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Dooley’s High Five: What Florida Football Must Do To Have Special Season

Saturday August 16, 2025

OK, peeps, we are closing in on that time of the year when butterflies start hatching in our guts and we all want to go take back our predictions. Yes, the season is around the corner, lurking like a …
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Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Football Finding Out About Its Depth

Monday August 11, 2025

The Back Nine come at you after a weekend that included a little bit of everything except me watching an entire exhibition NFL game. 10. OK, peeps, we are closer. But we are still what feels like …
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Dooley’s Back Nine: It’s Going To Be Fun SEC Football Season

Monday August 4, 2025

The Back Nine comes at you while wondering if it’s OK to refer to a “cold front” coming through when the temperature only drops to the low 90s. 10. I say this every year, but August is the …
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Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Football’s Record This Fall

Monday July 28, 2025

The Back Nine comes at you after a glorious weekend, unless you don’t like sweating, burning your hands on the steering wheel of your car and wondering what the temperature is in Iceland every 10 …
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Dooley’s High Five: Florida’s Most Important Games To Win For Special Season

Friday July 25, 2025

  Talking season is officially over now that everybody has had their media days, free cold cuts and watered-down drinks. We move now to the start of the season, which is not media days, but the …
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Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Football’s Season Will Be More About Napier

Monday July 21, 2025

The Back Nine comes at you as we careen toward the start of college football. Practice is only days away. Gentlemen, start your salivating. 10. We are getting there now that SEC Media Days have ended …
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Dooley’s Back Nine: Future Of College Football Main Topic

Monday July 14, 2025

The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend that included a lot of golf, sweat and tears. And the true start of talking season. 10. It is here, the annual Clambake that we call SEC Media Days. …
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Dooley’s High Five: Interesting Players At SEC Media Days

Saturday July 12, 2025

We are on the verge of SEC Media Days which begin Monday in Atlanta, although when I was a sportswriter I preferred SEC Media Nights. They were a lot of fun because the SEC takes its slogan …
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Dooley’s Back Nine: College Football’s ‘Talking Season’ Approaching Kickoff

Monday July 7, 2025

The Back Nine comes at you after a glorious weekend unless you like watching sports. We put that on hold for a few days. 10. So, this time of the year was christened “Talking season” by my …
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Dooley’s Back Nine: Good Week For Florida Men’s Basketball

Monday June 30, 2025

The Back Nine comes at you after a rainy weekend in Gainesville. But seriously, do you call that a storm? (Said Lt. Dan) 10. It is that time of year when I keep telling myself to do something …