Junior offensive lineman Tyler Jordan is slowly becoming a triple threat player for the Gators. With ten starts under his belt, he’s got both guard and center as his specialties. Now, Jordan will add the position of right tackle to his list of responsibilities. Jordan receives this tall order now …
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 »Six SEC Teams in Top 25 AP Poll; Gators #17
As college football season approaches, the much-talked about and debated AP Preseason Poll is out. Here’s who were voted in the top spots: 1.Alabama 2. Ohio State 3. Florida State 4. USC 5. Clemson 6. Penn State 7. Oklahoma 8. Washington 9. Wisconsin 10. Oklahoma State 11. Michigan 12. Auburn …
Read More »Tony Barnhart ‘Mr. College Football’ Makes his predictions for the Gators
With college football nearing closer by the second, Mr. College Football, Tony Barnhart, has made his predictions on the 2017 season. The SEC Network Studio analyst joined Steve Russell on ESPN 98.1 FM, to discuss his predictions for the Florida Gators and the rest of college football. Mr. College Football …
Read More »Randy Shannon’s Defense is Advancing Without Marcell Harris
Gator football Defensive Coordinator Randy Shannon is as simple as they come; his tactics on the defensive scheme are to find and play the best 11 guys the team has available, especially if they’re fast. “If guys can play fast without thinking a lot, then you’re going to be very …
Read More »Early Takeaways From the Gators First Practice of Fall Camp
On Wednesday, all the offseason build up, speculation and recruiting questions were finally answered thanks to Gator Football’s annual Media Day. Yesterday, all the offseason speculation and questions were finally played out on field thanks to the start of fall camp. This also gave the opportunity for Florida’s 2017 quarterback …
Read More »Gator Football Practices Start Thursday
The Florida Gator football team opens fall camp with a Thursday afternoon practice after hosting Media Day on Wednesday. The biggest question mark heading into the 2017 season is once again at the quarterback position. QB Battle Florida coach Jim McElwain stated the battle for the starting quarterback position is …
Read More »Florida Set For 2017 Gator Football Media Day
Finally, football season is nearly upon us and today, the Florida football team will hold its annual Media Day with a little added twist as well. Today is the first opportunity to hear from the Gator football team ahead of the new season. Head coach Jim McElwain, positional coaches and …
Read More »Another One: McElwain, Gators Land 2018 Recruit WR Tyquan Thornton
The recruiting momentum gained from Friday Night Lights shows no signs of slowing down for Jim McElwain and the Gator football program. Florida landed its ninth commit in the past week Monday night in the form of 2018 three-star wide receiver Tyquan Thornton . Thornton is the 14th ranked receiver …
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