Let’s Dance: an extensive history lesson of the Florida-Georgia rivalry
The Florida-Georgia rivalry is, in a phrase, unlike any other in college football. Game day between the Gators and the Bulldogs has become a tradition that the city of Jacksonville looks forward to...
It’s all in the details: Explaining the new IAKOW logo
With a new football coach, a new head men's basketball coach, and a new women's basketball coach, the Florida Gators athletics program is officially starting a...
LB Ventrell Miller will return to Gators in 2022
Florida linebacker Ventrell Miller was supposed to be a key piece on the Gators' 2021 defense. But before he'd even played a conference game, he suffered an injury that prematurely pulled the plug...
WR Justin Shorter to return to Florida in 2022
Florida's offense may be losing some skill position players, but now we know that at least one of them with an ambivalent future is coming back: Justin Shorter. Shorter announced on twitter that he...
Way too early Florida Gators 2022 game by game projections
The 2021 Florida Gators football season could not possibly have ended soon enough. Now that it's officially, mercifully over, it's time to look ahead to the 2022 Florida Gators! For Florida, the...
Which Florida Gators team will show up de facto “Sunshine State Championship” Gasparilla Bowl vs. UCF?
Ordinarily, the Florida Gators vs. the Central Florida Knights would draw fairly high attention from onlookers, and peak intensity from players. There were the phony claims of being national...
Ohio State QB Jack Miller transfers to Florida
Florida lost a prospective member of its QB room when Nick Evers decommitted, but made up for that loss today with the addition of Jack Miller. Miller, who signed with Ohio State out of high school...
What does Kamari Wilson bring to the table for Florida?
Yesterday, Kamari Wilson made waves throughout the recruiting world when he decommitted from Georgia and flipped to Florida on Signing Day. Yes, there's an element of head-to-head victory for Gator...
Four star safety Devin Moore commits to Florida
Arguably by design, the Florida Gators’ 2022 recruiting class came apart at the seams in the wake of Dan Mullen’s firing. As the sun rose on Early Signing Day, the first major piece of Billy...
Class of 2022 Early Signing Day Tracker
Welcome to our Class of 2022 Early Signing Day tracker! As we have done in previous years, this page will serve as a hub of activity for the Florida Gators on the first day of the Early Signing...
The Rebuild: Billy Napier begins to surgically repair Gators program, and build his army
Even by the ultra-hectic standards for the Florida Gators football program, the first week of the Billy Napier was an unprecedented roller coaster ride. Some of it was positive, and some of it was...
Billy Napier hits the ground running with introductory press conference, infrastructure plan
Billy Napier has not coached a game yet for the Florida Gators, and he won't for about nine months. But he's already 1-0 in his career at Florida. No, press conferences do not have any correlation...
State Championship Game? Florida Gators to square off against UCF Knights in Gasparilla Bowl
Fans of the Florida Gators and Central Florida Golden Knights will seemingly get the matchup they've always wanted to end a down year for both. Florida is set to play UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl at...
Five things Billy Napier should do in his first day as the Gators’ head coach
Florida's new head coach Billy Napier has a lot of work to do in order to right the broken infrastructure that Dan Mullen left behind. He won't take over the Florida program in totality until after...
Florida Gators hire Billy Napier as head football coach
(Photo credit: Chuck Cook, AP) The Florida Gators have a new head football coach, and his name is Billy Napier. Multiple sources say that Florida fired Dan Mullen with direct and specific intentions...
Florida Gators take down FSU in rare Sunshine State “Eligi-Bowl”
It was chippy, it was sloppy, and it was ugly. In other words, it was exactly what most people expected to happen when the Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles finally got together for the...
The short list: top five coaches to replace Dan Mullen as the Florida Gators head coach
What had to be done eventually was done immediately-ish, and Dan Mullen was fired as the head coach of the Florida Gators. That means that Florida is once again on the market for a new head coach....
Coach-less Gators land commitment from four star DL Chris McClellan
The Florida Gators may not currently have a head coach (beyond interim coach Greg Knox), but that didn't stop them from landing four star defensive lineman Chris McClellan. Talk about committing to...
It’s over: Dan Mullen is out as Florida’s head coach
Eighteen hours after an overtime loss to Missouri, the Dan Mullen era at Florida is officially over, according to multiple sources and corroborated by numerous additional reports. The firing is...
Missouri drops Florida in overtime, and likely drops the curtains on the Dan Mullen era in Gainesville
The Missouri Tigers upended the Florida Gators, 24-23, on a two point conversion on Saturday night. And that, if we live in a world that makes any sense whatsoever, will be the last time Dan Mullen...
An Open Letter To Dan Mullen: This Is Your Last Shot
Dear Dan Mullen, It's crazy how fast time can fly and how quickly things can change. You were the guy who called the offensive plays for two of the three national championships the Gator football...
Florida Gators narrowly escape most embarrassing loss in school history, temperature cranks up on Dan Mullen
Georgia Southern, pop the champagne. Your niche in Florida Gators lore as the team to deliver the worst loss in UF history is safe. Dan Mullen's future at Florida, on the other hand? Anything but....
Top ten choices to replace Todd Grantham as Florida’s defensive coordinator
As we all know by now, Todd Grantham was righteously fired from his post as Florida's defensive coordinator. This was a decision that, if we're being honest with ourselves, happened two years later...
Black Sunday: Todd Grantham, John Hevesy are out at Florida
What should have been done immediately was done eventually, to borrow and twist a line from Jeremy Foley. News broke on Sunday evening that defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and offensive line...
It’s time for the Florida Gators to fire Dan Mullen
UPDATE: Florida has now parted ways with defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and offensive line coach John Hevesy. This goes against over a decade of data that suggested that Dan Mullen would never...
Five takeaways from Georgia’s 34-7 beatdown of Florida Gators
The 2021 edition of the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party did not go very well for the Florida Gators. In fact, it further illuminated the long-term questions about the Gators' program. What...
Dear Dan Mullen: Show Me
The Florida Gators are set to do battle with archrival Georgia once again, but the script to this year's Cocktail Party seems eerily familiar. And the onus is on Dan Mullen to deviate from that...
