The History And Tradition of the Florida-Georgia Rivalry

by | Jul 28, 2014 | Game Previews, Gator Football, Uncategorized

I hope you guys are enjoying my game by game projections so far. Right now, I have Florida at 5-2, and coming off a huge win against Missouri in the Swamp. Their next game, following a bye week… is against Georgia. Yes, Georgia, one of only two teams in the country to have a current three game winning streak over Florida, the team that the Gators used to wipe their shoes on… but now can’t seem to beat if their lives depend on it.

The rivalry between Florida and Georgia is so deep, however, that I cannot simply add an extra section like I did for LSU. The rivalry section for the Georgia Bulldogs deserves its own, 3000+ word article. I’ll get to the x’s and o’s later in the week, but for now, let’s take this opportunity to (depending on your level of college football knowledge) either learn about or remind ourselves why Florida-Georgia matters, and to some people, more than life itself.

(Note: I originally wrote this article for Alligator Army when I worked there last year. Aside from a few minor edits here and there and a few sentences at the end detailing the 2013 Florida-Georgia contest, everything about this article is exactly the way it was when I originally wrote it.)

Why Does The Florida-Georgia Rivalry Matter?

It would be far more interesting and far less boring to explain the answer to this question with a deep, detailed chronological history of the game than with a long list of bullet points. But if you want the short answer, it’s because both teams hate each other. There you go, hate. That’s the ultimate degree of dislike; there’s no expanding on it. If you are unsure what the word “hatred” means, or if you need further clarification, go abduct your neighbor’s child and ship him or her off to the Middle East. (Note to Georgia fans: don’t actually do it.) Then, take notes on their subsequent behavior. Any more questions on the overall tone of this rivalry?

But the roots of this rivalry go far deeper than the fights you will see between fans (and trust me, you won’t have to look hard to find one at this game). They can be traced back to a simple error of either logic or arithmetic by the Georgia brass, over 100 years ago. The University of Florida that we know today officially recognized a football team in 1906. However, Tom McEwen’s The Gators: A Story of Florida Football disagrees. According to him, Florida football was born in 1884, the year the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College (which later became UF) opened in Lake City. There are two problems here, but we’ll get to them in just a bit.

You may have heard that Georgia fans claim an extra win in the series history. Florida fans say Georgia’s beaten Florida 49 times, Georgia fans say it’s been 50. The extra one that Georgia claims came in 1904. Here are the aforementioned issues: first, Florida didn’t recognize an official, school-supported football team until 1906- as one could easily tell from looking at their website. Second, there was no University of Florida in 1904. The University of Florida was first created a year after this supposed game took place. What? Sure, Georgia fans, we Gators just say that we didn’t start our school until 1906 to take away one game from your total in the overall series score.

For those unfamiliar with this rivalry’s intensity, this is a very common argument.

Yes, people today do indeed argue about whether or not a game between these teams took place almost 110 years ago. But here’s how I’ll settle the matter: collegefootballdatawarehouse.com, totalfootballstats.com and last’s year’s Florida media guide all say Georgia fans are full of nonsense (or whatever synonym you’re thinking of), and that that game never happened. Florida’s accounting of events is the accepted accounting of events. Therefore, I’ll say that Georgia fans are full of whatever word you’re thinking of, and that that game never happened. It’s 49-40 for Georgia. Grow up, and let’s move on.

Now that we’ve put the phantom game of 1904 behind us, it’s time to discuss what happened since the real first game (won handily by Georgia) in 1915. In the century between then and now, fate has decided to mark this rivalry with a stigma like no other- the teams take turns walloping each other with frightening regularity for about 20 years. Here, I’ll break down all the runs by both teams, explain why this rivalry is all about heartbreak and payback, and show you how we got to Georgia’s 49-40 series lead today.

1915-1937

The Real Beginning, Or Why Georgia Leads The Series: Georgia 12-3-1

GEORGIA FANS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO RELIVE THE GLORY DAYS THAT HAPPENED 60 YEARS BEFORE THEY WERE BORN.
Georgia went first. In the teams’ first six meetings, the Gators were shut out five times. Let’s not get into that, because for all the Bulldogs’ fans bragging about those glory years between 1915 and 1927, Gator football was still in its infancy. In the years Georgia beat Florida, the Gators were 4-3, 0-5, 5-3, 6-3, 2-6-2 and 7-3. Those numbers range from the worst in college football to Zook-like numbers (Zook wasn’t so bad after all!), but the point is, Florida was not a football power nor did it take football very seriously. (Not until 1952, when the Gators made their first bowl game, did many fans consider the program fully lifted off the ground.) Georgia dominated the first 20 years of this rivalry, much like Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer would dominate the Dawgs over the last 20 years.

