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It is the 55th all-time meeting between two SEC rivals as Tennessee visits Florida in Week 13. Tennessee is aiming for an eighth win on the season, while Florida is hoping to break a three-game losing streak. As the two rivals hit the field, it is time to make bold predictions on the clash. Tennessee […]

While rumors are swirling that Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is very interested in both the LSU and Florida head coaching vacancies, longtime SEC commentator Paul Finebaum hinted at only part of that being true. Despite Kiffin’s family visiting both Gainesville and Baton Rouge over the last few days to start off the Rebels’ […]

The Ole Miss Rebels head coach, Lane Kiffin, couldn’t escape the swirling rumors Saturday night, beating the Florida Gators 34-24, while questions about potentially coaching the Gators next season loomed over the game. During a postgame press conference, Kiffin praised his current situation without completely ruling out future opportunities. “I love what we’re doing here,” […]

Ole Miss football fans expressed relief after Lane Kiffin and the No. 6 Rebels pulled away with a 34-24 win over the Florida Gators on Saturday night. Kiffin’s name has been involved in head coaching rumors. This is especially the case as the Gators are looking for their next coach after firing Billy Napier midseason. […]

Ole Miss football fans made their feelings unmistakable Saturday night, chanting “We want Lane” as the Rebels closed out a 34-24 win over Florida in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Pete Thamel posted the chant on X as the student section roared, a snapshot of how deep Lane Kiffin’s hold on Oxford has become.  Ole Miss fans chant […]

In the years since Aaron Hernandez died in 2017, after being convicted of the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, multiple players have commented on the narrative surrounding Hernandez. The latest to do so is his former Florida Gators teammate Tim Tebow. “I think he had a different side than a lot of how the media […]

Florida’s season took a nasty turn long before this week’s headlines. Back in early September, starting wideout Eugene Wilson III hurt his meniscus in the 45-7 win over Samford, had it repaired, then was ruled out for Texas A&M after being labeled a game-time decision. Billy Napier conceded how much that loss stung, noting the […]

A rough night turned into a hard pivot for Florida football. After an error-stacked first half against the Kentucky Wildcats, Billy Gonzales sat starting quarterback DJ Lagway and handed the offense to true freshman Tramell Jones, per Pete Nakos of On3 Sports. The move followed three first-half interceptions and stalled drives that buried Florida in […]

Florida football witnessed a new major loss on Sunday. The Gators already are operating without the fired Billy Napier. Now star freshman wide receiver Dallas Wilson is out for the year with his CFB injury. Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports dropped the unfortunate news out of Gainesville Sunday. Wilson left the Georgia game early and […]

The Georgia football team is keeping their head above water in the SEC this season. Georgia came back to defeat Florida on Saturday, in a thrilling 24-20 game. Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart opened up after the game about what it meant to his program to get another win. “I don’t believe in playing with fire,” […]

New coach but same result for Florida football in its Week 10 matchup with No. 5 Georgia. The Gators played well enough to pull off an upset but couldn’t close the deal. They fell, 24–20, to their archrivals before 76,131 fans at EverBank Stadium. In their first game under interim head coach Billy Gonzales, the […]

The Florida Gators fell 24-20 to the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs in Week 10 after putting up a valiant effort against one of the top teams in the SEC. It was a hard-fought contest, as the Gators had a legitimate shot at winning the game near the end. However, a controversial call prevented the offense […]

Florida football walked into the Georgia rivalry contest without Billy Napier for the first time since 2020. Dallas Wilson ended up exiting the game on Saturday with a CFB injury. The talented wide receiver left momentarily with a devastating foot injury. He later got spotted with a medical boot. Dallas Wilson just walked into the […]

ESPN listed the next best fits for the Florida Gators head coaching position if the program doesn’t land Lane Kiffin from the Ole Miss Rebels. Adam Rittenberg published an article about the current openings in this year’s coaching cycle. He looked at the Gators’ situation, who recently fired Billy Napier following poor results in past […]

The 2025 Florida football season went downhill quickly after starting with so much promise. The Gators are 3-4 but have struggled to do well up to this point. It follows a massive coaching carousel that started with James Franklin being fired from Penn State. With Franklin still being a great coach, there has been some […]

It’s abundantly clear that two of the biggest college football programs in the country want to be in the Lane Kiffin business. After respectively firing Brian Kelly and Billy Napier, LSU and Florida are in search of a new head football coach. And both, according to reports, have a keen interest in plucking Kiffin out […]

Following a pivotal 34-26 road win versus Oklahoma on Saturday, Ole Miss fans can taste a long-awaited College Football Playoff berth. Oxford knows better than to celebrate too early, with South Carolina, Florida and Mississippi State all relishing the opportunity to tarnish the Rebels’ campaign, but this is a momentous time in the program’s history. […]

After firing head football coach Brian Kelly, LSU is on the hunt for someone to lead its football program back to national title contention. Could Lane Kiffin be that man? By dismissing Kelly, who went 34-14 in parts of four seasons as head coach, LSU is making it clear to its fan base and the […]

With the Ole Miss football team preparing to take on the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, head coach Lane Kiffin has been involved in much speculation connected to the open Florida Gators job. While the Gators could be looking at the Ole Miss football coach to replace Billy Napier, Kiffin will be addressing these rumors with […]

The Florida Gators are once again searching for a head coach after firing Billy Napier, and early reports suggest that Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is among the top names on the radar. According to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin had already begun “doing due diligence” on Kiffin before Napier’s […]