The Gator Standard is either fake news, or on its deathbed. And Mullen is out of chances to claim otherwise
So much for the Gator Standard. For the second year in a row, LSU came into the rivalry game with Florida limping. More than a third of its starting roster in the season opener was missing. But this...
LSU is the third biggest game of the Dan Mullen Era at Florida
The reason there was no "Five Takeaways" postgame article from Florida's 42-0 shelling of Vanderbilt last weekend is because there was nothing to take away from the game. The Commodores are one of...
Four star WR Jayden Gibson commits to Florida
Dan Mullen and the Gators have just picked up a commitment from wide receiver Jayden Gibson, a consensus four star wide receiver from West Orange, FL. And thus, the Gators' 2022 recruiting class is...
Gameday Tidbits: Florida Gators vs. Vanderbilt
The Florida Gators, who are coming off a heartbreaking 13-20 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats need to bounce back this weekend in the Swamp. Quite frankly, it should be very difficult for Florida to...
GUEST ARTICLE: stop fixating on the Florida Gators recruiting rankings
Guest written by Dan Richman, Gator Booster since 2010 Once the dust settled from the embarrassing loss in Lexington, the Gator fanbase reaction was predictable. If ONLY we recruited better. If only...
2022 DT Jamari Lyons commits to Florida
Florida's 2022 recruiting class got off to a fairly slow start, but has picked up some steam tonight with the addition of four star defensive tackle Jamari Lyons. Lyons, out of Melbourne and Viera...
Five Takeaways from Florida Gators’ 20-13 loss to Kentucky
As we all know by now, the Florida Gators lost- in horrifying fashion, I might add- to the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday night, ending a streak of victories in Lexington that dated back to 1986. I...
Gameday: Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
Tonight, the Florida Gators face the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington. This will be Florida’s first true road test of the season in what should be an incredibly hostile environment. The Gators look...
Emory Jones deserves respect. Period.
We are now just a few days from Emory Jones’ first true road test as a starting quarterback. And though the concept is fairly obvious to some, it's not to others, so it's worth diving into in...
Five Takeaways from the Florida Gators’ 38-14 win over Tennessee
The Florida Gators overcame a slow start to hammer the Vols, 38-14, and claim their first SEC win of the 2021 season. What stood out along the way? 1: Florida-Tennessee is no longer a rivalry It's...
Game day: Florida Gators vs. Tennessee Volunteers
Tonight, the Florida Gators face the Tennessee Volunteers in a primetime showdown in the Swamp. This time, the Gators look to bounce back from a narrow defeat by the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide. Though...
Five Takeaways from the Florida Gators’ 31-29 loss to Alabama
The Florida Gators fought tooth and nail, but ultimately came up just short and lost to Alabama, 31-29 in the Swamp. What stood out in the process? 1: The Swamp was ROCKING Anybody who doesn't...
Game day: Florida Gators vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
Finally, the day has come! Today the #11 Florida Gators will battle the #1 Alabama Crimson tide in a matchup of epic proportions. Florida fans circled this game in anticipation since the...
Florida Gators have chance to make the statement of all statements against Alabama
It must feel like something of a formality for writers and bloggers to talk about how their team could redefine their program if they beat Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. So it is with that...
Florida LB Ventrell Miller out for the season
Florida's defense took a hit last Saturday when linebacker Ventrell Miller suffered an unknown injury in the Gators' 42-20 win over South Florida. That injury was subsequently deemed to be an elbow...
Five takeaways from the Florida Gators’ 42-20 win over USF
The Florida Gators exploded for a 35-3 lead midway through the second quarter, and from there, cruised to a 42-20 win over South Florida. What stood out in the process? 1: Florida's got issues, but...
Game day: Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls Preview
Gameday is once again upon us! This time, the Florida Gators will face the South Florida Bulls in a quasi-road game where the stands promise to feature as much orange and blue as green and gold- if...
Announcement: In All Kinds Of Weather teams up with The Gator Collective
I've teased the release of some big news on social media in the past couple of days, and, well, enough teasing. Time to announce a big move for In All Kinds Of Weather- but more importantly, time to...
A QB Controversy in Gainesville? Making sense of the Florida Gators quarterback room after week one
Opening night for new Florida Gators quarterback Emory Jones started off fine. After the first two drives, nobody thought there would be a QB controversy by the end of the night. Then more time...
Five takeaways from Florida Gators’ 35-14 win over FAU
The Florida Gators knocked off FAU 35-14 to begin the 2021 season, but left much to be desired. So: what stuck out along the way? (Aside: I'll be keeping these "five takeaways" pieces short and...
Game day: Florida Gators vs. Florida Atlantic Owls Preview
Alas, we have reached game day for the Florida Gators. It is finally here! Enough of the talk. Enough of the pre-season predictions. For the first time since last December, we have a game to talk...
It’s Emory Jones’ turn. His time. And his team.
Photo credit: USA Today Flash back to almost four years ago, December 20, 2017. It's the day that Emory Jones signed with the Florida Gators, which planted a seed for a career that has, for the most...
Florida’s Andrew Chatfield enters transfer portal
Photo credit: Evan Lepak, UAA Communications Florida linebacker/defensive end Andrew Chatfield has decided to enter the transfer portal. In doing so, he becomes the third Gators defender who has...
Snapshot: 2021 Florida-FSU chart
Happy Chart Day! Yep, it's that time of year again. The annual In All Kinds Of Weather tradition of "The Florida FSU chart" is back in 2021. For those who are not familiar with "The Chart," every...
The Florida Gators defense returns a lot of players from 2020. Is that a good thing?
Photo credit: Joe Robbins, Getty Usually, when a team returns the majority of one side of the ball, there is reason for excitement. The unit has experience, leadership, and can build on what was...
OT David Conner commits to Florida
Photo via David Conner Florida’s offensive line play has been suspect at best these past few years, and the Gators’ 2022 recruiting class has been somewhat stuck in reverse so far. Both of those...
LB EJ Lightsey commits to Florida
Photo credit: Keith Niebuhr, 247Sports Linebacker EJ Lightsey (Fitzgerald, GA/Fitzgerald) has just become the newest member of the Gators' 2022 recruiting class. He announced the decision on twitter...