But let’s not jump ahead here. Georgia fans have every right to relive the glory days that happened 60 years before they were born.

After Georgia won the first six games in the series, Florida responded with back-to-back victories. But after a tie in Savannah following those two wins, Georgia ripped off six more in a row. Florida wasn’t just losing; it was losing badly. Think Spurrier-era scores, except, you know, for the other side: 33-6 in 1931, 33-12 in 1932, 26-8 in 1936.

The other reason this period is noteworthy is that in 1933, the game was permanently moved to Jacksonville, Florida, putting to bed several failed attempts to stage the game in Savannah, Tampa, and Athens. 18 years earlier, Jacksonville mayor J.E.T. Bowden (contrary to popular belief, not Bobby’s younger brother) declared the Friday before the 1915 Florida-Georgia game (the first real game of this rivalry) to be a semi-holiday in order to really get the city to focus on the game, and to make the teams want to come back and play again in his city. It eventually worked, and Jacksonville became the game’s permanent home.

Unfortunately, the home-state advantage did the Gators no good over the first couple of decades of the rivalry.

1938-1951

Wally Wins The War Years: Georgia 11-2

1939 was a bad year for Florida fans. Already stuck in a four year streak of non winning seasons, a man named Wally Butts, fresh out of Mercer College, accepted a job as an assistant coach at UGA. A year later, he was promoted to head coach, and proceeded to make Jacksonville a living hell for Florida.

The drubbings continued to rain down on Florida, except now the Gators couldn’t blame the location. They were no longer playing in Georgia’s backyard, or even 130 miles south of Athens. No, this time they were playing right in their own recruiting area — and were bludgeoned year after year. The lowlight came in 1942, Georgia’s first national championship season. Yes, Florida may have had some of its players fighting overseas, but that doesn’t excuse the three quarters of a hundred the Dawgs hung on Florida that day in a 75-0 thumping. Frank Sinkwich ran rings around Florida’s defense, and the offense fared no better.

Butts was the man who really lifted Georgia to prominence. He gave Georgia its first national championship and first four SEC Championships. But after a decade of beat downs in Jacksonville, Florida started finally turning the rivalry around. First came the Gators’ 28-7 victory in 1949. Then, Georgia could barely muster out wins of 6-0 and 7-6. Yes, that’s foreshadowing.

1952-1970

Florida Takes Its First Turn: Florida 13-5-1

Bob Woodruff can be credited as the man who turned this rivalry around for Florida. Beginning with his 30-0 whipping of the Dawgs in 1952, Florida has owned Georgia 35-25. Of course, Florida technically owns Georgia since 1935, but Florida began really adding some orange and blue colored chapters to this rivalry when Woodruff arrived in Gainesville.

To prove his first major thumping of the Dawgs was no fluke, Woodruff’s Gators beat them again the following year as well. Georgia won the 1954 meeting, but then the fun really began. Florida won eight out of the next nine, driving Butts out of town. Johnny Griffith took his place, but he fared no better, going 0-3 from 1961 to 1963. Then Vince Dooley came along, and brought the series back to even by going 3-3-1 against the mighty Gators. He would eventually figure out how to become perhaps the biggest thorn in Florida’s side ever, and inaugurate the 20-Year Curse. (I won’t go into it now, because it’s more relevant in the ’90s and ’00s than it is now, but let’s just put a pin in that thought and come back to it later.)

With a couple of exceptions, this 13-5-1 Gator run was not marked by humiliating blowouts; instead, the Gators delivered a series of heartbreaking defeats. After four of the first six games in this period were convincing Florida wins, the other nine wins for Florida were all one-score affairs. That’s got to be pretty frustrating for Georgia, losing nine games in 19 years by eight points or fewer. (Maybe it is a curse of some kind?)

This whole period of so-close-but-so-far defeats for Georgia was highlighted by the last game in the 19-year stretch, the 1970 meeting. Georgia led 17-10 late in the game, and had the ball on Florida’s 2, just a few feet from breaking the game open. Instead, Georgia back Ricky Lake was stripped at the goal line by All-American lineman Jack Youngblood, who also recovered it. John Reaves and Carlos Alvarez then went wild, connecting for two touchdown passes in the final five minutes to hand Georgia a stunning 24-17 loss.

