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Monday, October 06, 2025

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Florida hasn't lost its season opener in 27 years, the longest current streak in the FBS.
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First game features barrage of storylines

This ain’t UMass. This ain’t Bowling Green. This ain’t Charleston Southern or Western Kentucky or any of the other punching bags Florida has opened the season against in the past decade. This is Michigan, the Big Blue, from the Big Ten, which historically has produced some of football’s biggest and best players.


With the loss of Jarrad Davis and Alex Anzalone to the NFL, Florida will have to rely on some new faces at the linebacker position this fall.
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2017 Florida Gators Position Previews: Linebacker

Less than one week remains until Florida kicks off the 2017 regular season against Michigan at AT&T Stadium. The Gators enter this year as back-to-back SEC East champions, notching 13 conference wins under coach Jim McElwain since he took over the program in 2015. As always, UF’s success on the gridiron this fall will largely depend on its roster, a group of players featuring both seasoned veterans and unestablished newcomers. Here is the position preview for players set to play running back at Florida this year:


Coach Jim McElwain has yet to make clear which of his top three QBs —  Luke Del Rio (left), Malik Zaire (right) and Feleipe Franks — will start. 
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McElwain provides no clarity on quarterback competition

Malik Zaire worked with Florida’s first-team offense during the team’s open portion of practice on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Luke Del Rio did. And on the day before that, who knows? Because while there was no way to check since practice was closed, it doesn’t seem to matter to coach Jim McElwain who’s taking the first-team reps.



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