Recently, the Florida football program finally made the move that many had been anticipating for multiple seasons now by firing head coach Billy Napier. The move opened up a coaching vacancy that figures to be highly sought-after considering the Gator program’s amount of resources and their recruiting ability. Recently, college football insider Paul Finebaum weighed […]

The Florida Gators are officially in the market for a new head coach. After weeks of mounting pressure and behind-the-scenes meetings with boosters, the university announced the firing of Billy Napier, ending his turbulent tenure in Gainesville. With one of college football’s most coveted jobs now open, speculation is already swirling about potential replacements, and […]

With Florida football firing head coach Billy Napier, they have been keeping their eyes on potential candidates who can fill his void. One of those candidates is Lane Kiffin, whom the Gators looked at before Napier was even fired, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. “Even before firing Billy Napier, Florida AD Scott Stricklin […]

As the Florida football program fired head coach Billy Napier after a disappointing stint, it appears that the fanbase thought this announcement was inevitable due to the lackluster results. Despite the Florida football team beating Mississippi State on Saturday, the program decided to let go of Napier, with athletic director Scott Stricklin making a promise […]

Florida football fired their head coach Billy Napier on Sunday. Napier had a disappointing tenure with the Gators, with a 3-4 record this year. Napier has millions of reasons to be happy though, after losing his job. “Napier’s buyout is more than $21 million. Half of that number is due to Napier within 30 days. […]

The Florida Gators are on the hunt for a new head coach. Florida has fired head coach Billy Napier. After weeks of speculation and reports that boosters met with the Gators’ athletic director, Scott Stricklin, the team has made the move ahead of the open week. Here are the top options to replace Napier in […]

As the Florida football team beat Mississippi State on Saturday, 23-21, all eyes are still on the job security of head coach Billy Napier amidst another disappointing season. With  the Florida football team firing Napier, quarterback DJ Lagway addressed the fan reaction to Napier during the game During the game, fans would boo Napier and […]

The Florida Gators are entering a new era, as the program has officially announced that they are firing Billy Napier as head coach. The decision comes even though the team beat Mississippi State 23-21 in Week 8. After the program called for a staff meeting around 1:45 p.m. EST, which was followed by a 2 […]

Florida head coach Billy Napier faces an uncertain future after the Gators narrowly defeated Mississippi State 23-21 on Saturday. The struggling coach discussed his concerns about his job in a press conference after the game. “I think I’m built for it; I’m made for it, I chose the coaching profession; I was called to coach. […]

Billy Napier and the Florida Gators can breathe easy after Michai Boireau made a game-winning interception in the team’s 23-21 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon. Going into the game, Florida had a 2-4 record. This disappointing start to the 2025 season has called into question Napier’s job as head coach of […]

Florida football coach Billy Napier vowed Saturday night to savor a tense 23-21 victory over Mississippi State even as questions swirl about his job security, telling reporters he would “enjoy this one tonight” and deal with the fallout tomorrow.  Will a narrow escape against Mississippi State be Billy Napier’s last game at Florida?https://t.co/eHKgecpqQ9 pic.twitter.com/Dn0VlHdOBT — […]

The Florida Gators football team faces a crucial SEC matchup this weekend with growing uncertainty around the status of one of its top defenders. Starting cornerback Cormani McClain is listed as questionable for Saturday’s home game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, adding to an already lengthy injury report for a Florida team under pressure to […]

Florida is coming off another loss, falling to Texas A&M 34-17 to move to 2-4 on the season. Head coach Billy Napier has been on the hot seat all season. After the latest loss, it seems his firing will be imminent. AD Scott Stricklin met with team boosters to discuss the potential termination. “Florida athletic […]

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko delivered a heartfelt message to the ’12th Man’ following the Aggies’ dominant 34-17 victory over the Florida Gators at Kyle Field. The win keeps No. 5 Texas A&M undefeated at 6-0 in the 2025 season.​ Elko praised the fans in his postgame comments, showing appreciation for their support, via […]

Florida Gators coach Billy Napier hit a brutal new low Saturday night when his team fell 34-17 at No. 5 Texas A&M, a loss that dropped Florida to 0-14 in games against ranked opponents away from Gainesville during Napier’s tenure, per On3 insider Brett McMurphy.  The scoreboard told a tidy story: Texas A&M controlled the […]

The Florida Gators arrive in College Station riding the kind of momentum that can flip a season. One week removed from toppling Texas at home, they face another daunting test against fifth-ranked Texas A&M. “This has got a chance to be a multiplier,” Florida head coach Billy Napier said about building off the upset. “I’m […]

Just a few weeks ago, Florida football’s quarterback situation appeared to be in chaos. Speculation swirled about whether DJ Lagway might need a redshirt season or even a benching as the Gators stumbled to a 1-3 start. Coming off a stretch of ugly losses to Miami, LSU, and South Florida, and seen wearing a walking […]

The Texas Longhorns suffered a shocking 29-21 upset loss to struggling Florida, exposing fatal flaws that could derail their entire season. Fans expected Arch Manning to save Texas football and lead the team to a national championship. Instead, he looked lost when the Longhorns needed him most. He threw two interceptions after completing 16-of-29 passes […]

For the second year in a row, head coach Billy Napier and the Florida Gators pulled off a season-saving upset in front of their home crowd. After a turbulent September that saw Florida lose three straight games and Napier’s job security questioned, the Gators responded with a 29-21 victory over the No. 9 Texas Longhorns, […]