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It was all right in Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss’ hands—a berth in the College Football Playoff. Then, on Saturday evening in Gainesville, Florida, it slipped away. The Rebels had been projected to make the playoff as far back as the end of last season. Those expectations only intensified as the season approached. Kiffin and […]

The Florida football team has been making noise on the football field as they have pulled off home upsets in back-to-back weeks, and now the Gators are seeing some recruiting success in the aftermath. Florida just flipped two recruits as three-star offensive tackle Jahari Medlock has flipped from Cincinnati and three-star wide receiver Muizz Tounkara […]

Not too long ago, Florida football was a punchline and Billy Napier was considered to be a dead man walking. Now, they have just taken a fatal bite out of an SEC squad’s season for the second week in a row. Despite being big underdogs at home against the soaring Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday […]

For two of the three traditional powerhouse programs in the Sunshine State, the 2024 college football season has not been too kind. While the Miami Hurricanes control their own destiny to the College Football Playoff, the Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles are both at risk of missing out on the postseason. If they did, […]

Florida football just got a ringing endorsement from a 5-star cornerback who might flip his commitment. Billy Napier’s team is coming off an impressive win against LSU and now looks to continue its momentum into a Week 13 matchup against Ole Miss. Regardless of this coming Saturday’s result, quarterback DJ Lagway and company are already […]

Ole Miss is coming off their biggest win of the season, as they took down Georgia in Week 11 at home. It was never close for the Bulldogs, as the Rebels won 28-10. It has been a run of success for Ole Miss since two of three games in the middle of the season to […]

Florida football quarterback DJ Lagway is pumped up after his team defeated LSU on Saturday. Lagway says he and head coach Billy Napier are going to work together to change the culture at the school. “That means a lot, man, you know, just being the second year in the offense, you know, is huge,” Lagway […]

Following a massive upset for the unranked Florida football program in Week 12 of the college football season, the Gators’ social media team made sure to troll LSU head coach Brian Kelly on his way out of Gainesville. Following back-to-back losses for the Gators heading into this matchup, they get back on track following this […]

Suffering their third straight loss, LSU football is in a position it rarely experiences. With the Tigers’ 27-16 road loss to the Florida Gators, LSU slipped to 6-4 overall. Head coach Brian Kelly had won at least 10 games in every season dating back to 2017, but he will not be able to accomplish that […]

Three weeks ago, LSU football was playing for sole possession of first place in the SEC. Now, head coach Brian Kelly could realistically be on the hot seat. Oh how quickly things can change in the most unforgiving league in the country. Tough competition is not sparing this team a deluge of derision, however. The […]

Florida football needed any type of spark to ignite their chances against LSU. Freshman running back Jadan Baugh delivered just that with under four minutes left. Baugh took the pitch then raced all the way to the end zone for 55 yards. The Tigers shifted over to the right, but left a gaping hole large […]

Florida football head coach Billy Napier just revealed the status of quarterback DJ Lagway ahead of the LSU game. The talented freshman quarterback has not played since suffering a scary hamstring injury against Georgia on November 2nd. Napier, whose name is off the hot seat for 2024, confirmed to Gainesville Sun reporter Kevin Brockway that […]

Earlier in the season, calls for highly-touted freshman quarterback DJ Lagway to see the field were mostly out of curiosity. The Florida Gators had a returning veteran starter in Graham Mertz, but the promise of Lagway couldn’t be ignored. Not long after Mertz was sidelined with a season-ending knee injury and Lagway had begun to […]

LSU visits Florida for the 71st meeting between these two SEC Rivals. It is time to continue our college football odds series with an LSU-Florida prediction and pick. LSU-Florida Last Game – Matchup History LSU comes into the game sitting at 6-3 on the year, but just 3-2 in conference play, with two losses in […]

It was a big announcement when the Florida football team said that Billy Napier would remain the head coach, as there was massive speculation about his job security due to lackluster performances. While Florida football fans will debate if that was a good decision or not, Napier would react to the news after the Gators […]

The Florida Gators travel to Austin in Week 11 of the 2024 college football season to take on the No. 5 Texas Longhorns, and this already difficult game seems like it will be even tougher for the visitors after the latest DJ Lagway injury update that suggests it will be Aidan Warner, not Lagway, taking […]

Florida football (4-4) is actually mired in less uncertainty than many fans anticipated heading into a Week 11 meeting with No. 5 Texas. Athletic director Scott Stricklin is reasserting his loyalty to head coach Billy Napier despite two consecutive seasons of stagnancy. The program is more concerned about the short-term questions facing the health of […]

As the calendar page turns to November and the weather around the country begins to cool, it’s officially the time of the year where the seats of many head coaches around the nation begin to get hotter. It was widely assumed, really since the beginning of the 2024 season, that Florida Gators head coach Billy […]

Coming off a bye last week, the No. 5 Texas Longhorns (7-1, 3-1 SEC) return home in Week 11 to host the Florida Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) in SEC play. The Longhorns, led by quarterback Quinn Ewers, will be looking to keep their College Football Playoff dreams intact. The Gators, on the other hand, just […]

In what may be the most surprising news of the day, the University of Florida has decided to retain head football coach Billy Napier. The third-year coach will officially enter the 2025 season as the Gators’ head coach, according to the university’s athletic director, Scott Stricklin. The announcement comes at an unusual time, with Florida […]

