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Florida, Alabama square off for trip to BCS title game
By CALLOVI< | Dec. 3, 2009The previous three teams that won the national championship finished the season with at least one loss.
Alabama looks to get revenge for letting ’08 slip away
Dec. 2, 2009When the Crimson Tide take the field Saturday, they will not have lost a regular-season game in 743 days.
SEC Championship Game will showcase two great defenses
Dec. 1, 2009It’s hard not to feel a little sorry for Tim Tebow and Greg McElroy.
Seniors say goodbye to The Swamp in rout
Nov. 29, 2009Florida blows out Florida State in Tim Tebow's final home game.
Gators experienced defense stifles ’Noles
Nov. 29, 2009UF held FSU to 55 first-half yards.
Seniors celebrate last home game with rout of FSU
Nov. 28, 2009Senior Day couldn’t have gone much better for the Gators.
Seniority Rules: Winningest class in SEC history to play final home game
Nov. 24, 2009“Senior Day” just doesn’t do it justice.
Bowden will look to pull big upset in possible last visit
Nov. 24, 2009The Swamp will say goodbye to a legend Saturday, but he will not be wearing any orange or blue.
Meyer squashes Notre Dame coaching rumors
By CALLOVI< | Nov. 23, 2009Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis’ future has not been decided yet, but the rumors of the Fighting Irish planning to try to get Florida coach Urban Meyer to replace him have already started swirling.
Gators romp, begin preparing for Senior Day
Nov. 22, 2009As the 62-3 score went final on Tim Tebow’s second-to-last home game as a Gator, the quarterback could feel his time winding down.
Backups shine in UF's 62-3 rout of FIU
Nov. 21, 2009After weeks of questions, Florida got to take a breather this time.
UF struggles gaining big plays without Harvin
By CALLOVI< | Nov. 19, 2009When Percy Harvin left Florida early for the NFL, he took with him more than a third of the offense’s big plays in conference games.
FIU football game gives reserves chance to prove worth
Nov. 19, 2009No. 1 Florida’s matchup with FIU probably won’t provide much excitement for fans, but there’s plenty at stake for the players.
Three-man safety rotation working as planned
Nov. 19, 2009When Florida’s coaches decided they were going to give significant playing time to Major Wright, Ahmad Black and Will Hill before this season started, many questioned how that plan would be embraced by the three safeties.
LT Nixon keeps start a surprise
Nov. 19, 2009Xavier Nixon became the first Florida freshman to start at left tackle in 18 years Saturday, but his parents were just as shocked as everyone else in attendance.
California CB Shaw commits to UF
By MICHAEL PIPITONE | Nov. 19, 2009The Gators football team plucked a highly touted prospect from the recruiting hotbed that is Southern California.
FIU program slowly improving under Cristobal
Nov. 17, 2009Most of Florida’s wins this season have been too close for comfort as far as fans are concerned, but online betting sites expect FIU to provide the cure this weekend.
Meyer still confident in Sturgis
Nov. 16, 2009It has been quite an up-and-down season for Florida kicker Caleb Sturgis.
Florida finishes SEC slate perfect
Nov. 15, 2009No. 1 UF’s 24-14 win over South Carolina on Saturday gave the Gators 20 straight wins, good for sixth in Southeastern Conference history, as well as their first perfect league record since 1996.