After a three month college football drought, Friday night’s Orange and Blue game gives fans their first real glimpse of the 2016 Gator roster that’ll look to improve upon the surprise 10-4 (7-1, SEC) team that took the SEC by storm early before slowly fading. While the return of football, if …
Read More »Preview: FSU Football Spring Game
The 2016 FSU spring football game will be this Saturday. The annual Garnet and Gold game will feature most of the Seminoles that have been practicing since spring practice began on March 16. One noticeable player that will not play is running back Dalvin Cook. Head coach Jimbo Fisher announced Wednesday that …
Read More »Florida Gator Football Offensive Line: Strength in Numbers
The biggest difference on the offensive line for the Gators this year compared to last year is numbers. Now offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier has 13 bodies on the roster compared to only six scholarship linemen from last season. And out of the five linemen that started for Florida against Michigan in the …
Read More »Former Florida Quarterback Will Grier Transferring to West Virginia
Will Grier has finally picked a school. The former Florida Gator quarterback will be transferring to West Virginia. Grier threw for 1,204 yards and 10 touchdowns with just three interceptions in six games with the Gators last season. He was suspended for one year in October after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Grier …
Read More »Florida Receivers Look to Impress During Orange and Blue Debut
Florida fans are hungry for the return of football, and they’ll get a taste on Friday night. The Orange and Blue Debut will hopefully answer some questions in the wide receiver department. In March, McElwain announced that Antonio Callaway would not practice with the Gators this spring. This is a substantial loss …
Read More »UF Deep at Running Back Position
The Florida Gators running back position is probably the deepest position on offense. Last season, junior Kelvin Taylor carried the load on the ground, leading the team with 1,035 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. With Taylor leaving for the NFL, the Gators will now look to see who will emerge at running back this …
Read More »QB Battle in Gainesville
Coming off a (10-4) season, the Florida Gators are ending spring football this Friday, with the grand finale of the Orange and Blue game. The Gators struggled with quarterback play with the one year suspension administered to Will Grier by the NCAA in week six of last year’s season. Treon Harris took …
Read More »McElwain Not Impressed by Quarterbacks; Spring Game Approaching Fast
The Orange and Blue Debut is days away. Just like last year, there is no clear front runner in the quarterback competition. Luke Del Rio has taken the most snaps with the first team offense in front of Austin Appleby, Feleipe Franks, and Kyle Trask, but, head coach Jim McElwain …
Read More »FSU Football Spring Ball
The Florida State Seminoles football team held its second scrimmage of spring ball on Saturday at the Bobby Bowden field at Doak Campbell stadium. We practiced inside Doak today. #SpringBallhttps://t.co/CR8zwTEfrW — FSU Football (@FSUFootball) April 2, 2016 Spring ball is a time to start practicing new plays and getting players …
Read More »Transfer QB Austin Appleby in the Middle of Quarterback Competition
It’s been almost three months since the Gators announced the addition of senior QB Austin Appleby. He spent the last three years playing for a Purdue team that went 6-30 and won two of 24 conference games. Appleby threw for 2,777 yards, 19 touchdowns and 19 interceptions with nine rushing touchdowns in his career. The …
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