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  The Back Nine comes at you and I can’t decide whether to start with the winning or losing coach from the Florida-LSU game. College football is crazy. There is a defense for the defense. I know it is there. I just have to find it. I mean, Todd Grantham’s …

OFFENSE D+ FIRST HALF: The 77-yard drive at the end of the half and the Hail Mary allowed Florida to outgain LSU in the first half. Up to then, it was not good. Florida rushed for 35 yards against a team that could not stop the running game the week …

The Back Nine comes at you halfway through another college football season. Man, where did it go? Again? I’m going to savor the rest of it.   10. So, we have been telling you most weeks what you will be able to learn about your football team. I don’t think …

Offense B First half: Boy, Anthony Richardson struggled when he was in. Emory Jones was solid as he threw for two touchdown passes. And the good news was that Florida did try some deep passes early. Offense generated 215 yards, which was a little low because the Gators could not …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was going really well in St. Augustine until the disaster in Lexington. 10. I was wrong. I thought Florida might be on the verge of a run this season, that the quarterback situation had been worked out and the defense …

Offense F First half: The whole Emory Jones-Anthony Richardson thing was a weird deal, but Florida only had six possessions because of the flow of the game. Florida still almost eclipsed the 200-yard mark. Trent Whittemore had a nice half. Too many false start penalties. Second half: It didn’t get …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that wasn’t as electric as the one before but still packed plenty of fun. And winning is always more fun than the alternative. Because of SEC scheduling, it now feels like the rest of this journey with the 2021 team will …

Pat Dooley Grades the Gators after Tennessee   OFFENSE B+ First half: Florida was able to run the ball as usual, but we still had to simply wonder about an offense with two quarterbacks and how much better it would be with Anthony Richardson. The fumble by Jacob Copeland kept …

The Back Nine comes at you after one of those weekends in Gainesville that we haven’t seen in a while. Just know more are coming our way. Full confession, I tried to stay out of the crazy on Saturday. I’ve seen it enough on campuses all over the country and …

GRADING THE GATORS   Offense B First half: Obviously, not having Anthony Richardson limited the Gators in what they can do. The one touchdown drive looked like the Gator offense from a year ago. But the Emory Jones interception was brutal and the passing game just didn’t feel crisp at …