Unfortunately for Florida, Vince Dooley would remember the miserable feeling of losing a game his team should have won.

1971-1989

Dooley Returns the Favor: Georgia 15-4

Florida made a habit out of pulling out close calls against Georgia in the ’50s and ’60s. And that’s exactly what Georgia would proceed to do over the next 19 years.

Georgia crushed Florida 49-7 in 1971. That was the short term payback. The long term payback came over a three year period from 1974 to 1976. First, in 1974, Florida led 10-9 late in the game, only to watch Georgia drive 63 yards for the winning touchdown. The following year was even worse. Florida clung to a 7-3 lead with about three and a half minutes to go when Ray Goff handed the ball to Richard Appleby, who then launched a bomb to a wide open Gene Washington for perhaps the easiest 80 yard touchdown pass in the game’s history.

As if that 1975 game wasn’t hard enough to swallow, the 1976 game was the reciprocation of Florida’s 1970 win. Florida led 27-13 at the half, but, for some insane reason, Florida coach Doug Dickey elected to go for it on fourth and one deep in his own territory. Georgia stuffed the Gators, then reeled off 28 unanswered to walk off the field with a stunningly easy 41-27 victory. Three heartbreaking losses in three years to the same team: That’s not normal, is it?

But the real low blow came in 1980. Florida was so close to ruining Georgia’s season when… OK, look, we all know what happened. I’ll spare you the details. Georgia wideout Lindsay Scott scored the winning touchdown, and it might have been in such a devastating fashion that it resulted in Georgia play-by-play man Larry Munson predicting that there would be some property destroyed that night. For younger fans, picture Chris Rainey’s dash through Tennessee’s defense in 2011 off of a John Brantley screen pass. Now imagine that that Florida team was undefeated, that it was much later in the year, and that Tennessee led by one with a minute to play. Yes, it hurt that much, and no, it didn’t get any better.

In fact, if you believe in that curse mumbo jumbo, check out the 1980s as a whole. Georgia made a habit of beating Florida with the SEC championship on the line, and in ways that were harder to take than the one before it. If you thought the 1980 game was bad, well, you haven’t heard of the story of the 1985 game. Following a rare Florida victory (read: a 27-0 drubbing featuring Kerwin Bell to Ricky Nattiel for an even longer touchdown than Lindsay Scott’s) in 1984, the Gators entered the 1985 clash undefeated, No. 1 in the country and filled with confidence. So what happened in Jacksonville that year? The same thing that happened throughout the ’70s and ’80s: Georgia won. The Dawgs ruined those national championship dreams with a 24-3 throttling of the Gators. While Florida would win the 1986 game, Georgia would win the next three.

Fortunately, this is the point in this story where it really gets fun for Florida fans.

1990-2010

Familiar Names and Games: Florida 18-3

The instant Steve Spurrier first stepped on Gainesville soil as the Florida head coach, Georgia was in trouble. The miserable defeat his senior year in 1966 at the hands of the Bulldogs (which cost Florida the SEC Championship) was still in the Head Ball Coach’s craw, and he vowed to make the current Dawgs pay for it. And did he ever in 1990: A 38-7 obliteration of the Bulldogs was the first clue that Georgia was in for a long two decades. Somebody in Athens should have gotten the message that this guy was out hunting for Bulldogs.

They didn’t, and it happened again the following year, this time by one more point: 45-13.

Then came 1992.

What turned out to be Ray Goof’s best team went and lost to one of Steve Spurrier’s worst, 26-24. Georgia never led, and came back from 23-7 down to make a game of it, only to never take the lead.

The 1993 game was even harder to swallow for the Dawgs: Georgia QB Eric Zeier threw what appeared to be the tying touchdown pass with no time left. Too bad Gators corner Anthone Lott had called timeout before the play. Forced to try again, Zeier’s pass was batted down, and Florida held on for a 33-26 win.

Through four years in the ’90s, Florida had delivered two beatdowns and two heartbreakers. But to all those Georgia fans who were whining about Jacksonville being the reason why Georgia can’t ever seem to win (funny how we don’t hear that from Bulldog fans quite as much right now), Spurrier welcomed Georgia into The Swamp in 1994, and crushed them right from the get-go by a 52-14 margin. The following year, Florida visited Athens … and dumped an identical number on the Dogs, while allowing just 17 points on defense. Those 52 points in 1995 still stand as the largest point total ever allowed by Georgia on its home turf. Then, for good measure, Florida handed Georgia its worst defeat yet, a 47-7 obliteration in Jacksonville, en route to the 1996 national title.

