With Jeff Driskel returning from a broken fibula to play in Kurt Roper’s new high-tempo spread offense — and not to mention the hoopla surrounding the backup battle between Treon Harris and Will Grier — much of the attention surrounding Florida’s offense has been directed to the quarterback position.
Come Saturday, Florida will get the chance to finally bury the disaster that was the 4-8 season of 2013. It seemed the day would never come, but a clean slate for the program starts with its season opener against Idaho.
Jeff Driskel won’t just be responsible for taking care of the ball when the Gators are on offense.
Treon Harris won the first battle.
Alex McCalister plans to make the most of his 7-foot-2 wingspan.
Antonio Morrison is ready to move past the 2013 season.
The Gators football team has made it through the dog days of summer and the grind of fall camp, and game week is finally here. Florida will face Idaho on Saturday to open its 2014 season.
After three weeks of fall camp, coach Will Muschamp and offensive coordinator Kurt Roper are still undecided about who will backup Jeff Driskel at quarterback this season.
After practice ended Friday, coach Will Muschamp broke some news to wide receiver Mike McNeely and kicker Frankie Velez.
With the 2014 Gators football season just 10 days away, all eyes are on Kurt Roper and his new offense in Gainesville.
Have no fear, the 2014 Florida football season is practically here. With just 12 days until Florida kicks off its season against Idaho, here are a few players to keep an eye on this year that you might not know who they are just yet.
The scabs on his knees and his torn up index finger are not football injuries for Florida safety Keanu Neal.
On the sideline he stands, screaming, yelling and frantically signaling.
Did you hear that Thursday night? That’s the collective relieved exhale of an entire fanbase.
There are nine basic forms of energy — from kinetic to sound, nuclear to light — but running back Kelvin Taylor would like to submit a tenth for your approval.
The injury that sidelined Dominique Easley for the final year of his college football career is currently costing him in the NFL.
Since 2008, Kurt Roper helped churn out four 1,000-yard pass catchers, two All-ACC wide receivers and three players topping Duke’s all-time career receptions list.
At the beginning of Florida’s 2013 season, the expectations were high. The Gators were coming off of an 11-2, Sugar Bowl berth year. They entered the year as one of the favorites to win the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division and were even considered by many as a dark horse national championship pick.
Injuries, players lined up in unfamiliar positions, a mountain-sized tackle and a performance so poor it was replayed over and over again on Michael Sam’s draft highlight tape. All are unfortunate parts of Florida’s 2013 season, specifically its offensive line.
Barring injury, Jeff Driskel will be Florida’s starting quarterback when the Gators make their season debut against Idaho on Aug. 30 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
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