Florida Gators Football: Student Meets Teacher In Saturday’s Matchup
Will Muschamp v.s. Nick Saban is the stuff of ancient folklore. Saturday, Muschamp, the student, faces off against the grandmaster Saban after spending five years under his tutelage, with LSU and the...
View Article9-16-14 Kurt Roper Notebook
Gators offensive coordinator Kurt Roper held his weekly press conference Tuesday as the Gators prepare for an Alabama defense that has a staunch defensive line. Last week Florida showed their ability...
View ArticleFlorida Gators Football: Fowler Jr. and Defense Ready For Alabama
Opportunity. Dante Fowler Jr. knows the Florida has it against Alabama Saturday night. The chance to take down the third-ranked team in the nation is a large task, made even larger by his opponent Cam...
View ArticleFlorida Gators Football: 9-17-14 Defensive Notebook
Florida Gators defensive coordinator DJ Durkin held his weekly press conference Wednesday as the Gators are three days out from their game against Alabama. Coming off a 36-30 overtime win against...
View ArticleFlorida Gators preparing for Bryant-Denny
There’s no substitute for the game day atmosphere on Saturday across the country during college football season and nobody does it better than the Southeastern Conference. The history, tradition,...
View ArticleFlorida Gators 5 keys to beating Alabama
The Florida Gators were taken to the brink and tested by Kentucky last Saturday. 27-consecutive years of triumph over the Wildcats was taken to three overtimes before the Gators were able to once again...
View ArticleFlorida Gators Football: Muschamp’s Defensive Influence
Watching the Florida Gators defense under Will Muschamp, it’s apparent the apple doesn’t fall far from the Nick Saban coaching tree. A front four that can get a rush without a blitz, followed by a...
View ArticleFlorida Gators looking to make a bold statement
Following the Florida Gators first win of the season -- a 65-0 drubbing of under matched Eastern Michigan -- Dante Fowler had these words to say about the game. “Every game we’re out to make a...
View ArticleFlorida Gators-Alabama Crimson Tide: 5 matchups to watch
TUSCALOOSA, AL -- This is it. The day is almost here. The Florida Gators (2-0, 1-0 SEC) will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0, 0-0 SEC) at 2:30 local time on CBS this Saturday. With the game...
View ArticleFlorida Gators Football: Tide outlast Gators, 42-21
The Florida Gators (2-1, 0-1 SEC) headed to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0, 1-0 SEC) in a much-anticipated matchup. Last week the Gators defeated Kentucky 36-30 in triple overtime,...
View ArticleAlabama puts Florida Gators in their place
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- When the final whistle blew and the game was over the scoreboard read Alabama 42, Florida 21. The Tide easily covered the 17½ point spread that Vegas gave them. On paper, it’s a...
View ArticleThe good, the bad and the ugly: Florida Gators vs. Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Despite a sloppy first half of football Alabama was able to take control of the game in the second half and outclassed the Florida Gators to the tie of a 42-21 drubbing at...
View ArticleFlorida Gators Football: Defense Struggles Against Tide
When the Gators set out to Tuscaloosa for Saturday night’s game against Alabama, they were the ones setting out to make history. Just not this kind. Florida’s defense gave up 645 yards of total offense...
View ArticleThoughts of the Week: September 24 – September 30
I had a heckuva week this past week. On Tuesday, I flew up to Philadelphia to see one of my best friends. Had the opportunity to check out Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the Philadelphia Art...
View ArticlePD’s Picks & Pans: Florida Gators football Week 3
Well this is the week that we’ve all been waiting for. The Florida Gators football team -- and teams across the country -- have mostly either played out-of-conference games that will be forgiven by...
View ArticleMapping Florida Gators path to SEC Championship
The Florida Gators and LSU Tigers entered their matchup last weekend as the only two remaining undefeated teams in the Southeastern Conference and the two teams that truly controlled their own fate in...
View ArticleJim McElwain proves a masterful motivator
First year Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain has proved to be a masterful motivator. The quirky coach from Montana, who earned an education degree from Eastern Washington University, has a way of...
View ArticleJim McElwain shows respect to Nick Saban, Alabama
Jim McElwain fielded 25 questions over a 30-minute teleconference as his Florida Gators football team readies to play the Alabama Crimson Tide this Saturday in the SEC Championship game. The most...
View ArticleFlorida Gators hope to offer more than a speed bump to Henry
The SEC is a gauntlet and no team in the country has had to face the kind of talent that the Florida Gators have this season. When players gather in New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony in...
View ArticleCan Treon Harris be used more effectively?
The Florida Gators entered the month of November on a high. The losses of Will Grier and a game in Baton Rouge were distant memories after a Halloween beat down of Georgia, 27-3, in Jacksonville. “They...
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