Georgia made a mistake in 1997. The Dawgs beat Florida. They really should have known better.

The Gators resumed their yearly pastings after that, albeit in slightly less convincing fashion, highlighted by another 38-7 victory in 1998. When Spurrier stepped down after beating Maryland in the 2002 Orange Bowl, he walked away from Gainesville having amassed a composite score of 436-199 against Georgia, and a sterling 11-1 record. Insert your “Georgia fans can’t do math” joke here, but the fact is, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out the Gators more than doubled the Bulldogs’ productivity in the Head Ball Coach’s 12 years at the helm.

And that was just the beginning of the flip side of the 20-Year Curse. For every bad loss of the ’70s and ’80s, the Gators would pay the Dawgs back in the ’90s and ’00s.

Let’s quickly run through the Ron Zook era and get to the Urban Meyer days. After all, how many people who made it this far in this piece like Zook? I don’t, because his Florida teams each lost five games. Georgia fans may like him even less than Florida fans do, because he dealt Georgia two of the most gut-wrenching defeats in Bulldog history — one that directly derailed a national championship season in 2002, and, the very next year, another — and all despite his team’s supposed inability to win big games.

Enter Urban Meyer in 2005, fresh from the Rocky Mountains and a successful job in building the Little Utes That Could into a blazing locomotive that crashed into the BCS party and came out the winner. He introduced himself to Georgia fans with a 14-10 pseudo-upset in his first season. (The Dawgs played without starting QB D.J. Shockley, who was hurt for one game, clearly evidence of the Curse. Why was THIS the game he was hurt for?) Meyer’s Gators did it again in 2006, taking advantage of six Georgia turnovers in a 21-14 win.

Yes, after 2006 comes 2007, and the little stunt those Dogs pulled in the end zone following a Knowshon Moreno touchdown. But let’s get this straight: That little Dunce Dunce Revolution was not the reason Florida lost the 2007 game. It had more to do with a horrendous defense that surrendered 188 yards to Moreno, and only three on his touchdown run. Florida actually had the lead at one point in that game, but that’s all been lost amid the talk and replays of the celebration.

It’s a good thing Florida fans didn’t have to remember how bad Georgia beat Florida up that day for long, because we all remember how badly Georgia was beaten up by a much improved Florida squad the ensuing year.

Georgia kept it close until midway in the third, but then the floodgates opened up. Touchdowns rained down on the Bulldogs, and by the time it was all over, Georgia was out of breath, self-respect and confidence, and the only thing Florida was out of was its set of timeouts. (That last part may or may not have been due to some cheek from Meyer.) The next year was even more agonizing for Georgia, which took a loss on the scoreboard, and in their hearts. Tim Tebow picked this game to break former Bulldog Herschel Walker’s TD record. Oh, and Florida won those two games 49-10 and 41-17, respectively.

The 2010 game was the ultimate low point for Georgia. The less said about Steve Addazio, the better. Florida fans hate him because I could call a more productive drive by picking plays out of a hat. Georgia fans hate him because his Gators hung over 450 yards of offense on their “defense” despite his offensive expertise being comparable to that of an elementary school GATE student.

We could move on past that glorious day in 2010 … or we could not, and instead remember that Georgia golden boy Aaron Murray was responsible for four turnovers that day, that a punter who was really struggling kicking field goals in place of an All American kicker picked that game to nail a 37-yarder in OT, and that Will Hill almost scored a game-winning touchdown that might actually have trumped Lindsey Scott’s run.

Okay, now that we’ve gotten THAT out the way, now we can move on.

2011-Present

The Present and Future: Georgia 3-0

2011 apparently began a new cycle. Florida held a 17-3 lead, but then watched as Murray led Georgia back by converting two fourth and longs for touchdowns, and Jarvis Jones kept Florida from coming back by sacking John Brantley four times (he was sacked six times total) and limiting the Gators to 32 total yards and one first down in the second half to win 24-20. 2012 was even harder to swallow. Florida came into the game No. 2 in the country and undefeated, but six turnovers doomed the Gators in a 17-9 loss.

