The Gators football team is scheduled to play its home opener against Northern Colorado on Saturday night. Scheduled is the key word there, as the looming danger of Hurricane Irma has put the game in question. Regardless of whether the game is or isn’t played, the team is continuing to …
Read More »Nine Suspensions Intact for Gators Football, Freshman WR Robinson Returns
The Gators released their unofficial two-deep depth chart today for Saturday’s game against Northern Colorado. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/905066368709558274 Continued suspensions With the release, and coach Jim McElwain’s press conference yesterday, came confirmation that nine of the ten players suspended for the Michigan game will remain suspended. That includes star wide receiver Antonio …
Read More »Preview: Gators Football Kicks Off Season Against Michigan in Dallas
The waiting is over for the Gators. After months of anticipation, Florida will kick off their 2017 football season against the Michigan in Dallas on Saturday. While it’s only the first game of the season, a win for either team would provide season-long momentum. Florida Entering Jim McElwain’s third season …
Read More »Gary Danielson Gearing Up for Another SEC Season
Another season of big-time SEC match-ups is only a few days away. In the CBS booth, Brad Nessler replaces fan favorite Verne Lundquist and joins long-time analyst Gary Danielson. As Danielson gets ready to call another season full of marquee games, he shared his thoughts on many of the teams …
Read More »Is It Josh Hammond Time For The Gators?
Gator Football Head Coach Jim McElwain’s task to decide who will start at the wide-receiving position in the Gators’ season opener against the No. 11 ranked Michigan Wolverines is still uncertain. After Antonio Callaway was suspended by the team for the first game of the season, there has been a …
Read More »Quarterbacks Split First-Team Reps, McElwain Says All Three Will Play
During Wednesday’s practice, all of Florida’s quarterbacks worked with the one’s and two’s, as Coach Jim McElwain is not declaring a definite starter. After saying that all three quarterbacks will play, Coach McElwain had all three QB's split first team reps at practice today #Gators pic.twitter.com/nRma2QpL9X — Josh LaSelva (@JoshLaSelva) …
Read More »Piniero and Townsend Back To Lead Florida Special Teams in 2017
With the idea of declaring for the NFL Draft a real possibility, Florida senior punter Johnny Townsend didn’t even know if he’d be back in the Orange and Blue come the 2017 season. “I technically could have left,” Townsend said. “It was a big decision on my part and my …
Read More »Gators’ Duke Dawson and Eddy Piniero Named AP Preseason All-Americans
In conjunction with the release of the top-25 poll, the Associated Press today released their preseason All-American selections, with two Gators landing on the list. Making the Cut Both senior cornerback Duke Dawson and Kicker Eddy Piniero were named second-team selections. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/900026556403380224 Dawson comes into the 2017 season as a …
Read More »McElwain Addresses Seven Suspended Players During Press Conference
Florida Football Head Coach Jim McElwain addressed the suspensions of seven players from his team during a press conference today. Coach McElwain was quick to say how disappointed he was in the decision making from the seven players, especially with star wide receiver Antonio Callaway. Callaway’s Off the Field Issues …
Read More »7 Gators Suspended For Season Opener, Including Antonio Callaway
Gainesville, Fla. — The Florida Gators football will be without a few players for its 2017 season opener against Michigan. Seven players, including wide receiver Antonio Callaway, were suspended on Sunday. The other players that will miss the match up on Sept. 2 at AT&T Field in Arlington, Texas are offensive …
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