A year of all-conference play has come to a close. There’s no playoff or conference championship, but there is still a first for the seventh-ranked Florida Gators. It’s their first-ever appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic, and they face the sixth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners on Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. This …

The Back Nine comes at you after a Championship Saturday that included a show we have seen before. I’m looking at you, defense. 10. Now that this wild and crazy college football season is basically over in Gainesville (bowl games are just pretend games made for TV, especially in 2020), …

Pat Dooley of The Tailgate (weekdays 4-6 p.m. with Jeff Cardozo) brings his legendary grading of the Gators to WRUF.com. This week, Florida vs. Alabama for the SEC Championship.   OFFENSE A- Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough the offense could do in this game. The pressure was on right from the …

The Swamp City Sirens clung to a hard-fought 147-138 win over the Gold Coast Derby Grrls. Gainesville’s local roller derby team saved its most heart-pounding victory of the season for its final game. That was Oct. 5, 2019. No one could have predicted at the time that the team would …

No. 4 Georgia hosted No. 8 Florida on Nov. 7 for the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. The Gators had previously played a game against the Missouri Tigers the previous week after being off for three weeks due to half of the team coming down with COVID-19, postponing two of …

The Back Nine comes at you after a unique Saturday night which included going to the Florida-LSU game and just sitting in the stands with my wife. It was our first ever Florida football game sitting together in the stadium. So, yes, I am the jinx. 10. The stunning and …

The LSU Tigers upset the sixth ranked Florida Gator football team 37 to 34 to run their record to 4-5.  This is their first win against a ranked opponent this season.  Florida suffers its second loss of the season. The game started off slow for both teams as the first …

Pat Dooley of The Tailgate (weekdays 4-6 p.m. with Jeff Cardozo) brings his legendary grading of the Gators to WRUF.com. This week, Florida vs. LSU on Senior Night.   OFFENSE C- Even with the Gators putting up impressive number, the early turnovers by Kyle Trask allowed LSU to stay in …

A young man stands on the sidelines of the Hawthorne Hornets’ practice football field. “Why aren’t you on the field?” he yells to one of the players standing off to the side of the action, watching his team practice. “I was just in,” the teenage player responds. “I’m resting now.” …

The last time Mike Leach and Gus Malzahn squared off, Malzahn had just earned the top spot of Auburn’s Head Coach and Mike Leach was leading the charge at Washington State. The Tigers defeated Washington State 31-24 in 2013 and went on to win the National Championship later that year. …