The second year of the Dan Mullen era was largely a success. Florida won double-digit games in the regular season for the first time since 2015, defeated its two in-state rivals in the same season for the first time since 2008 and won the Orange Bowl.
Todd Grantham had a reputation when he was hired as Florida’s new defensive coordinator in 2018.
Bob Woodruff isn’t exactly the sexiest name in UF sports. He’s not talked about as one of the program’s great coaches, his legacy is only revered deep in the annals of Florida history, and he’s only the fourth result when you search for Bob Woodruff on Wikipedia.
It felt like a renaissance, a return to glory for the Gators.
The year is 2014. The Gators have just finished a 6-5 regular season where their defense was one of the best in the country and their offense was, well, it’s better left unsaid. In other words, it was a typical Will Muschamp team.
Offensive lineman Issiah Walker Jr. spent one semester at UF.
Florida’s offensive line depth for the 2020 season took a hit Monday evening.
Freddie Swain became the sixth UF player and the second Florida receiver to hear his name called at the NFL Draft this weekend when the Seattle Seahawks took him in the sixth round with the 214th pick.
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For the third round in a row, a Gators player comes off the draft board.
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In Miami, former Gators cornerback CJ Henderson sat on a white couch surrounded by family awaiting a phone call from one of the NFL’s 32 teams on the first night of the 2020 NFL draft. If his phone rang, the defensive back would be UF’s 53rd first-round pick in school history.
The NFL Draft begins tonight at 8 p.m. on ESPN, ABC and the NFL Network.
With the NFL Draft on Thursday night, we divided the 32 teams among our writers and tasked them with picking the first round. Here is the 2020 alligatorSports Mock Draft:
It was all Urban Meyer could do to keep his team from getting into a brawl. He was frantically grabbing players, urging his Gators to not engage with Georgia in its antics.
Sitting in the chair backs of the south endzone at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is a weekly routine of mine (when classes are in session and there isn’t a global pandemic, that is). My time in The Swamp typically gives me whatever I need – whether it be time to study or time to self-reflect.
Florida coach Dan Mullen made his first appearance of the spring since National Signing Day in February on Monday alongside a handful of players. Mullen discussed a wide range of topics, but here are three takeaways:
The NFL Scouting Combine has become an opportunity, in the past few years, for draft prospects to improve their stock before the NFL Draft at the end of April.
Florida bolstered its 2020 signing class on Wednesday with three signings, finishing the day eighth in the country.
The Florida Gators football team shored up their depth at wide receiver by securing a commitment from former Penn State receiver Justin Shorter, who was a five-star prospect coming out of high school.
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