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Florida, Kansas Continue Surprising 2024 Campaigns With Midseason Turnarounds
The Florida Gators and Kansas Jayhawks continue to play spoiler for playoff hopeful teams in the 2024 college football season, giving fans a reason for optimism....
Florida owns second half to upend No. 9 Ole Miss 24-17
Montrell Johnson Jr. rushed for the tiebreaking touchdown and Bryce Thornton made two huge interceptions in the final 1:32 to help Florida post a 24-17 victory over No. 9 Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Fla.,Johnson rushed for 107 yards on 18 carries as...
No. 9 Ole Miss floats into The Swamp with playoffs mindset
Four two-loss Southeastern Conference teams are packed into a five-team logjam in the latest College Football Playoff projections released Tuesday.,No. 9 Ole Miss is one of those teams and Rebels coach Lane Kiffin is among the coaches that have figured this part out: It's better to not be part of th...
DJ Lagway helps Florida topple No. 22 LSU
DJ Lagway passed for 226 yards and a touchdown and Florida handed No. 22 LSU its third consecutive loss, 27-16 Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.,Lagway returned from a one-game absence due to a strained hamstring to complete 13 of 26 passes and the Gators (5-5, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) moved within ...
No. 5 Texas dominates first half, rolls past Florida 49-17
Quinn Ewers passed for 333 yards and career-high five touchdowns over the game's first 33 minutes as No. 5 Texas romped past visiting Florida 49-17 on Saturday afternoon at Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (8-1, 4-1 SEC) flexed their talent and speed throughout the win as the teams played as SEC oppon...
No. 5 Texas will focus on Florida’s ‘scheme’ in first meeting since 1940
No. 5 Texas looks to stay in the hunt for a spot in the league championship game and beyond when it returns from an open week to host short-handed Florida on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas, in a Southeastern Conference clash.,It's the first time the programs have met on the gridiron since 1940....
Jadan Baugh's five TD runs carry Florida past Kentucky
Jadan Baugh produced three of his five touchdown runs in the second quarter and Florida went on to defeat Kentucky 48-20 on Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Florida's DJ Lagway threw for 259 yards on 7-for-14 passing. He was intercepted once. Elijhah Badger caught three passes for 148 yards to he...
Gators QB Graham Mertz tears ACL, done for season
Florida starting quarterback Graham Mertz's season -- and college career -- is over after sustaining a knee injury in Saturday's loss to No. 11 Tennessee.,Mertz went down with a non-contact injury in the third quarter after throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to Arlis Boardingham. The sixth-year senio...
Report: Gators QB Graham Mertz (knee) done for season
Florida starting quarterback Graham Mertz's season is over after sustaining a knee injury in Saturday's loss to No. 11 Tennessee, CBS Sports reported Monday.,Mertz went down with a non-contact injury in the third quarter after throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to Arlis Boardingham. The redshirt seni...
No. 8 Vols aim to bounce back in series dominated by Florida
After staggering to its first loss and set to face a rival that holds a sizable advantage in the recent series, No. 8 Tennessee has its work cut out as it prepares to face Florida.,With the two teams trending in different directions, the Volunteers will oppose the Gators in a Southeastern Conference...
Florida moves past bye, hurricane to tackle UCF
Not even one of the most destructive hurricanes in memory kept Florida from getting work done during its open date.,"We didn't coddle them," Gators coach Billy Napier said. "I will tell you that. It was real in there for three days. So we worked extremely hard Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in full...
Florida dominates second quarter, takes down Mississippi State
Graham Mertz threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as Florida defeated Mississippi State 45-28 on Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss., ,Mertz completed 19 of 21 passes for 201 yards and DJ Lagway completed all seven of his passes for 76 yards for the Gators (2-2, 1-1 SEC)., ,Bla...
Gators sticking with two-QB plan as they prepare for Mississippi State
Florida and Mississippi State are both badly in need of a victory as they meet Saturday in Starkville, Miss.,The Gators (1-2, 0-1 SEC), who didn't offer much resistance in their 41-17 season-opening setback to Miami, had a similarly disappointing home performance in a 33-20 loss to Texas A&M last Sa...
Cam Ward (3 TDs), No. 19 Miami dominate rival Florida
Cam Ward threw for 385 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 19 Miami to a convincing 41-17 victory over host Florida on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla. ,In the season opener for both teams, Ward completed 26 of 35 passes and threw only one interception in his first start for the Hurricanes...
Eight College Football Coaches Facing Most Pressure in 2024
These college football coaches are feeling the most pressure to win in 2024, whether it's lofty National Championship goals or eagerness to turn programs around....
We are finally getting the Netflix Florida Gators doc we deserve
It’s finally here. Well, it’s at least on the way — reportedly....
The Marty McFly College Football Rankings Week 4: Rocky Top tops the list after holding off Florida
Praise be to the college football gods who provided me with enough undefeated, resurgent programs to continue to populate this list. Of the seven teams to have curried Michael J. Fox’s favor, three of them have two losses. Miami, Florida, and Texas all lost again Saturday, and only one of them to a ...
Steve Spurrier is still finding a way to run up the score on Georgia, 25 years after Florida’s national championship
Florida-Georgia, “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party,” might have a little less doubt than usual about who’s going to win this year, what with the Bulldogs being No. 1 by a mile and the Gators being out of the top 25. The last three seasons, the rivalry has been a matchup of top-10 foes, wit...
Tebow needs to ‘stay in school'
Resident homer and Florida Gators legend Tim Tebow reminded everyone why everything about his schtick will always and forever be better suited for the college football platform....
How many Tampa Bay Lightning players do you think Tom Brady can name?
It’s no big deal if Tom Brady isn’t familiar with anyone on the team, and he was just glad to agree to serve as the Bolts’ “fan captain” for Saturday’s Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s also hilarious to see the big-time Cameo video energy that Brady brought to the table to fire up the Ta...