Football

‘Bored’ Steve Spurrier to speak to the Florida Gators on Thursday before homecoming

Wednesday was one year from the day that Steve Spurrier decided to call it quits from South Carolina and effectively retire as the head ball coach. Now in his role as ambassador...

The Silver Lining: Joe Alleva’s potential long con, Gators’ running back indecisiveness

Welcome to The Silver Lining, my weekly column back after a few months hiatus to take a closer and/or quicker look at some hot topics surrounding the Florida Gators athletic program. Is...

Florida Gators in the NFL 2016: Weeks 3-5 recap, stats

The 2016 NFL regular season began with 40 former Florida Gators on the main rosters of 23 of the 32 teams in the league. Twelve teams have multiple Florida players on their...

Top 25 polls, Week 7: Florida Gators move up again despite postponement

Alabama remains the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll released on Sunday following Week 5 action, receiving 56-of-61 first-place votes in the former and 58-of-64 first-place votes...

WATCH: SEC commish says Florida-LSU game ‘needs to be played’ this season

During a surprise appearance on the SEC Game of the Week (via phone), league commissioner Greg Sankey did his best to address the postponement of Saturday’s scheduled game between the No. 18...

What to watch in Week 6 while the Gators are off

Though it was certainly not planned, the No. 18 Florida Gators have wound up with a much-needed week off and will spend Saturday doing what you will likely be doing — watching...

Florida vs. LSU game postponed indefinitely due to Hurricane Matthew: What happens next?

Hurricane Matthew is ready to slam into the state of Florida, which has forced the postponement of the game between the No. 18 Florida Gators and LSU Tigers originally scheduled for Saturday...

Florida vs. LSU to remain in Gainesville but kickoff time up in the air

Hurricane Matthew will be raining down on the state of Florida late this week, and the effects of the storm’s rainfall and high winds — floods, destroyed property, power outages, blocked roadways...

Injury news tips towards Florida as QB Del Rio, Gators defensive linemen likely to play

Everything seemed pretty dire for the Florida Gators on Monday when head football coach Jim McElwain, while going through his injury updates, wound up noting that five of the team’s seven defensive...

Report: Ex-Florida QB Chris Leak being investigated for sexual assault of student

When former Florida Gators quarterback Chris Leak resigned as head football coach at Edgewater High School earlier this week, the assumed reason was the team’s 0-5 start and overall poor play on...