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Fresh faces in The Swamp
By Ryan Haley | Mar. 1, 2021Spring practice means a new look at the 2021 depth chart, but it also promises first impressions of the newest class of Gators.
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How a reduced football season impacted the local businesses scene
By Noah Ram | Feb. 21, 2021With reduced capacity football games, local businesses lost a key form of revenue.
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Gators back on the gridiron: three questions Florida’s defense can answer this spring
By Ryan Haley and Zachary Huber | Feb. 17, 2021All eyes are on Todd Grantham for the Florida defense to improve after several coaching changes.
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Gators back on the gridiron: three questions Florida can answer on offense during spring practice
By Ryan Haley and Zachary Huber | Feb. 17, 2021Dan Mullen has several questions to answer on offense after Kyle Trask, Kyle Pitts and Kadarius Toney bolted for the NFL.
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Mullen speaks with media before spring practice Thursday
By Zachary Huber | Feb. 17, 2021Coach Dan Mullen announced the start of spring football practices Tuesday. They start Thursday, and the Gators will hold 15 more practices until the end of spring ball.
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Mullen acknowledges defensive issues, preaches urgency ahead of spring practice
By Ryan Haley | Feb. 17, 2021Dan Mullen offered some criticism of defensive alignment and urgency late in the 2020 season with spring practices right around the corner.
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Gators spring football game to have no fans in attendance
By Jesse Richardson | Feb. 16, 2021Athletic director Scott Stricklin said hosting fans for the annual scrimmage seems “unwise given all circumstances,” in a press release Tuesday.
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Catholics vs Caimans: Gators to clash with Fighting Irish in 2031, 2032
By Michael Hull | Feb. 9, 2021Florida and Notre Dame will play a home-and-home football series in 2031 and 2032, the universities announced Tuesday.
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Gators land LSU five-star tight end recruit
By Jesse Richardson | Jan. 31, 2021Gilbert will replace former tight end Kyle Pitts, who declared for the 2021 NFL Draft in December.
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Florida unveils 2021 football schedule
By Michael Hull | Jan. 27, 2021The Gators’ 2021 roadmap to the playoffs goes through Death Valley and brings the Tide to The Swamp.
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Gators lose offensive coordinator to the NFL
By Ryan Haley | Jan. 27, 2021Kyle Trask won’t be the only departure from Florida’s quarterback room as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson heads to the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Gators welcome new defensive coach
By Ryan Haley | Jan. 25, 2021The Gators continue to revamp their coaching staff on the defensive side of the ball with the addition of a former cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator from South Florida, the second hire of the offseason.
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The Curious Life of Jacob Stanko
By Christian Ortega | Jan. 11, 2021Jacob Stanko lives a passionate life. He loves nature — it’s his chief escape from stress. He loves athletics, so he pours his energy into throwing each offseason. He loves God, and his faith keeps him grounded. But COVID-19 took sports from him, straining his motivation.
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Gators add Wesley McGriff to coaching staff
By Michael Hull | Jan. 10, 2021McGriff will look to help turn around a Gators defense that allowed over 250 yards per game through the air.
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Florida linebacker James Houston enters transfer portal
By Ryan Haley | Jan. 8, 2021The second level of Florida’s defense suffered a blow Wednesday when James Houston, who has amassed more than 100 tackles in his career, announced he’s entering the transfer portal.
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Pitts wins Mackey Award, loses out to Smith in Biletnikoff
By Declan Walsh | Jan. 8, 2021In one of the least contentious decisions of the night, Pitts was awarded the Mackey following a 770 yard, 12 touchdown campaign in 2020.
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Kyle Trask passed up for the Heisman
By Grethel Aguila | Jan. 5, 2021Trask faced Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith, who was ultimately awarded the Heisman.
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Kyle Trask declares for 2021 NFL Draft
By Grethel Aguila | Jan. 1, 2021Gators quarterback Kyle Trask, who is a finalist for the Heisman after a record season, ended 2020 declaring for the NFL Draft.
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Florida Tech, football and the toll of COVID-19
By Christian Ortega | Dec. 31, 2020Not all universities have the resources Division I programs do to keep their football teams active during the pandemic. In Melbourne, Florida, Florida Tech cut their team as a cost-saving measure.
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Short-handed Florida drops third straight game in season-ending blowout
By River Wells | Dec. 31, 2020UF ends its season with an 8-4 record after dropping its last three games in a row.