But it was last year’s loss to Georgia that really set the tone for the current state of this rivalry. Simply put, it may have been the toughest loss I’ve ever witnessed aside from the 2009 SEC Championship. Georgia busted out of the gates and seized a 23-3 lead thanks to two Todd Gurley touchdowns. Then the Gators started to come back. Mack Brown punched it in from five yards out, Louchiez Purifoy sacked Murray for a safety, and Tyler Murphy flew into the end zone, and with the two point conversion, it was suddenly a game- 23-20. Sadly, that remained the score until the clock hit zero, as Georgia’s offense melted away the entire remainder of the clock on their next two drives.

The future looks unlike any particular era in the past, too. Mark Richt, for all his faults, has Georgia solidly in the SEC East’s top three, while Florida is down right now. Another momentum swing back to Georgia would seem strange, even if it’s what the 20-Year Curse dictates- and even though Georgia appears to be three games into a 20 year run of dominance. Perhaps we’re in for more hard-fought chapters like the excellent games of the last four years have provided?

As long as Florida wins most of them, I think Gators fans would take that.

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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, FL/Berkeley Prep, committed to Florida over South Carolina. The Gators...

Athletic OT Tony Livingston commits to Florida

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, FL/Carrolwood Day announced his decision on twitter this evening. He also had...

2022 QB Nick Evers commits to Florida

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, who just committed with an announcement on twitter. Evers is a consensus...

Videos: highlights from Gator football’s 3/2 practice

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 the public, and streamed most of the reps live on the team's Instagram...

Videos: highlights from Gator football’s 2/26 practice

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 all to see. Here are all the videos I managed to capture from Friday...

Videos: highlights from Gator football’s 2/24 practice

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 program virtually opened its practice to the public on its Instagram page,...

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 from a lot of the Gators' other practices, though, was that today's...

Kicker Adam Mihalek commits to Florida

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 to stay close to home and attend the University of Florida as a...

Four star 2022 DE Francois Nolton commits to Florida

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 Nolton, a 6'4, 225 lb. four star defensive end from Miami, has...

Gators land former LSU five star TE Arik Gilbert

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 not miss a beat at that position. Gilbert, a former five star tight...

Florida Gators’ 2021 football schedule revealed

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 Alabama as their cross-division opponent in 2021. But now, following...

Gators complete coaching staff with Jules Montinar

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.) With linebackers coach Christian Robinson presumably staying at...

Auburn DL Daquan Newkirk transfers to Florida

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. https://twitter.com/holdthat_2/status/1349757297782829056?s=20 Once a...

Florida LB James Houston to enter transfer portal

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 for making a few of the bigger defensive plays of the last couple of...

Keyontae Johnson placed into medically induced coma

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 grandson was transported to Gainesville earlier today after receiving...

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 national title. But in order to obtain that national title, there’s a lot...

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 rewarded in more individual manners, too. Four Gators have been listed as...

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 does not have a running game Tennessee came into the game with a five...

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 photographer. He was at the game last Saturday, and got some great photos of...

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 ball twelve times for 94 yards. He nearly scored a touchdown against...

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 for a half against a historically inferior divisional opponent,...

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 in reverse for most of the first half, mustering a grand total of...

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 little time on the premises as they had to. Then the Gators took the...

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 played better on defense after a miserable first quarter, and sure,...

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 at the game last Saturday night, and got some great photos of various...

Trask, Gators run Hogwild in blowout of Arkansas

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 dominated the night. Trask continued his push for a Heisman Trophy by...

Five Takeaways from Florida’s 63-35 win over Arkansas

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 several years of hyping up various quarterbacks as Heisman Trophy...

A Tribute to Feleipe Franks: I Will Remember You

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's season, not enhance it, and our job will be to make you...

Gators kick Georgia out of Cocktail Party

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 Florida flipped the script and turned the game— and the rivalry— on its...

Five Takeaways from Florida’s 44-28 win over Georgia

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 a Heisman Trophy frontrunner He may not win the award, but he has to...

2021 OL Yousef Mugharbil commits to Florida

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, has committed to Florida. He also had offers from Penn State, Virginia...

Five takeaways from Florida’s 41-17 win over Missouri

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 without three starters in the secondary (and without Zachary Carter in...

For Gators, a new season begins against Missouri

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, and the Gators begin the meat of their schedule- a seven game stretch...

2022 Safety Sam McCall commits to Florida

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 consensus five star recruit from Lakeland, FL/Lake Gibson HS. He chose...

2021 Edge rusher Jeremiah Williams commits to 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 class. Signs were pointing towards Gainesville for the highly touted edge...