Florida CB Jaydon Hill tears ACL, will miss 2021 season
Photo credit: John Raoux, AP A big part of the small amount of depth the Florida Gators had in its secondary is now gone for the season, as cornerback Jaydon Hill has torn his ACL. Hill suffered the...
Former Gator commit, Texas A&M corner Elijah Blades comes full circle, transfers to Florida
Photo via Icon Sportswire/Getty Images For cornerback Elijah Blades, a long, winding road of a story arc that has now spanned five years, and various levels of involvement with five different...
Florida Gators 2021 Summer Position Preview: Defensive line
Photo credit: Brad McClenny, USA Today Having completed the position by position preview of the Florida Gators' offense last month, it's time to turn our attention to the other side of the ball: the...
Four star RB Terrance Gibbs commits to Florida
Photo via Terrance Gibbs The Gators have finally landed a top running back out of high school as opposed to the portal, as Terrance Gibbs (Winter Park, FL/Winter Park HS) has committed to Florida....
2023 TE Mac Markway commits to Florida
Photo via Mac Markway Tim Brewster has landed another one for the Florida Gators, raiding the Show Me State for a Mac Markway, tight end that schools across the country wanted. Markway, a consensus...
Florida Gators 2021 pre-summer position preview: offensive line
Photo credit: Associated Press, Phelan M. Ebenhack The first several installments of our pre-summer position breakdowns for the Florida Gators have, more or less, been written with a certain degree...
Report: Florida, UCF close in on two-for-one football series
Photo credit: Phil Sandlin, AP UPDATE: the social media teams of Florida and Central Florida have officially announced the three game series, confirming details of reports listed below. The original...
Florida Gators 2021 Pre-Summer position analysis: tight ends
Photo credit: Courtney Culbreath, University of Florida After a bit of a hiatus, our position by position breakdown of the Florida Gators football roster resumes today with a look at Tim Brewster's...
Linebacker James Houston IV transfers to Jackson State, bids heartfelt farewell to Florida
Photo credit: Evan Lepak, The Independent Florida Alligator Towards the end of the 2020 season, Florida linebacker James Houston IV began to sense that his destiny lay elsewhere. By New Year's Day,...
ATH Jamarrien Burt commits to Florida
After laying dormant for quite some time, the Gators' 2022 recruiting class is picking up some steam at last. A mere four days after Florida added a pair of commitments from linebacker Shemar James...
2022 WR Chandler Smith becomes Florida’s second commitment of the day
Photo via CJ Smith Earlier today, Dan Mullen and the Gators scored a huge win on the recruiting trail by poaching linebacker Shemar James out of Mobile, AL. Barely 300 minutes later, Mullen and the...
Athletic four star LB Shemar James commits to Florida
Photo credit: Scott Donaldson, preps@al.com Florida's 2022 recruiting class just gained perhaps its most highly touted piece yet, as consensus four star linebacker Shemar James announced his...
NCAA Tournament preview: Gator baseball earns #15 overall seed, matched up with blue bloods
Photo credit: Michael Wade, Florida Gators Baseball The 2021 Gator baseball team was hyped up to be one of the best of all time. That didn't happen: the regular season was a bit of a letdown to say...
Four star DB Julian Humphrey commits to Florida
Photo via TexAgs Not even three months after poaching QB Nick Evers from the Lone Star State, Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators rode west to Texas once again and pulled out another stud in Julian...
Florida Gators announce The Swamp will return to full capacity
Image via Florida Gators Part of what makes Ben Hill Griffin Stadium the electrifying atmosphere that often causes opponents to buckle under pressure is the crowd. With 90,000 people screaming their...
Florida Gators 2021 post spring position analysis: wide receivers
Photo credit: Marianna Massey- Getty Images Our Florida Gators post-spring position breakdown segment rolls on today with a look at the guys who will be catching the passes. Having delved into the...
Reports: Tim Tebow to sign with Jacksonville Jaguars (as a tight end)
Photo via Zimbio Tim Tebow, perhaps the greatest player in the history of college football, appears to be giving the NFL one last go. Reports are swirling around that Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy...
Underrated three star WR Isaiah Bond commits to Florida
Photo via Isaiah Bond After a lull the past couple months, the Gators are making moves with their 2022 recruiting class again, this time adding wide receiver Isaiah Bond....
2021 NFL Draft wrapup: eight Florida Gators selected, three more sign as UDFAs (videos & analysis)
Photo credit: Roy K Miller, Getty Images The 2021 NFL Draft was another wildly successful one for the Florida Gators. Eight former players were drafted over the past few days, highlighted by former...
Former Florida QB Kyle Trask selected 64th overall by Tampa Bay Buccaneers in NFL Draft
Kyle Trask has become the latest Florida Gators star to hear his name called this week. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected Trask with the 64th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. As a result,...
Former Florida WR Kadarius Toney selected 20th overall by NY Giants in NFL Draft
Photo credit: Randy Sartin, USA Today Kadarius Toney has just become Florida Gator pass catcher number two to come off the board tonight. With the 20th overall pick in the NFL Draft, the New York...
Former Gators TE Kyle Pitts selected 4th overall in NFL Draft by Atlanta Falcons
Photo credit: Kim Klement, USA Today Kyle Pitts has become the first of likely several former Florida Gators to come off the board in the 2021 NFL Draft. With the fourth overall pick, the Atlanta...
Florida Gators 2021 NFL Draft primer
Photo credit: Kim Klement, USA Today Happy NFL Draft Day, Florida Gators fans! Today is the day where 32 former college football stars take the first step towards making their lifelong dreams of...
Florida Gators 2021 post spring position analysis: running backs
Photo credit: Alex Shepherd, Gator Bait media Last week, I started the run-through of projecting Florida's post spring depth chart with the quarterbacks. Today, let's move ahead and do the same with...
Florida Gators 2021 post spring position analysis: Quarterbacks
Photo credit: Florida Gators (@GatorsFB) Spring practice is a month in the rearview mirror now, and with fans' impressions of what they saw in the Gators' live streams of various practices now...
Dan Mullen has made Gator football relevant. Can it make it a champion?
