KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Will Muschamp called his team “soft” last November. Throughout the 2011 season, the Gators repeatedly struggled to finish close games.
Another week, another road trip for the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column.
Florida will face a daredevil in Knoxville, Tenn.
Florida’s biggest strength in 2011, its defense, had just one glaring weakness: forcing turnovers.
The last time Tennessee beat Florida, Will Muschamp and Derek Dooley were co-workers at LSU. Muschamp served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Dooley was the special teams coordinator and coached the running backs. It was 2004.
When Brent Pease took over as Florida’s offensive coordinator in January, he had no idea what to expect from Mike Gillislee.
Caleb Sturgis watched as his 51-yard kick ricocheted off the right upright and fell to the ground. However, Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin gave Sturgis two chances to pull Florida within a touchdown of the lead.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M led the nation with 51 sacks last season, and Florida failed to slow down the Aggies. The Gators surrendered eight sacks in a 20-17 victory in their Southeastern Conference opener on Saturday at Kyle Field.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — In Texas A&M’s first game in a new league, the Gators showed the Aggies what Southeastern Conference football — specifically Florida’s brand of football — is all about.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Although the Gators opened Southeastern Conference play with a win on Saturday, the physical toll it took on the team was immense.
We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column are on our way to mess with Texas.
In all of his years playing and watching football, Jaylen Watkins has never seen an offense this fast.
Gusts from Hurricane Isaac brought a whirlwind of emotions for Texas A&M.
Will Muschamp didn’t want to name a starting quarterback following Saturday’s win against Bowling Green, but he decided to end the speculation on Monday by naming Jeff Driskel his starter.
At this rate, Mike Gillislee will eclipse 2,000 yards and surpass his touchdown prediction. After saying he’d reach 1,500 yards and 24 touchdowns at Southeastern Conference Media Days in July, the senior running back made an early push to the seemingly unreachable goals.
After weeks of debate and indecision, both Jacoby Brissett and Jeff Driskel were on the field for the first snap of Saturday's season opener against Bowling Green.
Like the throngs of people waiting for the release of Lil Wayne’s Dedication 4 mixtape, we here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column started bugging out when the calendar turned to Aug. 30 yesterday! College football season has arrived! Wait, Weezy didn’t drop the tape on time? I see “Sorry 4 the Wait 2” on the horizon!
Bowling Green is not familiar with the Southeastern Conference.
As a much-anticipated college football season kicks off at The Swamp this weekend, it may be appropriate to look almost 1,000 miles north to Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.
Last Monday was supposed to be “Decision Day” for the Gators, as Will Muschamp would release the season-opening depth chart. He decided to delay the decision for a week so he could further evaluate his players.
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