Florida-Missouri game postponed to October 31

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 Weather first reported yesterday that the game was extremely likely to be...

Florida-LSU game postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak

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 24 hours after an outbreak of COVID-19 within the Gators' football...

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 outbreak has thrown up a blockade in front of the season. A few days...

Texas A&M forces Florida to address defensive issues

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 trudged off the field following a familiar fate- a loss to Jimbo...

Five takeaways from Florida’s 41-38 loss to Texas A&M

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. What stood out in particular? (Spoiler alert: a lot of them are...

Imperfect Gators outlast South Carolina to start 2-0

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 almost certainly will later in the season. Kyle Trask tossed four touchdown...

Clemson RB Demarkcus Bowman to transfer to Florida

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, Bowman told Gators Territory of his decision. Bowman, a former five star...

Trask’s career day propels Florida past Mississippi

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 lethal his new offense is. Kyle Trask went wild, completing 30 of his 42...

Five takeaways from Florida’s 51-35 win at Ole Miss

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. Here are my five initial takeaways from the game: Kyle Trask is...

2020 Gator football position preview: secondary

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 previewing: quarterbacks | running backs | wide receivers | tight ends |...

2020 Gator football position previews: linebackers

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. Previously previewing: quarterbacks | running backs | wide receivers | tight...

2020 Gator football position preview: defensive line

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 | running backs | wide receivers | tight ends | offensive line The...

2020 Gator football position preview: offensive line

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 ago in pass protection, but really let the team down in the ground game....

2020 Gator football position preview: tight ends

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 Florida's quarterback, running back and wide receiver rooms, the first of...

2020 Gator football position preview: wide receivers

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 playmakers from 2019 (Van Jefferson, Freddie Swain, Josh Hammond and Tyrie...

2020 Gator football position preview: running backs

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 year? The leader: Dameon Pierce The leading returning rusher from 2019 has...

Snapshot: the 2020 Florida-FSU chart

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 annual In All Kinds Of Weather tradition that compares the Florida Gators...

2020 Gator football position preview: quarterbacks

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 finally be talking about that again. So with that said, let's start...

Gators learn four of ten kickoff times for 2020 season

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 ESPN. The following week, Florida will return home and again play in...

#GreatestGatorEver Sweet 16 bracket breakdown

#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), it's time to refresh our memories regarding the final sixteen contestants...

#GreatestGatorEver tournament schedule update

#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 haven't, it's not too late to be introduced to the event. Here's (a very...

Gators’ 2020 football schedule unveiled

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 10/10 @ Texas A&M 4 10/17 LSU 5 10/24 MISSOURI 6 --- BYE 7 11/7...

Four key Gators sit out first fall practice

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 fall season down four critical pieces. As first reported by Sports...

DT Desmond Watson commits to Florida

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. But if the past couple of weeks didn't vault Florida out of that rut,...

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, receiver Marcus Burke followed suit to rev the engine a little bit on a 2021...

Top Jacksonville WR Marcus Burke commits to Florida

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. https://twitter.com/CERTIFIED_MB4/status/1285296008747003904?s=20 Burke, a...

Safety Donovan McMillon commits to Florida

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 a bit of relief following the decommitment of fellow defensive back...

#GreatestGatorEver tournament set to heat up

#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. Created with the goal of deciding the greatest Florida Gator athlete of...

Gators announce six new positive COVID tests within football program

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 Gator football player had tested positive. From Florida senior...

2021 CB Jordan Young commits to Florida

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 committed to Florida. A consensus three star prospect with offers from...

Kamar Wilcoxson re-commits to Florida for a third time

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 fans are familiar with who he is, and if you're not, I'll explain why I...

Safety Dakota Mitchell commits to Florida

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 gained a commit. Safety Dakota Mitchell (Winter Park, FL/Winter Park)...

Gator baseball pitcher Tommy Mace to return in 2021

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 for another season after going undrafted in the MLB Draft. Per...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: 15 Regional

#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 participants (Players are listed in order they appear on the bracket.) (1)...

Lorenzo Lingard granted immediate eligibility for Florida

Lorenzo Lingard granted immediate eligibility for Florida

Happy birthday, Lorenzo Lingard. Florida's newest running back addition has announced on twitter that his waiver to be able to play in 2020 has been granted: https://twitter.com/d1champ99/status/1266464118950723584?s=20 Florida's running back room wasn't bad to begin...

