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Week one of college football featured top 10 upsets involving the Southeastern Conference. But Florida football watched Vernon Brown III grab the spotlight — by grabbing the early case for Catch of the Year. D.J. Lagway escaped early pressure in the pocket. The quarterback located Brown III already deep down the field. Lagway rifled his […]

Florida football fans started holding their breaths for DJ Lagway. The health of the star Gators quarterback rose as a new concern. But Billy Napier delivered a promising injury update on Lagway’s calf. The dual-threat passer was seen throwing the ball around in Gainesville. Plus took part in various drills. Zach Abolverdi of On3/Rivals dropped […]

The Florida football program ended the 2024 season on a hot streak. Once veteran starting quarterback Graham Mertz was lost for the season, head coach Billy Napier turned to stud freshman DJ Lagway to take over the role. Lagway ran with it, and proved that this program is now his to lead. Lagway is just […]

After last season’s disappointing finish, the 2025 Florida football team has much potential. It starts and ends with what the offense looks like with DJ Lagway under center. However, he is dealing with injuries as we get into the start of the season. More injuries are also piling across the team, with the latest coming […]

With the season opener just a couple of weeks away, there are plenty of questions surrounding the Florida football program. The team’s number 15 ranking in the first AP poll of 2025 has built up the hype around the Gators even more. However, the man at the center of that hype, quarterback DJ Lagway, still […]

Billy Napier and the Florida Gators landed a talented prospect in the 2026 class, getting four-star running back Davian Groce. Groce announced his commitment to the Gators on Monday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett. Hailing from Frisco, Texas, he chose them over the Oklahoma Sooners, Baylor Bears and Houston Cougars. “Can’t wait to be a […]

2025 will be a pivotal season for the Florida football program. Head coach Billy Napier and his staff are looking to continue the momentum from the end of last season. Quarterback D.J Lagway is entering his first season as the unquestioned starter. The sophomore signal caller looks to have an even bigger campaign now that […]

Florida football lures back D.J. Lagway as its most highly anticipated returner. But a non-quarterback drew praise Wednesday by a national outlet. One who stars in the defensive trenches. Caleb Banks earned this new title from On3/Rivals: The No. 1 non-QB sleeper for the 2025 season. Ari Wasserman placed the massive and powerful Banks at […]

Year four of the Billy Napier era is right around the corner for the Florida football program. The Gators are currently in preseason camp, preparing for what could be another daunting season. Following last season’s turnaround, it is certainly clear that this is DJ Lagway’s team. The sophomore signal caller has been dealing with a […]

There is a lot of optimism around Florida football coming into this fall, and star quarterback DJ Lagway is a big reason why. A 2024 season that started with Gators fans calling for head coach Billy Napier’s job ended with Lagway putting on a show as a true freshman, getting fans fired up for his […]

Florida basketball head coach Todd Golden won the national championship without needing his 7-foot-9 center on the floor. Golden ended a more than decade long title drought in Gainesville without turning to his big man. But was Billy Napier secretly recruiting Olivier Rioux for Gators football? Rioux earned a chance to line up for the […]

SEC media days have dominated headlines this week in college football. The 2025 Florida football team is one of the conference’s biggest wildcards this season. The Gators were inconsistent last season but showed promise due to DJ Lagway running the offense under center. They have much higher expectations this season because of their potential, but […]

Florida football starting quarterback DJ Lagway went full Billie Jean King in response to the lofty expectations. The Gators’ leader under center played a significant role in the 2024 squad’s turnaround after a tumultuous start. Billy Napier was struggling in his third season, losing five out of the first nine games through mid-November. Fortunately, for […]

Florida football stayed hot on the college football recruiting trail Saturday. The Gators won over a versatile 6-foot-7 talent. One who had Miami and Texas all over him before Florida claimed the four-star win. Heze Kent is the newest member of the Gators 2026 class. The towering athlete told Hayes Fawcett of On3 that the […]

Florida football is loading up on the four-star talent for 2026. This time they edged out Miami for a standout linebacker on the college football recruiting trail. Malik Morris is heading to “The Swamp.” The Lakeland, Florida native turned down the Hurricanes and chose his other in-state option, per Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. Florida even […]

The state of Florida is always filled with elite talent, and the last school that the Florida football team wants to see those players go to is Georgia. Four-star safety CJ Hester was heavily recruited by the Bulldogs, and they were a finalist when he announced his college decision on Thursday. The Gators won this […]

