What I saw in the mirror
Two hours into my first day as Engagement Managing Editor, I locked our entire editorial staff out of our primary Twitter account, froze the account for six days and lost our verification check.
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Two hours into my first day as Engagement Managing Editor, I locked our entire editorial staff out of our primary Twitter account, froze the account for six days and lost our verification check.
When Florida’s jet touched asphalt a little before noon on Dec. 5, the ramp lowered and out walked a tall, suited man with a buzz cut and a Gators pin on his lapel, surveying his new slice of the southern football kingdom.
Florida football has reportedly found its next head coach — Louisiana’s Billy Napier, The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman reported Sunday.
Football players, by letter of the rule, are required to stop playing once their helmet comes off.
Former Florida head coach Dan Mullen walked towards the home locker room at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Nov. 13, celebrating a comeback victory in front of the Gators home crowd.
Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson is expected to make his second career start Saturday against Florida State, according to The Gainesville Sun’s Zach Abolverdi.
Dan Mullen has coached his final Florida football game.
Florida head coach Dan Mullen watched the football arc through the Missouri night sky, thrown off the back foot of Tigers quarterback Connor Bazelak as he evaded collapsing pressure. The ball hung suspended in the air for a moment before returning to the earth.
Florida football won its first game in five weeks against Samford a week ago, and the Gators look for another landmark victory this Saturday in Columbia, Missouri: their first road conference win.
Florida quarterback Emory Jones worked his way to the locker room for halftime at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday, his team trudging toward the south end zone. The redshirt junior completed 13 of 16 passes for 226 yards and scored three total touchdowns through two quarters.
The Gators take home field again this Saturday for the first time in over a month in desperate need of a victory. Off three consecutive losses and now spouting a losing record, Florida (4-5, 2-5) squares its sights on the Samford Bulldogs (4-5, 3-4).
Florida running back Dameon Pierce dove through the ravine his offensive line opened along the goal line and into the orange-painted grass of the end zone for the Gators’ sixth touchdown of the afternoon.
Florida head coach Dan Mullen will lead a game in the Swamp without either defensive coordinator Todd Grantham or offensive line coach John Hevesy for the first time this Saturday after both coaches were let go over the weekend.
Columbia, S.C. — One week after Florida head coach Dan Mullen took public heat for not listening to the school band after a loss, he ignored the instruments once again in South Carolina.
The last time Florida head coach Dan Mullen and his team made the journey to Columbia, South Carolina, the Gators stood mighty at 6-1 for the season, their only blemish to eventual national champion Louisiana State. The Associated Press tabbed the Gators No. 9 in the country, and they left with a 38-27 victory.
When October began, Florida football sat 10th in the AP Poll, with three victories and a two-point loss to the top team in the country.
It took less than a minute for someone to ask Florida head coach Dan Mullen a question about the Gators’ recruiting during his Monday media availability, and he looked as if he would rather take a deep swig of expired milk.
Florida running back Malik Davis took the ball with the game clock winding down, the fourth quarter seconds from expiration. The redshirt senior plunged forward behind his offensive line and picked up three yards, and with 20 seconds left to play, the Gators finally eked ahead of the Bulldogs — 355 yards of offense to 354.
With a neutral site rivalry game against the No. 1 team on the horizon, Florida football would want nothing less than uncertainty at the quarterback position. Through its first seven games, however, that’s exactly what the Gators have.
No. 1 Georgia waltzes into TIAA Bank Stadium in Jacksonville on the heels of seven straight dominant victories. Florida has lost three of its past five games and six of its past eight against Power 5 opponents tracking back to last season. Once the opening kick sails into the Duval County air, however, both teams start from scratch for their annual rivalry grudge match.