#GreatestGatorEver tournament set to heat up

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 2

The penultimate Regional of the #GreatestGatorEver tournament is just about set to get underway. As is customary by now, let's acquaint ourselves with the sixteen player field a little more first. The bracket Regional participants (Players are listed in...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: 10 Regional

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: 10 Regional

Round one of the #GreatestGatorEver tournament is drawing to a close. Today, we take a look at the third-to-last of the sixteen Regional brackets to be played: the 10 Regional. The bracket Regional participants (Players are listed in order they appear on the bracket.)...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: 7 Regional

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: 7 Regional

We are officially three quarters of the way through of the first round of the #GreatestGatorEver tournament. Tomorrow morning, we begin the first round of the fourth quarter of the bracket- the 7 Regional. The bracket Regional participants (Players are listed in order...

Class of 2021 RB/WR Charles Montgomery commits to Florida

Class of 2021 RB/WR Charles Montgomery commits to Florida

Charles Montgomery will be suiting up in orange and blue on Saturdays. On an instagram live feed, Montgomery announced that he was choosing Florida over Maryland. A consensus four star prospect out of Seffner, FL/Armwood, Montgomery also had offers from Alabama,...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 14

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 14

Time to complete the upper right hand corner of the #GreatestGatorEver bracket with the 14 Regional. Y'all know the drill by now; let's get to it. The bracket Regional participants (Players are listed in order they appear on the bracket.) (1) Kelly Barnhill (softball,...

Florida unveils plan to bring athletes back to campus

Florida unveils plan to bring athletes back to campus

Photo credit: University of Florida COVID-19 has pretty much shut down college athletics since it made its way over to the United States a couple of months ago. Now, the first steps are being taken to see their resumption. Earlier today, SEC school presidents have...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 3

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 3

Up next in our #GreatestGatorEver tournament is the 3 Regional. Before voting gets underway, let's take a closer look at the field. The bracket Regional participants (Players are listed in order they appear on the bracket.) (1) Al Horford (basketball, C/F-...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 11

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 11

Eight Regionals down, one underway, and seven more to go in Round One of our #GreatestGatorEver tournament. Next up is the 11 Regional. The bracket Regional participants (Players are listed in order they appear on the bracket.) (1) Jack Youngblood (football, DE/DT/K-...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 6

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 6

We're halfway through the opening round of our summer long #GreatestGatorEver tournament. Now, we shift to the right side of the bracket, and start at the top with the 6 Regional, which gets underway tomorrow morning. The bracket Regional participants (Players are...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 12

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 12

The eighth and final Regional on the left half of the 256 player #GreatestGatorEver tournament is set to get started tonight. Another way of putting that: after tonight's 12 Regional voting, we will officially be halfway done with the opening round of this summer long...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 5

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 5

Our #GreatestGatorEver tournament rolls on today with Round one of the 5 Regional. As was the case for the previous Regionals and will be for all ensuing Regionals, let's take this opportunity to refresh our memories regarding what, exactly, the sixteen players in...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 13

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 13

With the 4 Regional of the #GreatestGatorEver tournament currently winding down, it's time to preview the Regional it's paired with in the Sweet 16: Regional #13. The 13 Regional bracket Regional participants (Players are listed in order they appear on the bracket.)...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 4

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 4

Our #GreatestGatorEver bracket is set to continue tomorrow with the opening round of the 4 Regional. Let's get to know that 4 Regional: The bracket Regional participants (Players are listed in order they appear on the bracket.) (1) Emmitt Smith (football, RB-...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 9

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 9

Our #GreatestGatorEver bracket is set to continue later today with the opening round of the 9 Regional. With voting in the 8 Regional closing soon, let's familiarize ourselves with said 9 Regional: The bracket Regional participants (Players are listed in order they...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 8

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 8

Our #GreatestGatorEver tournament is off and running. Voting for the opening round of the 1 Regional has been completed; the 16 Regional is underway and will wrap up this afternoon. Shortly after its conclusion, the 8 Regional will get underway. So, let's get to know...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 16

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 16

Yesterday, voting began in our #GreatestGatorEver bracket in the 1 Regional. Today, voting will continue with the 16 Regional, but before the polls open, let's preview the field and refresh our memories on the players' accomplishments. The bracket Regional...

