Football

Seven Florida Gators football staffers depart for college assistant coaching jobs

Updated on Feb. 29 at 11 a.m. Four internal staff members hired by Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain prior to his first season with the football team, plus a strength of...

Reports: Florida Gators OC Doug Nussmeier a ‘very strong candidate’ for Southern Miss job

The final college head coaching position to open this offseason could be filled by one of the Florida Gators‘ top assistants. Florida offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier, who just concluded his first season...

Will Muschamp hires Gators linebacker, strength assistant Mike Peterson away from Florida

New South Carolina Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp is finally done building his staff, which is filled with former Florida Gators ties, the last of which also being a former UF player. Former...

Florida Gators in the NFL, 2015-16 season: Three players advance to Super Bowl 50

The 2015-16 NFL season is nearly over, and it will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 7 with Super Bowl 50, in which the Florida Gators will be represented by three players on one...

Five Florida Gators to participate in college all-star games, including Senior Bowl

A total of five former Florida Gators have agreed to participate in postseason collegiate all-star games, including the ever-popular Senior Bowl. Linebacker Antonio Morrison (No. 53), Florida’s leading tackler in 2015, and...

Florida Gators to hold 2016 Orange & Blue Debut spring football game on a Friday night

Updated on Friday at 10:30 a.m.: Florida has announced that the 2016 Orange & Blue Debut will be held on Friday, April 8 at 7 p.m. No additional details were released by...

Florida CB Jalen Tabor calls lack of student-athlete pay a ‘modern form of slavery’

Florida Gators sophomore cornerback Jalen Tabor is one of the best players on his team. Over the course of his two years in Gainesville, Florida, he’s also been one of the most...

Florida Gators stars LB Jarrad Davis, S Marcus Maye to return; five leave early for 2016 NFL Draft

The Florida Gators defense was expected to be depleted in a major way with a number of players looking to enter the 2016 NFL Draft early. Instead, those losses will be somewhat...

Florida Gators in the NFL: Six advance to 2015-16 Conference Championship games

The 2015-16 NFL season has been an exciting one for former Florida Gators in the league, and it will continue during Conference Championship game action next week with six Gators representing three...

Florida Gators move on from defensive backs coach Kirk Callahan after one year

So much for coaching continuity. Just one year after joining the program as a member of head coach Jim McElwain‘s first Florida Gators staff, defensive backs coach Kirk Callahan will be looking...