College Football

New Florida football coach Jim McElwain hires another coach off his old Western Kentucky coaching staff.  58 year old Greg Nord who was a running backs coach for McElwain, has been brought to the Gator staff to coach the tight end position and the special teams. Nord has been an assistant coach for 35 …

The Florida Gator football program under first year coach Jim McElwain closes fast as National Signing Day came to an end. McElwain spoke today about the class that Florida assembled that includes two early enrollees and 18 other athletes that signed letters of intent.   Not included as of this writing …

Tim Skipper was a starter all four years as middle linebacker for Fresno State from 1997-2000. He had 418 career tackles while at Fresno State, second in school history.  New Florida coach Jim McElwain called Skipper to be the new running backs coach for the Gators and needless to say, he was pretty excited …

The last big weekend of official and unofficial visits before National Signing Day in college football takes place this weekend.   National Signing Day is this Wednesday. Florida has only 10 verbal commitments at this time but like most schools, there are several prospects that have interest in the Gators …

The Gator Nation welcomes Florida’s new defensive coordinator, Geoff Collins to the football program. Collins is coming off of a great year in 2014 as Mississippi State’s defensive coordinator/ linebackers coach. He has 21 years of coaching experience and proven success in the SEC and those are some of the reasons new Florida …

The Florida football coaching staff has changed dramatically in the last couple of weeks. One of the most important new faces is the new offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier. Let’s take a look at Nussmeier’s journey to becoming a Gator. To start with, Nussmeier had an impressive college career at the …

The Ohio State Buckeyes overcame four turnovers with an opportunistic defense and a punishing ground game to beat the Oregon Ducks 42-20 in the college football national title game last night in Dallas. Ohio State and former Gator coach Urban Meyer wins his third national title, all in the span …

As expected, Florida junior offensive lineman D.J. Humphries is making himself available for the 2015 NFL Draft; he made the announcement via twitter. Meanwhile junior defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard says he will return to UF for his senior season. And, as expected, ESPN 850 WRUF has confirmed that quarterback Jeff …

Several media outlets are reporting today that former Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel will transfer to Louisiana Tech to play his final college football season. Driskel asked for and received permission to transfer from new Florida football coach Jim McElwain.   Driskel did play for the Gators in their bowl game when …

Tampa Bay Buccaneer defensive back Alterraun Verner is quickly establishing himself as one of the most elite corners in the NFL. Verner started playing football at a young age thanks to some help. “My Dad just signed me up for a lot of sports and football was one of them …