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 1

#GreatestGatorEver bracket breakdown: Regional 1

Voting for the #GreatestGatorEver bracket begins this afternoon. In the name of eliminating potential recentism in the voting, I thought I'd set the stage by previewing each Regional before the voting gets underway. Today, we'll take a look at Regional 1, which of...

2021 guard Kowacie Reeves commits to Florida

2021 guard Kowacie Reeves commits to Florida

Mike White's 2021 recruiting class is off to a great start. Kowacie Reeves (Macon, GA) has committed to Florida. Reeves, a highly sought after four star, also earned offers from North Carolina, Texas, Auburn, Georgia and Seton Hall, among others. This commitment might...

Introducing the Greatest Gator Ever bracket

Introducing the Greatest Gator Ever bracket

Part of what has helped fans make it through a long, frustrating quarantine is the abundance of fan polls on social media. In particular, 64-team, March Madness themed brackets that allow fans to vote on the winner of each matchup in each round have captured a lot of...

Michigan F Colin Castleton transferring to Florida

Michigan F Colin Castleton transferring to Florida

Colin Castleton is coming home, and Florida is adding some more frontcourt depth for the future- potentially even next season. Castleton, who spent the last two seasons at Michigan, will be transferring closer to home and joining Mike White's Gator basketball squad....

Recapping the Gators’ weekend in the 2020 NFL Draft

Recapping the Gators’ weekend in the 2020 NFL Draft

The 2020 NFL Draft has just concluded, and once again, the Florida Gators were very well represented. Below is a list of all the selections from Florida. Click on the player names for further analysis on what they bring to their new teams. Florida Gators in the 2020...

How Dan Mullen fixed a broken Gator football program

How Dan Mullen fixed a broken Gator football program

What was a fractured program less than 30 months ago needed a hero to put it back together. In Dan Mullen, Florida found that hero. This is the story of the toxic culture he walked into, how he went to work taking it apart, and how he's replaced that toxic culture...

Tebow, Spikes, James inducted into UF Hall of Fame

Tebow, Spikes, James inducted into UF Hall of Fame

Three members of the Florida Gators' 2008 football team- universally regarded as one of the best in college football history- are finally getting the ultimate recognition they deserve- spots in the UF Hall of Fame. Explosive kick/return man Brandon James posted a...

Scottie Lewis to return for sophomore year

Scottie Lewis to return for sophomore year

Florida’s basketball team got a sort-of-but-not-really-surprising boost today, as shooting guard Scottie Lewis announced that he will be coming back for his sophomore season. Lewis, a ridiculously athletic kid from southern New Jersey, arrived in Gainesville last fall...

The “Kyle Trask Emory Jones” debate: why not both?

The “Kyle Trask Emory Jones” debate: why not both?

The "Kyle Trask Emory Jones" debate is in full swing. Yes, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that has, among other things, lengthened college sports fans' offseason, the fanbase-wide argument regarding who should be the starter at the most important position of...

Coronavirus abruptly ends 2019-20 NCAA athletic season

Coronavirus abruptly ends 2019-20 NCAA athletic season

Photo credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images UPDATE 5:10pm: although it feels wholly logical to assume that college baseball and softball are over for 2020, the language in the two released statements- from the SEC and NCAA, and which you can read below- left one pair of...

TE Nick Elksnis commits to Florida

TE Nick Elksnis commits to Florida

Tight end Nick Elksnis (Jacksonville, FL/Episcopal) has announced his decision to be a Gator, thus netting Florida its first commitment of its Junior Day weekend. In doing so, Elksnis effectively flips from Penn State, from which he decommitted last week....

2020 Florida Gators’ Junior Day visitors list

2020 Florida Gators’ Junior Day visitors list

The Gators' second Junior Day event in Gainesville is upon us, and it's important to keep an eye on because more often than not, Florida uses it to add members to its list of commits. This time around, the chances of the Gators doing so are increased appreciably-...

Four star TE Gage Wilcox commits to Florida

Four star TE Gage Wilcox commits to Florida

Congratulations to Gage Wilcox. You, sir, have just become the first commit for Tim Brewster. Wilcox, a four star tight end from Tampa's Jefferson High School in the Class of 2021, committed on an Instagram Live video, as captured by twitter user @CurtisK421....

Florida takes step forward by throttling LSU

Florida takes step forward by throttling LSU

Photo credit: Florida Gators Maybe this is another mirage, the latest peak in a dizzying array of sine waves for Mike White’s Gator basketball team. Or maybe, after we all erroneously thought this team had turned the corner several times before, this is the game that...