It was a season opener that erased any memory of the past six months.
For the 80th consecutive year, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium will welcome the Florida faithful into its concourses.
The two Gators on the preseason All-SEC first team shook off the rust and immediately took over the game.
In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, both Florida and Ole Miss took a knee on the opening kickoff of Saturday’s game, resulting in a delay of game penalty by UF. The penalty was then declined by Ole Miss.
Gone are the days of watching the Sun Belt’s dominance over the college football landscape. Because in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, SEC football is back.
Saturday’s matchup between Florida and Ole Miss will mark the first time that either team has played a game in over 270 days.
He spent his life as a Gators fan.
It was pouring down rain outside Saturday, and Gators coach Dan Mullen was inside scripting practices. The Mullens welcomed in a few neighborhood kids who were caught in the rain.
When the USF Bulls ran onto the field at Raymond James Stadium, it was business as usual. The team burst through a makeshift pen beneath a slew of pyrotechnics and smoke as music blared over the loudspeakers.
Former five-star wideout Justin Shorter will be in a Gator uniform on the sidelines for the 2020 season, he announced on his Instagram page — a huge boost for Florida’s wide receiver group
Florida tight end Kyle Pitts has been praised for his size and receiving ability by dozens of outlets and players alike. But to Tight Ends Coach Tim Brewster, his talent is far more simple.
Tuesday was not the first time that Gators coach Dan Mullen expressed his frustrations with the NCAA’s waiver process for transfers.
In 18 days, Florida will kick off the 2020 season in Oxford, Mississippi, against Ole Miss in the first game of an all-SEC schedule. Because COVID-19 has put most teams strictly within their conferences for this year’s college football season, The Alligator will talk with journalists from SEC student newspapers to preview each game.
The Gators’ offense in 2019 was the polar opposite of 2018’s. Instead of a strong running game and an inconsistent Feleipe Franks behind center, the 2019 Gators had an anemic rushing game and was steady in the air with Kyle Trask. Florida scored more than 30 points in seven games, and everything seemed fine despite a rushing attack stuck in neutral.
The clock is ticking to the start of the season.
A lighter, improved Kyle Trask returned to campus for fall camp this season.
Gators defensive coordinator Todd Grantham said that his defense is built on two things: stopping the run and making the quarterback play badly.
It’s been a long time since the Gators hit the gridiron.
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