(Photo credit: Mark Zerof, USA Today) By all accounts, the job that Dan Mullen has done as the Florida Gators head football coach has been a net positive. The way the 2020 season ended took a bit of...
Scott Stricklin takes a gamble, declares that he thinks Mike White will coach at Florida “for a long time”
Photo credit: Rob Foldy, Getty Images Save for the ultra-patient fans or those who are content with a lifetime of mediocrity from their favorite teams, the results that the Gator basketball program...
(Unofficial) results from Florida’s NFL Pro Day
Photo credit: Florida Gators Due to the cancellation of the Gators' spring football game, the Florida Gators Pro Day was the closest thing to live football we're going to get this offseason. Luckily...
Former Gators DB coach Corey Bell returns to Florida in support role
Photo credit: Matt Pendleton, 247Sports Corey Bell, who once served as Florida's defensive backs coach under Jim McElwain, is back with the Gators in a recruiting role. Bell has signed on to become...
Who should replace Mike White at Florida? (2021 version)
Photo credit: John E. Moore, Getty Images A year ago, after Mike White's coaching malpractice pushed me over the edge for good, I wrote about all the laundry list of candidates I would love to see...
The point of no return: Oral Roberts knocks out Florida, and ends all doubt about Mike White
Photo credit: Matt Stamey, AP A little over a year ago, I wrote a piece called "the straw that broke the camel's back: Florida must fire Mike White and save its basketball program." This piece...
Five takeaways from Florida’s nerve-wracking 75-70 win over Virginia Tech
Photo credit: Florida Gators men’s basketball I won’t lie: Florida’s heart-stopping 75-70 overtime win over Virginia Tech took a few hours to be able to fully comprehend. After watching the full...
Videos: highlights from Gator football’s 3/18 spring practice
Photo credit: Florida Gators football For the final time this spring (really winter), the Gator football team live streamed most of its practice on its Instagram handles. Here were the parts of...
Videos: highlights from Gator football’s 3/16 spring practice (feat. Louis Murphy)
Photo credit: Florida Gators football digital media team Tuesday kicked off the first day of the final week of spring practice, and the Gators' digital media team was gracious enough to stream (most...
TE CJ Hawkins commits to Florida
Image via 247Sports The Gators got off to a slow start with their 2022 recruiting class. But with the addition of CJ Hawkins, it's officially picking up steam. Hawkins, a tight end out of Tampa,...
Athletic OT Tony Livingston commits to Florida
Image via BuckeyePlanet.com Florida picked up a major boost for its 2022 recruiting class with the addition of Tony Livingston. Livingston, a consensus four star offensive tackle from Tampa,...
2022 QB Nick Evers commits to Florida
Image via TexAgs.com Coaches will tell you that in every recruiting class, signing a quarterback is a need. For the Gators' 2022 class, Dan Mullen just filled that need in the name of Nick Evers,...
Gator basketball must take advantage of final dress rehearsals in SEC Tournament
Photo credit: Florida Gators For some of the worst teams in the SEC, such as South Carolina, Georgia and (gasp!) Kentucky, the situation is pretty clear. Win four straight games in the SEC...
Videos: highlights from Gator football’s 3/4 spring practice
Photo credit: Florida Gators Day Eight of the Gator football team's spring practice season took place this afternoon, and was once again streamed live on the team's Instagram account (@gatorsfb), as...
Videos: highlights from Gator football’s 3/2 practice
Photo credit: Florida Gators/@GatorsFB The Gators held Day 6 of spring practice today, and as has been the case for several of the prior practices, the program decided to open it up (virtually) to...
TE Arik Gilbert pulls about-face, “decommits” from Florida
Photo credit: John Reed, USA Today It was four weeks ago that LSU tight end Arik Gilbert announced that he would transfer to Florida. On the surface, the move seemed to make sense. He wanted to be...
Videos: highlights from Gator football’s 2/26 practice
Day five of full pads. (Image via Florida Gators.) For the third time this week, the Florida Gators football team held a virtual open practice, streaming most of the day's work on Instagram live for...
Spring practice notes: Emory Jones improving as a passer, takes his turn at the controls of the offense
Emory Jones admires his throw. Photo credit: Florida Gators As the calendar is about to flip to March, Florida is now almost two weeks into spring practice. Thus, the outer coat of rust has been...
Videos: highlights from Gator football’s 2/24 practice
Jason Marshall vs. Xzavier Henderson: something we'll be seeing a lot of in practice for a very, very long time. (Photo credit: Florida Gators) For the second time this week, the Gator football...
Videos: highlights from Gator football’s 2/22 practice
Screenshot from Florida's practice today (via Florida Gators) Dan Mullen and the Florida Gator football team hit the field for practice today as usual. One thing that made today's practice different...
Florida Gators 2021 recruiting class final analysis: How did Florida do?
Photo courtesy of Jason Marshall The Florida Gators' 2021 recruiting class is now finalized with the last second addition of kicker Adam Mihalek, meaning it's time to put a bow on it all and break...
Kicker Adam Mihalek commits to Florida
Image via Adam Mihalek The Florida Gators snuck in one last addition to their 2021 recruiting class at the last second: kicker Adam Mihalek. Mihalek, a local from Tampa, has announced his intentions...
2021 Gator baseball preview: Florida’s “best team never” returns to run it back
No sooner had the ultra-promising 2020 Gator baseball season lifted off the ground than it crashed and burned a mere few feet beyond the end of the runway. Some teams were left decimated by the MLB...
Gators announce blockbuster series with Notre Dame in early 2030’s
When Scott Stricklin said he was going to upgrade the Gator football program's non conference schedule, he really meant business. We’ll have to wait awhile for this latest marquee battle to come to...
Four star 2022 DE Francois Nolton commits to Florida
With the Gators' 2021 recruiting class all wrapped up, Dan Mullen and his staff have gone to work setting up their 2022 class. https://twitter.com/99_nolton/status/1357739221822418945?s=20 Francois...
COVID forces Gator basketball game vs. LSU to be postponed
After an embarrassing home loss to South Carolina two nights ago, the Gator basketball program will have to wait a little longer to get back on the court. Per an SEC press release, Mike White's team...
