Fans all over the country like to complain about the schedules that are handed down by conferences in football each year. They are either too hard or too easy and never just right. I’ve talked a lot on The Tailgate with Jeff Cardozo about how much more difficult the 2025 schedule is …
Read More »Florida Football’s Dates For 2025 Season Revealed
Florida will play three non-conference opponents in its first four games of the 2025 college football season, the school announced Wednesday night. The 2025 schedule is here! #GoGators | @Lafavreus pic.twitter.com/bK0prP8vXG — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 12, 2024 The Gators will host six home games in The Swamp, beginning …
Read More »SEC Championship Game: Georgia vs. Texas
Two of the nation’s best teams match up in a rematch of two powerhouses Saturday. The SEC title game features No. 5 Georgia (10-2) taking on No. 2 Texas (11-1) in a game that has drastic consequences for the College Football Playoff. Georgia took the first matchup 30-15 but a …
Read More »Pat Dooley Grades The Gators: A Winning Season
Pat Dooley, co-host of The Tailgate on WRUF, grades the Gators after Florida’s 31-11 win against Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee. OFFENSE: B- First half: In the first quarter, DJ Lagway threw for exactly one yard on one completion. In the second quarter, 99 yards and a touchdown. His …
Read More »Sunshine State Showdown: Florida At Florida State
Florida and Florida State enter tonight’s football game on Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee with different goals. GAMEDAY pic.twitter.com/KnDqodo5Z8 — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 30, 2024 The Gators (6-5) are coming off their first back-to-back wins over ranked opponents since 2018 and for the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida’s Defense Is Doing A Job
The Back Nine comes at you after a chilly weekend, but just imagine how cold the reception will be for “Hey Coach!” this week in Tuscaloosa. 10. Before I get to the SEC chaos of the weekend, let’s go back to something I said on radio (WRUF weekdays 4-6) …
Read More »Florida Football Upsets No. 9 Ole Miss In Home Finale
The Florida Gators took down the No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels 24-17 on Saturday at Florida Field. That’s four consecutive home wins for the Gators (6-5, 4-4 SEC), including back-to-back victories against ranked opponents that qualified them for a bowl game. Gators’ Red Zone Defense In a tight game, turnovers …
Read More »Pat Dooley Grades The Gators: A Stunning Win For Florida
Pat Dooley, co-host of The Tailgate on WRUF, grades the Gators after a stunning 24-17 victory over No. 9 Ole Miss in The Swamp on Saturday. OFFENSE: B- First half: Unlike Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3 SEC), Florida (6-5, 4-4) has balance in its attack with 110 passing yards and 120 …
Read More »Gators Look To Play Spoiler, Host Ole Miss
With DJ Lagway back in the lineup and The Swamp behind them, the Florida Gators put together an outstanding all-around performance last week to take down then-No. 21 LSU. The Gators were excellent in all three phases of the game in the 27-16 win. Despite playing one of the most …
Read More »LSU Hosts Vanderbilt After Both Fall Out Of Top 25
Garrett Nussmeier and LSU (6-4, 3-3 SEC) head back to Baton Rouge to host Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt (6-4, 3-3 SEC) for the first time since 2009 on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. The previous No.21 Tigers have fallen out of the Top-25 rankings for the first time this season following …
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