The Florida Gators are set to face the Texas Longhorns this weekend with the Gators searching for bowl eligibility despite a string of injuries. However, despite many thinking he was on the hotseat, Florida confirmed Napier would be returning in 2025. Shortly after, Florida football got a huge recruiting prediction. In a recent story predicting […]

Florida football head coach Billy Napier will remain in his position, UF athletic director Scott Stricklin announced today. In a statement via X, formerly Twitter, Stricklin expressed confidence in Napier’s ability to “meet the challenges and opportunities ahead.” Additionally, Stricklin, who has been Florida’s athletic director since 2016, called on “Gator Nation to continue standing […]

Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway is questionable for Saturday’s game against the No. 5-ranked Texas Longhorns, Pete Thamel of ESPN reported on Wednesday. Whether or not both Lagway and Florida football running back Montrell Johnson Jr. will be in action remains to be seen. Lagway, the former Gatorade Player of the Year, suffered a hamstring […]

Florida football head coach Billy Napier got honest about his relationship with Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian ahead of the teams’ first meeting since 1940. Napier, who has been on the hot seat all year, has a history with Sarkisian at Alabama under then-head coach Nick Saban. The Florida football head coach gave a light […]

Florida football just received some crushing news on one of their best offensive players. In a hit to the Florida offense and head coach Billy Napier, who sits squarely on the hot seat, the Gators’ wide receiving core is set to lose a key piece. Sophomore wideout Eugene Wilson III is expected to be out […]

Florida has been inconsistent this year, while Texas has looked great. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Florida-Texas prediction and pick. Florida has been inconsistent and has struggled at times this year. They have looked better recently and fought strongly against Georgia last week. They are 4-4 but have […]

The Florida football program found some encouraging news from head coach Billy Napier about freshman quarterback, DJ Lagway. “The good news is we have positive information on that front,” Napier said via Graham Hall of 247Sports. “We do think that the injury is less significant, we do think there’s a pathway for recovery and a […]

Although it was much harder to come by than anyone in Athens expected it to be, the Georgia Bulldogs topped the Florida Gators for the fourth consecutive time on Saturday afternoon, overcoming an early deficit to secure a 34-20 win and keep their SEC title hopes alive. The game swung in Georgia’s favor after Florida […]

Florida football quarterback DJ Lagway was carted off in the second quarter of the Gators’ game against their rival Georgia Bulldogs, per On3’s Nick Schultz. After the play, a designed run he took for three yards, Lagway reached for his left hamstring. The entire Florida football team came out to the field in a show […]

Florida football legend Rex Grossman got honest on what makes the Florida-Georgia rivalry so special. “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail” is set to have its 102nd iteration on Saturday with Kirby Smart’s dominant Bulldogs taking on an embattled Billy Napier and his unranked Gators. Despite Georgia football’s recent dominance of this matchup, having won three […]

As we enter Week 10 of college football, there’s roughly a month left in the regular season. The 2024 season has been unforgettable, with high-profile matchups that won’t be in short supply this week. For the fourth time this season, a top-5 showdown will take place as No. 4 Ohio State travels to Happy Valley […]

Rece Davis took some subtle shots at head coach Billy Napier and the Florida football program by giving a new name to the Florida-Georgia football rivalry. Known as the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party,” Davis offered a new take on the rivalry using its famous moniker. This matchup has been recently dominated Georgia, as Kirby […]

Florida football has been in rumors that head coach Billy Napier is on the hot seat since Week 1. While the rumors are fair, considering the Gators record (4-3), it hasn’t all been on the head coach. He’s dealt with a variety of injuries across both sides of the ball. “If they are competitive through […]

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart gave an honest opinion on the future location changes to the Georgia-Florida rivalry. Smart and the No. 2 ranked Bulldogs are set to face embattled coach Billy Napier and the Gators on Saturday in the rivalry’s 103rd meeting. Since 1996, the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” has been played […]

Florida has been inconsistent this year, while Georgia is arguably the best college football team. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Florida-Georgia prediction and pick. Florida has been inconsistent and has struggled at times this year. They just blew out Kentucky to get to 4-3. They have won three […]

Two days after an overtime loss last Saturday to the Tennessee Volunteers, Florida football coach Billy Napier noted that the injury that knocked Gators running back Montrell Johnson Jr. out of the game was not, “a long-term issue.” But as promising as that prognosis may sound, it was at least a little vague, because nearly a […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Kentucky-Florida prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kentucky-Florida. Head coach Billy Napier is losing time and chances at Florida. He had an opportunity to make a huge statement last weekend, and to be fair to Napier, Florida did play a dynamic […]

Florida football coach Billy Napier is in the position every coach dreads: on the hot seat. The Gators are 3-3 to start the 2024 season, Napier’s third year in Gainesville, and with a tough Southeastern Conference (SEC) schedule ahead and without his starting quarterback, Napier’s time as Florida’s coach may be coming to a close. […]

Head coach Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Volunteers narrowly escaped a second consecutive upset loss in Week 7, this time to the Florida Gators, one of their biggest rivals. The Vols managed to pull off a 23-17 overtime win, keeping their College Football Playoff hopes alive—for now. While Tennessee avoided another loss, this marked the […]