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The Driptones’ latest release ends the same way many of its fan’s days start: with the sharp, incessant buzzing of an alarm pulling someone out of sleep and back into consciousness.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony Richardson entered the game on Florida’s third drive, just like last week against Florida Atlantic. And just like last week versus FAU, Richardson didn’t disappoint.
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.
The Florida Gators defense held Florida Atlantic to a shutout until the game was out of hand in the fourth quarter, but the Owls still managed to reach the Gators’ side of the 50-yard line on each of their four first-half drives with most of Florida’s starters on the field.
Game days are cherished traditions at The Swamp, and preparations to maintain UF’s reputation as the greatest on the field are not taken lightly. The players are expected to play their best, but others are in charge of ensuring they have the means to do so.
The last time Ben Hill Griffin Stadium welcomed Gator fans to each and every one of its seats was also a night game.
Three months ago, Brandi McElvain Fisher scoured Ticketmaster. Glancing at the screen, her eyes paused on the event she yearned to attend with bated breath.
Now under a week away from the return of football in The Swamp, Dan Mullen, redshirt junior quarterback Emory Jones and the Florida Gators prepare to defend their home turf against the Florida Atlantic Owls Saturday.
After 243 days, the Florida football team can firmly leave the sour memory of being demolished by the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl in the past. The long offseason has concluded, and the Gators’ 2021 season opener against Florida Atlantic stands just five days away.
Adorned in vibrant, oversized graphic T-shirts and patterned pants, indie-rock group Hotel Fiction complained about the Florida heat, joked about their alma mater’s alleged rivalry with UF and gave an electrifying performance for a crowd of more than 500 Saturday night.
As prolific as the Florida Gators were on offense in 2020, they may have been just as bad defensively. Florida’s defense allowed nearly 31 points per game last season, including giving up 52 points to Alabama in the SEC Championship game. The Gators surrendered 428 yards per game as well. After departures of top offensive talent, this defensive unit needs to bounce back in 2021 if the team is to be successful.
In the age of the NCAA transfer portal, highly touted high school quarterbacks don’t typically ride the pine for long. They either take the reins of the school they initially committed to, or they ship their talents elsewhere and head for greener pastures.
The Florida football team seemed to have its secondary set ahead of the 2021 season, at least at the cornerback position with returners Kaiir Elam and Jaydon Hill the presumed starters.
The 2020 Florida Gators offense set the SEC ablaze through the air. Quarterback Kyle Trask, tight end Kyle Pitts and wide receiver Kadarius Toney led the Gators to an SEC Championship appearance. The historic offense averaged nearly 40 points and 510 yards per game. Florida’s success revolved around its passing game, as UF averaged an SEC-leading 388 passing yards per game in 2020.
Just miles from a swamp of orange and blue sits a rich history of Black neighborhoods.
Florida is now a little more than two weeks away from its season opener versus FAU in the Swamp. With Sept. 4 inching closer and closer, head coach Dan Mullen offered his thoughts on the Gators’ first scrimmage of fall camp Monday.
The Associated Press released its initial preseason AP Poll ahead of the 2021 college football season Monday, and the Florida Gators found themselves 13th.
The start of a new school year marks the first day on campus for not only freshmen, but also transfer, Innovation Academy and Pathway to Campus Enrollment students getting settled in the Swamp.
With the “Gator” title comes the pride of wearing signature orange and blue at football games, the freedom to choose when to wake up for class and a legacy spanning 168 years.
Coach Dan Mullen flexed his NCAA transfer portal muscles once again Friday night.
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