With a combined three National Championships, eight Southeastern Conference Championships and three Heisman Trophies, there is plenty to remember Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow by. Just in case, the University of Florida wants their legacies set in stone.
After the Trojans hired a new head coach and brought in the top 2010 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com, the offseason took a turn for the worst.
Today we continue the alligatorSports’ countdown of the top 10 college football teams heading into the 2010 season with the No. 9 team in our poll: the Oklahoma Sooners.
Another school from Florida will kick off our list.
National Signing Day may be seven months away, but the Gators took strides during the month of June toward building another strong football recruiting class.
Florida wide receiver Frankie Hammond Jr. was arrested on campus early Sunday and charged with DUI and underage possession of alcohol after his beige Mercury sedan was stopped for speeding.
When Ike Hilliard was pulling down 10 touchdown receptions and 900 receiving yards as a junior on Florida’s 1996 National Championship football team, the former All-American never thought he would one day be coaching.
It’s no secret that the Florida football team is facing a major overhaul after losing a host of leaders and starters on both sides of the ball, and as the end of spring practice approaches, the Gators still have a lot of unanswered questions.
Many wondered how Florida was able to sign the nation’s best recruiting class this year amid uncertainty surrounding coach Urban Meyer’s career, but it wasn’t just the staff that was working to keep the class together.
It is a confession few players are willing to make, especially in college.
Florida is still searching for its offensive identity, but the Gators got a step closer to figuring it out Monday.
For the second-straight practice, wide receiver Carl Moore was not on the field.
You probably won’t find Jordan Reed’s name listed as a key player for the 2010 Florida football team, but his development will be a deciding factor in the success or failure of the Gators’ offense.
Sam, Mike and Will are covered, but Brandon and Ryan will be much harder to replace.
Florida made no players or assistant coaches available to the media after Wednesday’s practice, but head coach Urban Meyer made himself available to the media.
Deonte Thompson came to Florida as one of the top wide receiver recruits in the 2007 class, but three years later, he still hasn’t produced on the field.
When Florida coach Urban Meyer announced that he would be taking a leave of absence rather than retire from coaching all together after health concerns, he said his gut feeling was that he would be back for the start of the 2010 season.
Tim Tebow finally got a chance to answer his critics, and he capped it off by meeting with one of his biggest.
Florida defensive tackle Gary Brown was dismissed from the team Friday following his arrest last weekend on two misdemeanor battery charges.
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