Florida alumni start NFL season
By CHUCK KINGSBURY< | Sep. 9, 2013Editor's note: Sharrif Floyd's name was originally misspelled. It has since been corrected.
Editor's note: Sharrif Floyd's name was originally misspelled. It has since been corrected.
MIAMI GARDENS — With the Gators trailing late in the fourth quarter against Miami on Saturday, Jeff Driskel found Solomon Patton in the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown.
MIAMI GARDENS — Florida got away with living dangerously in 2012. Saturday did not prove as kind. The No. 12 Gators’ (1-1) stout defense could not make up for a mistake-prone offense in a 21-16 loss to the Hurricanes (2-0) in Sun Life Stadium.
For Quinton Dunbar, No. 12 Florida’s matchup with Miami on Saturday at noon in Sun Life Stadium is a homecoming — to a place he could not wait to escape.
Some players just have “it.”
With the speed and power of a runaway freight train, Miami’s Duke Johnson is almost impossible to stop on a football field.
D.J. Humphries (right MCL sprain) returned to practice on Wednesday, coach Will Muschamp said during the weekly Southeastern Conference Coaches Media Teleconference.
Florida offensive coordinator Brent Pease hears what people say about his offense. But when describing his scheme, stay away from one adjective in particular.
Tyler Moore played his first game for Florida on Saturday, but he made himself known to Gators fans for the wrong reason early in the second quarter.
Gideon Ajagbe did not play a snap for the Gators in 2012.
With starting running back Matt Jones (viral infection) out for Florida’s season opener against Toledo, the Gators handed the running game to junior Mack Brown.
Gideon Ajagbe did not play a snap for the Gators in 2012.
Will Muschamp wasted no time unleashing the fiery outbursts for which the third-year coach has become known. It just didn’t happen on the field.
In many ways, Jeff Driskel is the same now as he was entering last season.
It has been almost two years since Ronald Powell lined up at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to face an opposing team.
Dominique Easley-watch had commenced.
Antonio Morrison spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday following two offseason arrests.
Running back Matt Jones practiced in pads for the first time Tuesday since contracting a viral infection in July. Jones is still out for Saturday’s game against Toledo.
The Superdome turf seemed like an ideal field for Florida’s Southeastern Conference speed. Instead, Louisville made UF look like it had just come off Bourbon Street from Mardi Gras.
Jon Harrison has seen a lot of changes during his time at Florida.