. Bah, humbug! 10. As we head down the road to the end of 2020, I think it is important to …

Pat Dooley of The Tailgate (weekdays 4-6 p.m. with Jeff Cardozo) brings his legendary grading of the Gators to WRUF.com. This week, Florida vs. Alabama for the SEC Championship.   OFFENSE A- Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough the offense could do in this game. The pressure was on right from the …