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The recruitment wars are only going to heat up as fall nears. One prospect got the eyes of Kalen DeBoer and his Alabama Crimson Tide along with Ryan Day’s Ohio State Buckeyes squad. He goes by the name of Vernell Brown III. This elite wide receiver is probably one of, if not, the most coveted […]

The Florida football program is not what it once was under legendary head coaches like Urban Meyer and Steve Spurrier, and now Coach Billy Napier is feeling the heat. The Gators coach is in charge of turning around a program that has lost seven games in three consecutive seasons and hasn’t won ten or more […]

The 2024 season is a crucial one for the Florida football team. The Gators are traditionally one of the best teams in the SEC, but it hasn’t been like that in recent years. Last season, Florida failed to qualify for a bowl game as they only won five games. If that happens again, head coach […]

The Florida football program is preparing for a bounceback 2023-24 season with its revamped roster. The Gators added a key transfer portal addition with former Colorado football cornerback Cormani McClain. Rumors spread that the program dismissed McClain from the team before the season’s start. However, assistant coach Will Harris dispelled McClain’s exit. Harris went on […]

The Florida football program seeks to make a jump in the SEC after they failed to appear in a Bowl Game at the end of the 2023-24 season. There was a time when Florida was one of the most dominant teams in college football. Cam Newton explained why former Gator stars Tim Tebow and Aaron […]

There are really not too many better places to be during Saturdays in the fall than one of the now 16 SEC stadiums. With the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners becoming members this upcoming 2024 season as part of conference expansion, that thought has likely only increased. Texas and Oklahoma now join a prestigious group […]

Spring football is over. The transfer portal is closed. The calendar reads June. You know what that means? College football is almost here. It has now been five months since Michigan took down Washington in the national championship game in Houston, and we have made it through the hardest part of the offseason. We are […]

Georgia football and Florida football are rivals on the field, and now they are facing each other in court in a way. Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada recently filed a lawsuit against Florida and Gators head coach Billy Napier after he claimed that he was lied to about NIL while he was being recruited. Rashada just […]

Florida football coach Billy Napier has commented on the lawsuit that was filed by former signee Jaden Rashada. “I’m comfortable with my actions,” Billy Napier said at the SEC Spring Meetings, via Trey Wallace. “I’m thankful for the university’s support and we’re going to keep it at that and let the process take its course.” […]

Former Florida football recruit Jaden Rashada is suing the school’s football coach, one of its boosters, and others, per ESPN. Rashada is alleging that he was defrauded of an NIL deal with the Gators that cost a total of $13.85 million. Rashada is arguing he is owed the money because he turned down offers from […]

Urban Meyer’s net worth in 2024 is estimated to be $35 million. A legendary college football coach, Meyer’s career has been filled with controversy, but his ability to get his teams to win games has never been in question, at least when it comes to the college level. Football fans got to take a closer […]

The Florida football team did not have a good year last season as they failed to make a bowl game, and things aren’t going to get any easier for them in the new-look SEC this season. The Gators have to be better in terms of their on-field results, but one thing that has been going […]

Now that spring practices are in the rearview and most of those who entered the spring transfer portal have found their new homes, it’s time to break down each of the now Power-Four conferences. We’ll start with the SEC post-spring power rankings. For the first time since 2012, the SEC will be expanding. Back then, […]

It has now been over three months since the Michigan football team raised the national championship trophy back in January at NRG Stadium in Houston. It was a season to remember in college football as it was the last year of the four-team College Football Playoff, and it was also the last year of the […]

The spring window for the college football transfer portal is now open. Typically, it isn’t the most chaotic time for the portal, but there are usually some names of note. This spring, Cormani McClain is one of the big names, leaving Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team. McClain was one of the hottest names […]

The Florida football team is coming off another disappointing season. The Gators finished just 5-7 in Billy Napier’s second season as head coach, so the pressure is on to win more games this upcoming season. One positive step is the return of quarterback Graham Mertz, who decided to play one more year of college and […]

The transfer portal saw well over 3,000 players throw their names in it during the 2023 college football offseason. Add in the crazy coaching movement that took place and the portal madness certainly delivered. Just about every power conference school took part in that madness one way or another. The Florida Gators football program was […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is favored to go to either Florida State or Florida if he decides to leave the Buffaloes, per Bet Colorado. The two schools are listed with the greatest percentages to land Sanders if he decides to move on from Boulder. Arkansas is also in the mix. Odds on the next […]

Billy Napier and Florida football took a step back in 2023, finishing the season with a 5-7 record, one win less than the previous season, and without a chance to make a bowl game. As they enter Year 3, it seems Napier needs to make a statement in 2024. Perhaps the No. 16 ranked transfer […]

Florida football just boosted its frontline. The Gators recently secured the commitment of four-star interior offensive lineman Peyton Joseph. A class of 2025 recruit, Joseph picked Florida over other suitors such as Florida State, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Alabama. Standing at 6-foot-4 and weighing 305 lbs, Joseph is a top-five IOL recruit in his class. […]

