London Johnson clapped his hands together. The overlapping roar of the crowd at the Swamp nearly drowned out the signal for the Charleston Southern center to snap the ball. Then, an orange and blue blur came rushing toward him.
Feleipe Franks faked a handoff to Jordan Scarlett and darted left. With multiple Charleston Southern defenders in front of him, Franks swung the ball out to wide receiver Josh Hammond, who picked up 11 yards and a first down for UF on the first play of the game.
Coach Dan Mullen has been saying that he wants bring back a key component that Florida football has been lacking in recent years.
Update Sept. 2, 3:07 a.m.:
It has been 29 years since the Florida Gators lost a home-opener, and this year should be no different.
Offense wins games, but defense wins championships.
Florida no longer has a question mark at the starting quarterback position.
Dan Mullen’s an interesting person.
A new coaching staff, a frying pan and an AR-15.
The UF football team kicks off its season on Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The Alligator's football writers — Mark Stine, Alanis Thames, Morgan McMullen and Jake Dreilinger — debate who will have the biggest breakout season on the team.
A quarterback decision is coming soon Florida and Charleston Southern kick off in under two weeks at the Swamp, and according to UF head coach Dan Mullen, the quarterback that starts on Sept. 1 will be the guy he goes with for the SEC opener against Kentucky on Sept. 8.
The UF offensive coaches spoke to the media Tuesday, and each of them talked about their evaluations of fall camp so far.
The Florida Gators will take the field for the first time in full pads today.
After the first practice of camp, UF coach Dan Mullen stressed that mental effort will be one of the most important focuses for his players this fall.
Transfer wide receivers Trevon Grimes (Ohio State) and Van Jefferson (Ole Miss) were ruled eligible to play at UF this fall by the NCAA Thursday.
UF head football coach Dan Mullen has one of the most interesting policies about his players having weapons.
Florida is holding its annual football media day today, which means Friday is the anticipated launch of the Gators’ fall camp.
When fall camp starts on Aug. 3, many of the players on the UF football team will begin duking it out to see who will be in the starting lineup this fall.
Justin Watkins, incoming freshman and four-star recruit of the UF football team, was in Alachua County jail Tuesday on four criminal charges.
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