LSU’s Mathieu poses stiff test for Florida, freshmen QBs
By MATT WATTS | Oct. 5, 2011Like last weekend, when Florida plays LSU on Saturday, the Gators will be trying to stop a Heisman candidate from beating them.
Like last weekend, when Florida plays LSU on Saturday, the Gators will be trying to stop a Heisman candidate from beating them.
There are plenty of questions surrounding the Gators this week as they head in to Death Valley to take on No. 1 LSU. Who will start at quarterback? Will Florida be able to establish the run? How will the defense respond after last week’s beating?
It has become increasingly clear this season why Florida’s Erika Tymrak and Auburn midfielder Katy Frierson were the Southeastern Conference’s lone representatives on the U.S. U23 national team this summer.
As Florida prepares for life without John Brantley, three other quarterbacks are splitting repetitions in practice.
That line-of-scrimmage whooping was a fluke. Florida’s offensive linemen swear.
Tom: With senior John Brantley sidelined with a reported high ankle sprain, the Gators are going to rely on the arm (and possibly legs) of a freshman quarterback when they travel to Death Valley this weekend.
With a Southeastern Conference-best 16 players recording a point this season, it was only natural for Florida to find a new way to generate goals last weekend.
Ever since T.J. Vogel transferred to Florida, his game has slowly returned to form.
Although Saturday’s Southeastern Conference matchup between the Gators and the Crimson Tide resulted in Florida’s first loss of the year, the weekend was UF’s most important, of the season for the team’s future.
If it takes 21 days to make a habit, Florida’s cross country teams are trying to do two better with 19 days between the Gators’ last meet and their next one.
Florida will be without John Brantley when it travels to Baton Rouge, La., this weekend.
Florida coach Will Muschamp addressed his defense’s issues Monday following a 38-10 blowout loss at home in which the Gators failed to limit the Crimson Tide’s run game.
Big men need love, too.
After its worst performance of the season, the Gators’ defense knew it had to step up, and it did so in a big way this weekend.
Betsy Smith works hard — very hard.
When the women’s tennis team returned to campus in May as national champions, Gator Nation celebrated the team’s accomplishments.
When John Brantley entered the locker room prematurely, Florida’s underlying fears bubbled to the surface.
Will Muschamp said it best Saturday night: The Gators simply got beat by a better team.
After four weeks of dominating inferior opponents, the Florida rushing attack ran into a buzz saw against Alabama.
Though McKenzie Barney might be lagging behind her conference-leading scoring pace from a year ago, the Gators’ team captain still has a habit of finding the net when her team needs it the most.