Gators Football

The story of Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith is one full of ups and downs which make for an incredible ride. In Part 1 of our 4-part series on the football career of Emmitt Smith, the focus will be on his high school playing days and before. Growing …

The Florida Gator football team called upon redshirt freshman Sklyer Mornhinweg to play quarterback after Tyler Murphy couldn’t go because of a shoulder injury on Saturday against South Carolina. Mornhinweg and the Gators fought hard and battled but in the end came up short. South Carolina won their 16th straight …

The undermanned Florida football team, playing without starting quarterback Tyler Murphy and corner Marcus Roberson on top of all their other injuries, put up a game fight at South Carolina Saturday night before losing 19-14 to the Gamecocks. Florida ends the SEC at 3-5 and the Gators drop to 4-6 …

The Florida Gator football team is about a year removed from being a contender for the BCS National Championship. Now it’s just hoping to get a bid for a bowl game… any bowl game. At 4-5, the chances of that happening seem slimmer than the Gators’ depth at quarterback. With …

Florida defensive coordinator DJ Durkin said he sees a glimmer of promise on a Gators team that has skidded to a four-game losing streak. The defense, he said, has had its moments. What it needs now is consistency. “I feel at times we’ve been a great defense,” Durkin said.  “But …

” There is a possibility that starting Gator quarterback Tyler Murphy could miss the South Carolina game on Saturday because of a shoulder sprain.  Gator offensive coordinator Brent Pease says redshirt freshman Skyler Mornhinweg would replace Murphy if his shoulder injury proves to be too much pain to play through. Pease …

As if the Gator football program needs any more bad news, it got some today.   Head coach Will Muschamp said starting linebacker Antonio Morrison is out for the year with an injury, the 10th Gator player lost to a season ending injury. Morrison has a torn meniscus in his …

One word that could be used to describe Florida’s 34-17 loss to Vanderbilt Saturday afternoon would be bizarre. Florida had not lost to Vandy since 1988 and had not dropped four consecutive games since 2011. The Gators had more first downs (26-14) and almost double the total yards (344-183) than …

The Vanderbilt Commodore football team won for the first time in Gainesville since 1945, beating Florida 34-17 Saturday in UF’s Homecoming game. The loss drops Florida to 4-5 overall and to 3-4 in the SEC and also gives the Gators a four game losing streak. Vanderbilt (5-4, 2-4 SEC) capitalized …

After three straight losses, the Florida football team returns to Ben Hill Griffin stadium for the first time in over a month. The Gators (4-4, 3-3) take on the Vanderbilt Commodores for their Homecoming game Saturday. Vanderbilt is led by head coach James Franklin, in his third year at the school.  The Commodores are 4-4 …