The second home game for the University of Florida football team started a lot differently than last week’s game, with early momentum becoming a huge factor in a 45-7 win over Kentucky. The 30th consecutive victory over the Wildcats extends the longest in-conference streak in SEC history. Gator football Head …
Read More »Tuesday Practice Takeaways: Gators Seek Improvement For SEC Opener
The Gators welcome in the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday afternoon to kick-off SEC play. Florida has out-shined Kentucky dating back to the year 1987—making it the longest win streak in Southeastern Conference history. However, the only history the Gators seemed to be focused on is last week’s game history and what …
Read More »Gator Luke Del Rio Looks to Grow
Even though his first start with the Gators ended with a win, Gator Quarterback Luke Del Rio sees that there is room for growth. For Del Rio, it is his throwing that he felt really needed improvement following the Gator’s season opener against the Massachusetts Minutemen. The Gators defeated the …
Read More »Florida Football Ready for Wildcats
Following Saturday’s 24-7 home victory over the UMass Minutemen, the Florida Gator football team (1-0) will get back to work this week in preparation for the visiting Kentucky Wildcats (0-1). Looking forward to this weekend’s SEC match up, Gator coach Jim McElwain says Kentucky is “hurting” after blowing an 18-point halftime …
Read More »Florida Football Outlasts UMass in Season Opener
With a special “Mr. Two-Bits” introduction from The Old Ball Coach himself, newly-christened Steve Spurrier Florida-Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was electric as the Gator football season got underway. The visiting UMass Minutemen experienced The Swamp’s full effect as over 88,000 fans piled in to see the Florida Gators …
Read More »A Night To Remember For Steve Spurrier
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The Florida Gator football team entered The Swamp last night to reintroduce themselves to their fans after a busy off season and successful fall camp. The season-opener allows fans and spectators to see the new and improved game-plan and if this team has what it takes to make it …
Read More »Gators DB’s Have Depth on Their Side
The wait is almost over for Gator fans with the 2016 football season set to begin Saturday. The Florida football team opens its season Saturday at home against the University of Massachusetts Minutemen. Florida is coming into this season with a strong roster of defensive backs. Marcus Maye will lead the …
Read More »Gators Preparing for Minutemen
As the Florida Gator football team prepares for it’s first-ever matchup with the UMass Minutemen, many questions still remain unanswered. Despite naming a starting quarterback, nobody is quite sure what the offense will actually look like during the September 3 season opener. For example, according to junior OL David Sharpe, …
Read More »Gator Legend Steve Spurrier on Book Tour
It’s almost impossible to discuss Gator Sports without mentioning Steve Spurrier. The two are synonymous with each other. Steve started his career as a Gator back in 1963 as a quarterback; winning the Heisman Trophy as a senior in the 1966 season. Spurrier started his coaching career in Florida in 1990. The the program has …
Read More »Gators Prepare for UMass; Callaway Cleared
Head Coach Jim McElwain gave his weekly press conference earlier today ahead of Saturday’s game against the University of Massachusetts and the big news is Callaway is good to go. Antonio Callaway will play this Saturday #Gators — Ashlyn Sullivan (@ashlynrsullivan) August 29, 2016 Sophomore Antonio Callaway will return to …
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