The Back Nine comes at you after a strong tailgating Saturday and a subdued Sunday. My head hurt. 10.   The more I think about it, the more I think Florida could easily be 0-3 right now. The Gators got a lot of breaks in both of their wins, but, you …

Pat Dooley grades the Gators after Florida’s 31-28 win over USG Saturday night.   OFFENSE C First half: It was kind of a weird half in that Florida only ran 23 plays. Anthony Richardson was not asked to do much, but the Gator were able to rush the ball for …

The Back Nine comes at you after a Rainsville Saturday that put a damper on the expectations of Gator fans who were so fired up a week earlier. It was a nice Sunday, though.   10.  Being out and about on Sunday allowed my wife and I to run into …

Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 26-16 loss against Kentucky OFFENSE D- First half: After being compared to some of the greatest college quarterbacks in history all week, Anthony Richardson did not have a half to remember. He was 6-of-17 with a huge game-changing interception and only rushed for …

The Back Nine comes at you with the thrill of victory still ringing in your ears. That’s a good feeling, especially since Florida was 6-10 since I retired but the Gators are 1-0 under Billy Napier.   10.   The Swamp was cray-cray as the kids like to say and the …

Grading the Gators Florida vs. Utah Final score: Florida 29, Utah 26   OFFENSE A- First half: Anthony Richardson did a lot of good things in his first half under Billy Napier. If not for the early fumble by Montrell Johnson, Florida was the more dominant team in the first …

The Back Nine comes at you after the first abbreviated weekend of college football that I refuse to call by its cliché name. It was Week One. This is Week 2. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.   10.  IT’S GATOR GAME WEEK!! Gosh, it feels like I …

It was 45 years ago and I was already in my second real job at the Jacksonville Journal covering Jacksonville University and Georgia (go figure). But they sent me back to my alma mater for Homecoming (Gabe Kaplan was the Growl headliner) to cover what should have been an easy …

The Back Nine comes at you with the three sweetest words in the English language – It’s Game Week. Not for Florida, of course, but for some other teams. The point is that we have college football this weekend.   10.   So, I guess the catchphrase this season for injured …

  The Back Nine comes at you after a low-key weekend that was much needed before a trip to the Panhandle and then it is really on. 10.   It would be easy for Billy Napier to lean back in his chair and announce to the Gator Nation, “How you like …