The Back Nine comes at you after a beautiful weekend unless you are a huge Gator fan. For you, not so good. 10. Remember when we were all excited about Florida’s defense early in the season and were quoting their national ranking with pride? Not so fast, my friend. The …
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The Miami Heat went to Texas and defeated the San Antonio Spurs 118-113. The win is the latest in a five game win streak for the Heat after starting the season 1-4. Duncan Robinson finished as the Heat’s highest scorer with 26 points. He went 8-for-16 from the field and …
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Former head coach Jimbo Fisher was fired on Sunday morning after six seasons in College Station, Texas. Fisher will be paid a record buyout of over $76 million to not coach football the rest of this season. That figure is more than double the known buyout paid to a fired …
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In a 34-3 win over the Jaguars, the 49ers recaptured the kind of dominance that placed them atop most NFL power rankings after five weeks. With the win, the 49ers snapped a three-game losing streak that raised questions about their Super Bowl chances. Sunshine state of mind ☀️ #FTTB pic.twitter.com/Hq5eeBbOht …
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers snapped their four-game losing streak as they welcomed the Tennessee Titans into their house. It was a house party for Tampa’s defense as they let the Titans have no momentum throughout the entire game. This resulted in Tennessee scoring only six points, while the Buccaneers ended …
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The Eastside Rams and Palatka Rams fought until the last second Friday. The Rams left Citizens Field with a win in the books, 28-27, to advance to the 2S region semifinals of the FHSAA football playoffs. Stakes Are High Coming into Friday night’s game, both teams knew what a …
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It was an offensive showdown in Death Valley, but the Florida football team ultimately fell to the #19 LSU Tigers 52-35 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge. Florida is now 5-5 overall and 3-4 in SEC play. Tigers Strike First The first quarter actually started a bit slowly on offense. LSU …
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The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley hands out grades after Florida’s 52-35 loss to LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday night. OFFENSE B- First half: The offense came out looking great and then got a couple of big penalties against LSU to drive for a second score. Graham Mertz only had two …
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The National Football League has made their wish to expand American football to Europe obvious. Throughout October and November, they organized five international games during the regular season. Three games were in London in October, and the last two have been at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany. The …
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By Marisa Braverman and Hunter Murphy The NFL has been looking beyond the U.S. to expand its global audience in recent years. The league has found a secret weapon for engaging fans abroad: social media. With two games in Frankfurt, Germany, this season, including one scheduled for this weekend, the …
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