Gators land former LSU five star TE Arik Gilbert
Dan Mullen remains undefeated in the NCAA transfer portal with the addition of Arik Gilbert. And now, a year after Florida lost unanimous All-American tight end Kyle Pitts to the NFL, the Gators may...
Gators shock #11 West Virginia on the road, resurrecting hope about Mike White
For anybody who cares to see the Florida Gators basketball team be what it should be, it's been extremely difficult to justify the last three seasons. But just as fans began to feel they'd seen more...
Who is Garrick McGee, Florida’s replacement for Brian Johnson?
The virtual equivalent of a collective groan went up within the Florida fan base when Garrick McGee was announced as the Gators' new quarterbacks coach. And on the surface, that does seem like an...
Way too early 2021 Gator football game-by-game projections
With the Florida Gators' 2021 schedule released yesterday, I thought it would be worth taking my first shot at what's become fans' favorite offseason ritual: projecting Florida's record. And in...
Florida Gators’ 2021 football schedule revealed
When the SEC first pieced together a twelve year football schedule rotation in 2014 that dictated which teams would play who from the other division, the Florida Gators knew that they'd be hosting...
Gators complete coaching staff with Jules Montinar
UPDATE: Florida has officially announced Jules Montinar as the newest member of the Gator football staff. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/1353802427313618945?s=20 (Initial story begins below.)...
Christian Robinson thinks twice, remains at Florida for now, per reports
The Christian Robinson watch has just gotten weird. Per multiple reports, Florida's linebackers coach has had a change of heart and will be staying in Gainesville after all... at least for now. That...
Reports: Florida LB coach Christian Robinson leaving for Michigan
According to a report from Football Scoop, and then confirmed by additional outlets, Gators linebacker coach Christian Robinson is departing, and will join Jim Harbaugh's staff at Michigan. The move...
Auburn DL Daquan Newkirk transfers to Florida
DaQuan Newkirk is coming home. Daquan Newkirk has decided to return home (or close to it) for his final year of eligibility. And thus, Florida's shaky offseason took a step in the right direction....
Florida to add Auburn’s Wesley McGriff to staff, per report
UPDATE: the University of Florida has officially hired Wesley McGriff. https://twitter.com/gatorsfb/status/1347979362461691908?s=21 Following the Gators' embarrassing 55-20 loss to Oklahoma in the...
Gators add big time defensive boost in Penn State DT transfer Antonio Shelton
Florida lost James Houston IV to the transfer portal yesterday, but they turned around and evened things out shortly thereafter by landing defensive tackle Antonio Shelton on the resale market....
Florida LB James Houston to enter transfer portal
Best of luck to James Houston as he searches for a new home. James Houston IV, a junior linebacker from Fort Lauderdale, has told me that he will be entering the transfer portal. Houston was known...
Heisman Voting Math: How it could help (or hurt) Kyle Trask’s chances at winning the Heisman Trophy
Credit: CNN Two weeks ago, we published an article on the final case for why Kyle Trask should win the Heisman Trophy. That was the first of two articles in this series. If you haven't read it, I...
Dan Mullen Watch: Why Mullen’s best bet is to remain in Gainesville
Thanks to the baseless floating of rumors Sunday afternoon, we now enter Day Three of "Dan Mullen to the NFL hysteria". Thus, I felt it was time for an updated version of the "calm down, Dan Mullen...
Dan Mullen to the Jets? Addressing the rumors, and what we know
No sooner had scores of Florida Gators fans opened their eyes for the first time on Sunday morning than their phones began to buzz. Rumors were swirling from and in every direction about the future...
Mullen to make defensive staff changes, but retain Todd Grantham, per reports
According to multiple reports, Dan Mullen is organizing a notable round of changes to his defensive coaching staff— just not the change that most fans want, by which I mean he seems set on retaining...
LSU dealt Florida the most devastating loss in school history. Where does Florida go from here?
I had to sit back and really, really ponder the title of my article before publishing it. I'm not a fan of hyperbole, generally, so I really had to make sure that I wasn't missing or forgetting a...
Keyontae Johnson placed into medically induced coma
Keyontae Johnson has been placed into a medically induced coma, according to the USA Today, who spoke with Johnson's grandfather. His grandfather, Larry DeJarnett said in a phone interview that his...
Five Takeaways from Florida’s 37-34 loss to LSU (and a Marco Wilson shoe throw)
In one of the most shocking results in recent memory, Florida lost to LSU 37-34 on Senior Night thanks in part to Marco Wilson committing the dumbest penalty you'll ever see. Let's start the process...
Florida’s Keyontae Johnson in critical condition after collapsing
Florida lost its seventh straight game to in-state rival FSU on the hardwood, dropping to 3-1 on the year. Six of those losses have come under Mike White, who entered this sixth season in...
Florida vs Tennessee: Film Review – Defense
Florida’s 2020 season has overall been a successful one by most measures. The Gators are 8-1, ranked in the top ten in every major poll and are four wins away from securing the program’s fourth...
Several Gators listed as national award semifinalists
Florida's efforts on the field have been rewarded in the sense that the Gators now control their own destiny to SEC and national championships. But for several players, their efforts are being...
Rocky Slop: Florida takes down Tennessee to clinch SEC East
The day Dan Mullen was introduced as the Gators’ new head coach, he talked at length about giving relentless effort in all he did to restore the program to a championship level. Last night on Rocky...
Five Takeaways from Florida’s 31-19 win over Tennessee
Florida didn't play especially well, but did more than enough to beat Tennessee and wrap up the SEC East for the first time since 2016. What were the major takeaways from the game? Florida simply...
Photo Gallery from Florida’s 34-10 win over Kentucky
As we anticipate tomorrow's road matchup with Tennessee, let’s take one more look back at last week’s game against Kentucky. Our podcast host, Dustin Smith, happens to also be a fantastic...
How the Florida-Tennessee rivalry has become a shell of its former self
The phrase "Florida-Tennessee rivalry" just doesn't conjure up the same feelings now as it used to. If you sat down with a fan of either Florida or Tennessee in the early 2000's (the decade, not the...