The Florida football team added one of the top defensive lineman in the country to its 2026 recruiting class on Wednesday as four-star Kendall Guervil announced that he will play for the Gators. Guervil received a lot of attention from Texas and Florida State as well, but head coach Billy Napier found a way to […]

The Florida football team added to its 2026 recruiting class on Thursday as four-star offensive lineman Desmond Green announced that he will play for the Gators. Green had previously trimmed his list of college options down, and some of his top schools were Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Oklahoma. Head coach Billy Napier got the […]

Nebraska football took a big college football recruiting loss nearly 24 hours ago. The Cornhuskers lost prized four-star cornerback CJ Bronaugh to a decommitment. He’s now adding to a Southeastern Conference power’s fast-growing 2026 class. Bronaugh immediately found his next CFB home. He’s heading to “The Swamp” and flipped to Florida, with Hayes Fawcett of […]

Florida football cranked the heat up with its recruiting methods Saturday. The Gators landed multiple recruits on the college football recruiting trail. Even beating out three Southeastern Conference rivals for a 6-foot-6 talent. Florida and head coach Billy Napier received a verbal commitment from wide receiver Marquez Daniel. The Tuskegee, Alabama native turned down Auburn, […]

Florida football created room for a “rhino” to come to the swamp. The Gators even poached this 6-foot-6 specimen over Bill Belichick and North Carolina. The Southeastern Conference school landed a new verbal commitment from tight end Kekua “Rhino” Aumua. The Kahuku, Hawaii native confirmed his decision with Hayes Fawcett of On3 on Monday evening. […]

The Florida football team picked up a big commitment on Tuesday as four-star safety Kaiden Hall announced that he will play for Billy Napier and the Gators. Hall was choosing between Florida, Alabama, Florida State and Oklahoma, and he decided that the Gators are the best fit. Florida has been doing a great job on […]

Florida football yielded quiet college football recruiting results for the 2026 class. But that changed in a massive way Sunday. Billy Napier and company beefed up their offensive line by beating out Georgia and Alabama for this recruit. Florida received a new verbal commitment from G’Nivre Carr — who stars for national powerhouse IMG Academy. […]

The Florida football team picked up an intriguing commitment over the weekend as three-star 2026 defensive lineman Jamir Perez announced that he will play for Billy Napier and the Gators. Perez doesn’t have a very high ranking, but he stands at 6’4″, and he is 360 pounds. Perez is an absolute unit, and he has […]

Florida football will have heightened expectations for the 2025 season by keeping Billy Napier. The Gators head coach has now pulled a massive recruiting win. And edged out rivals Alabama and Florida State in winning over the nation’s best linebacker for 2026. Florida secured its newest verbal commitment with Izayia Williams, with recruiting insider Hayes […]

Florida football secured a huge win in recruiting by flipping a 5-star wide receiver from Oregon. Billy Napier is riding high in Gainesville after a remarkable second-half turnaround this season. The Gators continued their momentum by beating the spread against Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl. Florida is now claiming the benefits of this late-year surge […]

Florida football picked up another win off the field, landing a talented wideout in the transfer portal. In a year that sometimes looked like it would be Billy Napier’s last in Gainesville, the Gators have rallied around their embattled head coach. Florida won three straight games to close the season, clinching its first winning record […]

The Florida football team got some great news to kick off bowl season as the Gators have learned that star defensive lineman Caleb Banks will be returning for another season. Banks is one of the best DL in all of college football, and he could’ve gone to the NFL after this season. He will instead […]

The final weekend of the college football regular season is known as rivalry week, and in 2024, it certainly lived up to that billing. Not only were there numerous instant classics played over the holiday weekend — like Georgia Tech and Georgia’s 8-overtime thriller, a nail-biter at Clemson between the Tigers and Gamecocks, and yes, […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Florida football program pulled off one of the biggest upsets of this college football season by knocking off the Ole Miss Rebels despite being double digit underdogs heading into the contest. It was the second straight week that the Gators were able to pull off an upset, as last week they […]

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 […]

The Florida football program took on one of its most challenging matchups of the 2024 season against the No. 22-ranked LSU Tigers on Saturday. Florida entered the game with a worse record, but head coach Billy Napier’s squad fought hard and came away with the 27-16 win. Gator fans on social media had a lot […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]