by Neil Shulman | Nov 26, 2024 | Football
OK, Billy, OK. I see you. (Photo credit: John Raoux, AP) It’s a very small sample size, but at long last, Billy Napier is beginning to win on the field and the recruiting trail at the same time. And with his recent batch of commitments, the fortunes of the...
by Neil Shulman | Nov 25, 2024 | Football
Welcome to Gator Nation, Ty Jackson! (Photo via On3) Fresh off the Florida Gators’ 24-17 upset win over Ole Miss, Billy Napier has built on that momentum with a massive recruiting victory. Consensus four-star linebacker Ty Jackson (Loxahatchee, FL/Seminole Ridge) has...
by Neil Shulman | Nov 24, 2024 | Football
Moments after Bryce Thornton secured the Florida Gators’ 24-17 upset win over #9 Ole Miss, the entire team sprinted down the field to the south end zone, where an impressive list of recruits had been watching the contest unfold, and began their celebration in...
by Neil Shulman | Nov 19, 2024 | Football
(Photo via Florida Gators) For half a decade, everything that could conceivably have gone wrong for the Florida Gators against LSU went wrong. From 2019-2023, it didn’t matter how good or bad either Florida or LSU was. LSU simply owned Florida. The Tigers beat the...
by Neil Shulman | Nov 12, 2024 | Football
Scott Stricklin is persona non grata in Gainesville. (Photo credit: Doug Engle, Gainesville Sun) Less than a year ago, I published this piece explaining how Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin continued to be disconnected from reality on UF’s dime. That...
by Neil Shulman | Nov 10, 2024 | Football
Former Florida Gators commit Isaiah Bond fries the Gators on a 34 yard touchdown catch. (Photo via Texas athletics) It is true, all those who still care to defend the job Billy Napier is doing as the Florida Gators head coach, that Florida did not exactly have its...