Florida RB Iverson Clement will transfer
Florida's deep stable of running backs has just gotten a little thinner. Iverson Clement, a junior tailback from Mount Holly, NJ, has decided to transfer. He departs from Florida having carried the...
Gators make belated Thanksgiving feast out of Wildcats
Florida was missing key pieces on both sides of the ball a week ago in a sluggish 38-17 win over Vanderbilt. The Gators got them both back today, and the result was fairly similar: Florida struggled...
Five Takeaways from Florida’s 34-10 win over Kentucky
It took awhile for Florida to get itself going, but they eventually did do exactly that and rolled away from Kentucky. What stood out in the victory? A tale of two halves Florida's offense was stuck...
2021 LB Chief Borders sticks with Florida after late push from his dream school
Late pushes from other schools— including one that Chief Borders publicly acknowledged as his “dream school”— weren’t enough to get him to back off his pledge to Florida. And thus, he officially...
No. 6 Gators overcome sluggish start to run past Vandy
Florida arrived at Vanderbilt’s small stadium a mere hour and two minutes before kickoff, determined to avoid the cramped quarters in the visitors’ locker room at all costs and intent on spending as...
Five Takeaways from Florida’s 38-17 win over Vanderbilt
It wasn’t pretty, but Florida fought off a tough challenge from Vanderbilt and got out of Nashville with a 38-17 win. What stuck out in the victory? The defense is still a problem. Yes, Florida...
Photo Gallery from Florida’s 63-35 win over Arkansas
Before we look ahead to Vanderbilt tomorrow, let's take one more look back at last week's game against Arkansas. Our podcast host, Dustin Smith, happens to also be a fantastic photographer. He was...
Florida 63, Arkansas 35: Helmet stickers and Plays of the Game
With Florida's lopsided 63-35 win over Arkansas now in the rearview mirror, let's hand out some (figurative) helmet stickers for the Gators' big performance. Who earned one in the slopping of the...
Trask, Gators run Hogwild in blowout of Arkansas
Feleipe Franks’ dramatic return to the Swamp was the story of the day when his Arkansas Razorbacks faced off against #6 Florida in the Swamp. But it was his long-time understudy, Kyle Trask, who...
Five Takeaways from Florida’s 63-35 win over Arkansas
Florida earned its most lopsided win of the season over Arkansas, and former quarterback Feleipe Franks, 63-35. What stood out most along the way? Kyle Trask is now the Heisman frontrunner After...
A Tribute to Feleipe Franks: I Will Remember You
Hello again, Feleipe Franks. It's been about fourteen months since your Gator career ended in a particularly gruesome fashion. Tomorrow, we meet again. Only this time, your job will be to ruin...
Florida 44, Georgia 28: Helmet Stickers and Plays of the Game
Florida's euphoric win over Georgia is still sinking in, but it's time to go through the film and look at this game from an academic standpoint. You can rewatch the game here. First order of...
Gators kick Georgia out of Cocktail Party
Throughout Dan Mullen’s short tenure at Florida, Kirby Smart has had Mullen’s number. And three minutes into their third meeting in Jacksonville, it looked like that would continue. But then...
Five Takeaways from Florida’s 44-28 win over Georgia
WE DID IT!!! Yes, at long last, Florida has gotten the Georgia monkey off its back and toppled the Bulldogs to take control of the SEC East. What did we learn along the way? Kyle Trask is officially...
2021 OL Yousef Mugharbil commits to Florida
A day before the Gators take on Georgia in the Cocktail Party, Yousef Mugharbil kicked off their weekend the right way. Mugharbil, a consensus four star offensive lineman from Murphy, NC/Murphy HS,...
The World’s Craziest Cocktail Party: let’s make Florida-Georgia weird again
It's at this point in the week that I normally go into the analytics of the Florida Gators and their opponent. The problem is, there's nothing about the Florida-Georgia rivalry that's normal. And as...
Florida-Georgia 2020: the most important game of Dan Mullen’s career
These are the facts. When the Gators take the field on Saturday, it will be the fourth time Dan Mullen has faced Kirby Smart as a head coach. Dan Mullen is 0-3 in those previous three games. And...
Florida 41, Missouri 17: Helmet stickers and plays of the game
A few days later, with the game film from Florida's 41-17 beatdown of Missouri having been reviewed twice, it's time to hand out some helmet stickers and declare the nominees for the Play of the...
SEC suspends Gators’ Carter, Powell for first half against Georgia due to roles in Florida-Missouri brawl
We all had a feeling that suspensions were coming following the bench clearing Florida-Missouri brawl that marred the Gators' 41-17 tune-up win over Mizzou on Saturday night. And those feelings...
Florida embarrasses Missouri on homecoming night amidst ugly brawl
Down three starters in the secondary and its starting kicker, the Florida Gators finally did what they were supposed to do with an inferior opponent. They humiliated them. Now Florida gets to march...
Five takeaways from Florida’s 41-17 win over Missouri
Florida bounced back from a rough loss to Texas A&M three weeks ago with a statement win against Missouri. What stood out in the process? The defense isn't great, but it's getting better. Even...
Gators down three starters in the secondary against Missouri
Florida's defensive backfield- already shaky at full strength- is now going to be decimated tonight against Missouri. Starting cornerback Marco Wilson, as well as safeties Shawn Davis and Donovan...
For Gators, a new season begins against Missouri
Three weeks ago, Florida completed its preseason portion of the 2020 schedule with a good deal of promise, but well aware of what it had to work on. One ugly COVID outbreak and three weeks later,...
2022 Safety Sam McCall commits to Florida
Just as things are getting back into full swing for the Gator football team, things are heating up on the recruiting trail, too. Florida has nabbed a commitment from 2022 athlete Sam McCall, a...
Gators announce six new positive COVID tests within football program
Though the Gator football team appears to have gotten past the worst of the COVID outbreak that ravaged its program this month, the virus continues to linger within the team. On Tuesday, Florida...
2021 Edge rusher Jeremiah Williams commits to Florida
Defensive end Jeremiah Williams, a consensus four star prospect out of Birmingham, AL/Ramsay HS, has committed to Florida, giving the Gators yet another dynamic piece for their 2021 recruiting...
