Column: Amazing as it was, Florida must keep win in perspective
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Sep. 27, 2015Florida fans will have fond memories of Saturday’s win against Tennessee.
Florida fans will have fond memories of Saturday’s win against Tennessee.
Florida is off to a 3-0 start this year and while there is some optimism around the program, there’s one glaring weakness that stands out above the rest: The play of the offensive line.
After three games, the Gators are undefeated and looking to continue the winning streak against Tennessee on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. With the season a quarter of the way finished, here’s how each unit ranks following the first Southeastern Conference game of the season.
Jim McElwain made the right decision by playing quarterback Will Grier for the entire game against Kentucky.
Allen Iverson is officially eligible to be elected to the NBA Hall of Fame as early as 2016. The Hall of Fame made the announcement on Friday that it would be disregarding Iverson’s short amount of time playing in Turkey in 2010-11, making him eligible for the Hall of Fame’s next class earlier than previously expected, according to NBA.com’s Scott Howard-Cooper.
Jim McElwain didn’t need the game ball Saturday.
Manchester United demonstrated Monday how inept the club’s leadership can be, adding to the belief that United has significantly descended down the international soccer rankings.
Fining student athletes for breaking "rules" is unfathomable, and should be illegal.
The New York Mets are the most exciting team in Major League Baseball.
While most people in the U.S. are patiently awaiting the start of both college football and the NFL season, there’s another type of "football" currently being played around the world.
When Florida announced on Friday that it had suspended three players for the season opener, there wasn’t much cause for concern.
Football is back, and with it comes the culmination of an offseason filled with controversy.
There was a lot of debate over who the real DBU (Defensive Back University) was during the offseason, most notably some Twitter trash talk between the Florida and LSU secondaries. The debate probably won’t be settled until the two teams play each other in October, but here’s an early stab at the top five:
Trip Thurman will be the most important player on Florida’s offense in 2015.
Ahmad Fulwood has all the physical tools and talent in the world.
With the first day of Fall camp at the forefront, there are still a plethora of questions surrounding the team that new head coach Jim McElwain hopes to have answered before the season kicks off on Sept. 5. Well, like you, I’m not a fan of waiting. So with that said, here are my answers to five burning questions that have yet to be answered from this team.
The Alligator Awards continue this week, with the sixth award being for "Best Female Athlete." Editor-in-chief Jordan McPherson and staff writer Ian Cohen join alligatorSports editors Graham Hall, Luis Torres and Graham Hack in a roundtable discussion to debate the five nominees. Debates will go in alphabetical order by the writer’s last name.