The world of college sports is drastically changing because of NIL, and the sport that is changing the most is college football. College football is by far the most popular college sport, and it was the one with the most money involved. Most schools put a lot more money into their football program than they […]

The University of Florida took to X to mourn the death of one of their legendary football players Bill Carr, who was a center and went on to be the school’s athletic director in 1979. Bill Carr was a former All-American player for the Florida football program. Former Florida quarterback and coach Steve Spurrier spoke […]

Florida has reportedly parted ways with NIL director Marcus Castro-Walker, per Zach Abolverdi of Gators Online. Stewart Mandel of The Athletic provided an update on the situation. “Sources interviewed by the NCAA told @TheAthletic last month that Walker was one of the subjects of their investigation into Florida re: Jaden Rashada recruitment,” Mandel wrote on […]

The college football offseason is in full swing. With a lot of coaching changes in the College Football Playoff, teams come with shakeups in their rosters as well. The Washington football program is experiencing this as a handful of their recruits start to find other opportunities due to Kalen DeBoer’s move. Asa Turner is one […]

The Sunshine State is on the NCAA’s radar once again. Florida football is under investigation, according to the Tampa Bay Times’ Matt Baker. This comes about a week after Florida State was sanctioned for violating NIL rules (Name Image Likeness), with offensive coordinator Alex Atkins accused of driving a prospect to a meeting with a […]

The Florida football program has quickly gone from powerhouse to disappointment. In 2023, the Gators went 5-7 and just 3-5 in SEC play, missing out on a bowl game once again. Billy Napier, who was hired to replace Dan Mullen at the end of 2021, has gone just 11-14 in two years with the Florida […]

Incoming Florida Gators recruit DJ Lagway was already heading to Gainesville with plenty of hype. Ranked 2nd among duel-threat quarterbacks in the 2024 recruiting class by ESPN, Lagway is the type of prospect who represents hope for a Florida football program that is looking to return to their mid-00s form, when they won two National […]

Former Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna reportedly will continue his career in the AAC with UAB football as he looks to return to football from a hiatus stemming from since-dismissed felony charges. He had entered the transfer portal in July. Kitna, the son of ex-NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, has committed to UAB football and has been admitted […]

Billy Napier has a big position that just opened up. Max Brown is moving out of the Florida football program which means the Gators are looking for a new quarterback. Now, being the offensive engine of a team that just had five wins in the past season could be a tall order. But, DJ Lagway […]

The USC football team is going to be in a very different spot next year in terms of their quarterback room. This year, the Trojans had maybe the best QB room in the entire country as they had Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams as their starter, and one of their backups was Malachi Nelson, the […]

Some teams look to reload and retool in the transfer portal, and one of the teams that should be doing just that is the Florida Gators. The Gators finished 2023 with a disappointing 5-7 record, missing a bowl game altogether. For a program that has multiple national titles to its name, that is completely inexcusable. […]

The LSU football team capped off its 2023 season with a win over the Texas A&M Aggies at home en route to a #13 final ranking and matchup with the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2024 Reliquest Bowl in Tampa, Florida (formerly named the Outback Bowl). Superstar QB Jayden Daniels looked back on his journey in […]

The college football transfer portal has been exploding with entries since the window opened on December 4. On Thursday, Florida Gators star running back Trevor Etienne, the younger brother of Jacksonville Jaguars star Travis, decided to enter the portal, per Chris Hummer and Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. ‘Florida RB Trevor Etienne has entered the transfer […]

Florida football quarterback Graham Mertz is returning for his second and final season with the program in 2024. Mertz made the announcement via an epic video montage on his official X account on Thursday. One more year… 🐊 #UnfinishedBusiness pic.twitter.com/kFDEuvg83i — Graham Mertz (@GrahamMertz5) November 30, 2023 On the other hand, a reliable Florida football […]

The Florida football program is searching for answers after an underwhelming 2023-24 season. The Gators finished the year with a 5-7 record and finished fourth in the SEC East. As a result, the team has parted ways with assistant coaches Corey Raymond and Sean Spencer, per On3. The Gators re-tool after coming short of a […]

Billy Napier and Florida football had a chance on rivalry weekend to make the biggest upset of the entire college football season by beating No. 5 Florida State, ending the Seminoles College Football Playoff aspirations. But the Gators, like they have all season, fell short, withering in the end to lose 24-15. The Gators’ loss […]

Emotions are running high during college football’s Rivalry Week as Florida football defensive lineman Jamari Lyons was ejected for spitting during the Gators’ Week 13 matchup vs. No. 5 Florida State: Florida DL Jamari Lyons was ejected for spitting on a Florida State player 😳 pic.twitter.com/9WghINoFag — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 26, 2023 Lyons was kicked out of […]

Florida State and Florida will face off in another rivalry showdown in Week 13 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. We continue our college football odds series with a Florida State-Florida prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Seminoles managed to rally for a 58-13 win against North Alabama after trailing 13-0 at the […]

The now No. 5 Florida State football team will be playing Florida this weekend in the annual rivalry game. But a game that probably most didn’t think much of a week ago has changed due to some overwhelming circumstances that both teams now face in the last game of the regular season. Both the Seminoles […]