Florida-Missouri game postponed to October 31
According to multiple sources close to the team, the Florida-Missouri game scheduled to take place on October 24th will now be pushed back one week, to Halloween on October 31st. In All Kinds of...
Sources: Florida-Missouri game on October 24th likely to be postponed
The Florida-Missouri game scheduled for October 24th will likely be postponed, according to multiple sources close to the team. Alternative dates are currently being explored by Florida and the SEC....
Florida-LSU game postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak
Multiple sources have confirmed that the Florida-LSU game scheduled for this Saturday is going to be postponed. An announcement could come as early as Wednesday afternoon. The news comes less than...
COVID-19 outbreak places Florida-LSU game in jeopardy
After just three games, the novel coronavirus that has wreaked havoc on pretty much everything in 2020 appears to have found its way into the Gator football program. And predictably, the COVID-19...
Texas A&M forces Florida to address defensive issues
Throughout the game on Saturday in College Station, Florida seemed to be one step ahead of Texas A&M. Until they weren't. And then it was too late to do anything about it as the Florida program...
Five takeaways from Florida’s 41-38 loss to Texas A&M
Florida suffered its first loss of the season against Texas A&M today, an ugly 41-38 setback that’s far more irritating than damaging— but one that exposed a great deal of Gator shortcomings....
Florida 38, South Carolina 24: Helmet stickers and plays of the game
It wasn't pretty down the stretch, but the Gators did take care of business against South Carolina, 38-24. And therefore, we have some helmet stickers to give out. You can rewatch the full game- and...
Imperfect Gators outlast South Carolina to start 2-0
The various struggles the Florida Gators have endured on defense didn’t matter too much in their first two games against Mississippi and South Carolina. They might in their next game. And they...
Five Takeaways from Florida’s 38-24 win against South Carolina
It wasn't pretty, but it was a win. That's the most common synopsis of Florida's 38-24 win over South Carolina that you're going to find today. But let's go a little deeper. What stood out in the...
Clemson RB Demarkcus Bowman to transfer to Florida
The Lakeland-to-Gainesville pipeline has continued, albeit via a detour. Demarkcus Bowman has chosen to transfer to Florida. Mere days after announcing his decision to enter the transfer portal,...
Florida-South Carolina preview: Muschamp prepares for last stand against former team
Conventional wisdom says that South Carolina is little more than a tune-up game for the 3rd ranked Florida Gators before they enter the meat of their 2020 schedule. After all, South Carolina is an...
Florida 51, Ole Miss 35: helmet stickers and plays of the game
Our "helmet stickers" segment is back for a second season! For those of you who don't know, the simple explanation of this piece is that many football teams hand out little decals or stickers to...
Trask’s career day propels Florida past Mississippi
Dan Mullen returned to the place he once called “The School Up North” in his new set of colors for the first time. And he provided that school up north with a first class education in just how...
Five takeaways from Florida’s 51-35 win at Ole Miss
The Gators opened their 2020 season with a somewhat convincing 51-35 victory over Ole Miss in Oxford. In doing so, Florida knotted the all time series score against the Rebels at twelve wins apiece....
2020 Gator football position preview: secondary
Our position previews of the 2020 Gator football team conclude today with a look at the defensive backfield. Can the unit colloquially known as "DBU" move forward without CJ Henderson? Previously...
Florida-Ole Miss preview: tackle, and the game is Florida’s to lose
Admittedly, not-self destructing is a bit of a cop-out when it comes to previewing an upcoming game. In theory, any given team can beat any given opponent on any given day; when upsets happen, it's...
2020 Gator football position previews: linebackers
The penultimate piece of our position preview segment takes us to the Florida linebackers- a unit that was very good in 2019, but will look a bit different in 2020. Let's get right into it....
2020 Gator football position preview: defensive line
Having completed our offensive position previews, today we move to the defensive side of the ball. And as is the case everywhere in the SEC, it starts up front. Previously previewing: quarterbacks |...
2020 Gator football position preview: offensive line
Fresh off our preview of Florida's tight ends, our 2020 Gator football position preview rolls on with a look at perhaps the key to the entire team: the offensive line. Last year, was so-so a year...
2020 Gator football position preview: tight ends
With kickoff just around the corner, our position by position previews of the 2020 Gator football team are about to start hitting the presses rapid-fire. Having already published our previews on...
2020 Gator football position preview: wide receivers
Having previously broken down Florida's quarterbacks and running backs, our position preview segment moves along today with a look at Florida's receivers. It's a unit that lost four of its top...
2020 Gator football position preview: running backs
After a bit longer of a gap between position breakdowns than I intended, the series rolls on today with a look at Florida's running backs. What do the Gators have in stock in their RB room this...
Florida receiver Justin Shorter granted immediate eligibility
Justin Shorter, welcome- officially- to the Florida Gators. After a long (and I'm sure anxiety-riddled) wait, the NCAA has approved Shorter's request to be eligible for the 2020 football season....
Snapshot: the 2020 Florida-FSU chart
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct honor and privilege to present to you, the 2020 Florida-FSU chart. Many of you already know what I'm referring too. For those who don't, "The Chart" is an...
2020 Gator football position preview: quarterbacks
With kickoff at long last in sight, it's time to break down the 2020 Gator football roster, position by position. Who's back, who's going to start, how good are they, and so on. Man, it's great to...
Gators learn four of ten kickoff times for 2020 season
Three of Florida's first four games of the 2020 season carry the potential to be broilers. The Gators' season opener against Mississippi in Oxford on September 26th will kick off at noon, and air on...
#GreatestGatorEver Sweet 16 bracket breakdown
Having announced the tentative plans for the schedule of the remainder of the #GreatestGatorEver fan voting tournament (update; the tournament resumes tomorrow on twitter and Instagram stories),...
All four “holdout Gators” are back and practicing with the team
A week ago, panic rose up among Florida fans when four players who were expected to play key roles on the 2020 Gator football team were absent from practice. Rumors began flying every which way...
#GreatestGatorEver tournament schedule update
For those who have been keeping track of the #GreatestGatorEver tournament, the excitement level has reached yet another all time high, as it does with the completion of each round. For those who...
