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Two years ago, on Oct. 13, 2019, a pair of future Heisman hopefuls met under the lights in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and lit the scoreboard on fire. Louisiana State’s Joe Burrow and Florida’s Kyle Trask each threw a trio of touchdowns before the Tigers rolled to a 42-28 victory en route to an undefeated national title run later that season.
The number of COVID-19 patients continued to fall in Alachua County and across the country since Sept. 7.
A man died after being transported from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to the hospital during the first quarter of the Florida vs. Vanderbilt game Saturday.
The number of COVID-19 patients continues to fall in Alachua County and across the country.
Eight 2020 Olympians, current and former Florida Gators alike, will lead the famous “Mr. Two Bits” cheer before the football team takes on the Vanderbilt Commodores this weekend, the team announced Tuesday.
Florida football leaves the Sunshine State for the first time this season, with a duel with the Kentucky Wildcats on tap Saturday night from Kroger Field. The Gators look to move above .500 in the Southeastern Conference, and the Wildcats put their undefeated record on the line in front of their home fans. Our football writers give their thoughts on what the fifth game of the season could hold.
The number of UF affiliates quarantined fell by about 24% from Sept. 21 to Sept. 28.
Florida quarterback Emory Jones stood in an empty pocket, his arms at his sides and no defender within two yards of him, and watched his pass sail helplessly past the extended arms of wide receiver Justin Shorter and fall incomplete to the grass of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
In the earliest days of football, teams built their offensive attacks around grinding each other into the ground by running the ball. In 1975, the nation’s leading rusher, Southern California’s Ricky Bell, finished with 385 attempts, while no quarterback threw the ball more than 353 times.
There is no such thing as a moral victory, but Florida came close after ending up a yard short on a two-point conversion play which likely would have forced overtime versus No. 1 Alabama.
A city initiative could push Gainesville one step closer toward achieving its zero waste and climate change goals.
The story coming into 2020 surrounding Florida’s defense revolved around the secondary and its numerous questions. While that’s completely fair after an historically poor pass defense in 2020 (257.5 passing yards allowed per game), the run defense seemed to be left out of discussion.
The 90,887 fans in attendance on Sept. 18 in The Swamp roared the lyrics to Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” as if they were trying to will their team to victory.
Florida linebacker Ventrell Miller, who led the team with 88 total tackles in 2020, will miss the remainder of the 2021 season, as first reported by the Orlando Sentinel’s Edgar Thompson.
After two early season victories against inferior opponents, the No. 13 Florida Gators face their first test of 2021 against the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday. The Tide storms into The Swamp off blowout wins over the Miami Hurricanes and Mercer, and the top team in the country opens as 15-point favorites in Gainesville.
Redshirt freshman Anthony Richardson scrambled to his left with a South Florida defender closing in behind him and two more bearing down in front. He found his target, turned his body, planted his feet and rifled the ball forward less than a second before contact.
Never forget.
As redshirt freshman Anthony Richardson leapt into the air, sailing over the Florida Atlantic defender helplessly diving below him, the crowd at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium erupted into a triumphant roar.
Last football season left many fans missing the iconic atmosphere at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, but the environment Florida football enthusiasts lost finally returned under the stadium lights Sept. 4.
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