For Florida Gators, Carter and Grimes are set to play in 2020
Panic rose like a plume of smoke in Gator Nation a few days ago when news broke that four key players did not participate in the Florida Gators' first practice of fall camp. The players not showing...
2020 Florida Gators football schedule: a game by game breakdown
Hey, everybody! I'm Casey Hampton. You probably know me as ATL Gator or @champton85 on twitter, and you've probably heard me on the In All Kinds Of Weather Forecast along with site founder and...
Gators’ 2020 football schedule unveiled
At long last, the Florida Gators 2020 football schedule has been released. Here it is, in full. Florida Gators 2020 football schedule Week Date Opponent 1 9/26 @ Mississippi 2 10/3 S CAROLINA 3...
Four key Gators sit out first fall practice
For the time being, it looks as though the SEC is going to give its college football season a go in 2020. But at least for today's inaugural practice, the Florida Gators football team launched its...
Florida Gators 2021 Recruiting Big Board update: mid-August
The Gators' recruiting recent endeavors can be summed up with a synopsis not unlike a bunch of little kids swinging away at a dangling piñata. After much time and effort hacking at it to no avail,...
Back to Back! Corey Collier becomes second Miami Palmetto Panther to commit to Florida in 20 hour span
Amidst a pitch-black cloud hanging over the sport of college football, the Gators at least got a single ray of sunshine to poke through and shine down on them. Barely 20 hours after Miami Palmetto...
Five star CB Jason Marshall becomes crown jewel of Gators’ 2021 recruiting class
Florida is officially on the board at Miami Palmetto High School with the addition of Jason Marshall. And of the five extremely highly touted prospects in the 2021 recruiting class to hail from...
Gators fill out 2020 football schedule with Arkansas and Texas A&M
At last, Florida's slate for Year Three of the Dan Mullen era is set- although the dates are TBD. The Gators will play host to Arkansas and go to Texas A&M to fill out its 2020 schedule, in...
Florida commit Kamar Wilcoxson reclassifies to Class of 2020, will sign later this month
The wild recruiting ride of Kamar Wilcoxson- of the wildest recruiting rides in recent memory involving a potential Gator- has finally drawn to a close. We think, anyway. Late last night, Wilcoxson...
SEC agrees to 10 game, conference only schedule; Florida-FSU game scrapped
For the first time since 1957, Florida and FSU will not meet on the football field. As first reported by Ross Dellenger, the SEC presidents have agreed to adopt a ten game, conference only schedule...
DT Desmond Watson commits to Florida
Florida had been suffering through a bit of a lull on the recruiting trail earlier this month, a period that was low lighted by Clinton Burton flipping his commitment from Florida to Boston College....
Elijah Conliffe leaves Florida football program with medical exemption
The football career of Gators defensive tackle Elijah Conliffe appears to be over. Conliffe has received a medical exemption that will sideline him for the 2020 season (and potentially permanently),...
Gators flip OL recruit Jake Slaughter from FSU
After a bit of a lull on the recruiting trail, Florida has suddenly picked it up over the course of the last week. Last Saturday, safety Donovan McMillon committed; less than 48 hours later,...
Top Jacksonville WR Marcus Burke commits to Florida
The Gators' 2021 recruiting class got a boost Saturday with the addition of Donovan McMillon. Today, Dan Mullen & Co. built on that momentum with the addition of receiver Marcus Burke....
Safety Donovan McMillon commits to Florida
Clinton Burton out, Donovan McMillon in. McMillon, a borderline three/four star safety from McMurray, PA/Peters Township High School, has committed to the Gators. The move provides Florida fans with...
Gator football sets up future home and home series with NC State Wolfpack
Last year, Scott Stricklin promised to start significantly strengthening Florida's football schedule with respectable opponents. It's fair to say that since issuing that promise, he's more than...
#GreatestGatorEver tournament set to heat up
Welcome to the part of the #GreatestGatorEver tournament where things really start to get interesting. For those who are just catching wind of the tournament, a quick explanation of how it works....
Former Florida OL Shannon Snell opens up about constantly being a target of racism
This morning, former Gator offensive lineman Shannon Snell took a break from cooking up some relationship ribs to speak about a wide variety of issues on our podcast, the In All Kinds Of Weather...
UF confirms 11 positive COVID-19 cases since April
The University of Florida has acknowledged that eleven different positive tests for COVID-19 have taken place since April. The news comes a week and a half after the announcement that no returning...
2021 CB Jordan Young commits to Florida
It may be one of the slowest times for sports in recent memory, but the inverse has been the case in the world of Gator football recruiting. 2021 cornerback Jordan Young (Tampa, FL/Gaither) has...
Kamar Wilcoxson re-commits to Florida for a third time
Kamar Wilcoxson is back on the Gators' commitment list- and he says this time, it's for good. https://twitter.com/KamarWilcoxson4/status/1274100941369806850?s=20 I think at this point, most Gator...
Safety Dakota Mitchell commits to Florida
It probably got lost in the news of yesterday’s news that the Florida band will stop cueing up the “Gator bait” chant due to the term’s racist history, but while Florida football lost a ritual, it...
Gator football gets the green light to proceed with practice
One thing that COVID-19 has proven is that it possesses an uncanny ability to screw up all different types of plans, and there's no concrete evidence that it's finished doing so. That's something...
Gator baseball pitcher Tommy Mace to return in 2021
Tommy Mace has just pulled perhaps the biggest offseason surprise in the world of Florida Gator athletics. Mace, the ace of the Gator baseball pitching staff, has decided to return to Gainesville...
Former Florida WR Reche Caldwell murdered outside his house
Photo credit: Sports Illustrated Ex-Florida wide receiver Reche Caldwell has died from injuries sustained in a shooting right outside his home in Tampa, according to multiple different reports. The...
Introducing the In All Kinds Of Weather Forecast: our Florida Gators podcast
Today is officially launch day of something that's been in the works for some time now: the In All Kinds Of Weather Forecast. It was only a matter of time before social media and the website itself...
#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: 15 Regional
The sixteenth and final Regional of the #GreatestGatorEver tournament gets underway later tonight. Thus, our Regional previews conclude with a look at the 15 Regional: The bracket Regional...