A bye week in football is like passing a class with a C: You hate to experience it, but you welcome it nonetheless.
A tired Rayshad Jackson stood surrounded by a sea of reporters Tuesday night following Florida football’s night at the Indoor Practice Facility.
The 2018 Gators — despite what you saw on the field in the first half of their 37-27 win over Vanderbilt — are a good football team. Good football teams respond after an opponent with inferior talent goes up 18. Good football teams win consecutive ball games against ranked SEC opponents.
Every part of Saturday’s game seemed to break the Vanderbilt Commodores’ way before No. 11 Florida rallied to edge out their conference rivals 37-27 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The word “targeting” was uttered by the head referee and blasted over the loudspeakers at Vanderbilt Stadium. Then, chaos ensued.
The gap running back Jordan Scarlett ran through couldn’t have been any wider.
The term “trap game” has been tossed around a lot this week leading up to No. 14 Florida’s road game with Vanderbilt.
Trent Whittemore has only ever had his sights set on one goal. He came of age just a few miles down the street from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. He patiently waited for that call from the University of Florida.
Moral Stephens’ mom had always told him to be patient and wait for his time to come.
“Feleipe Franks isn’t as good of a quarterback as Joe Burrow.”
Update Oct. 8, 1:30 a.m.:
Dan Mullen raised his arms, pumping up the crowd before his team burst out of the tunnel.
Florida and Louisiana State both lay claim to the title of ‘DBU’ because of the professional products that each program consistently churns out of their secondaries.
David Reese ambled toward the football field with a nervous kink in his stride.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway continued his rookie season in a solid fashion. He’s only totaled seven receptions in his last two games, but Browns QB Baker Mayfield keeps looking his way — Callaway has 19 targets in those same two games. The wide receiver grabbed three receptions for 54 yards Sunday against the Oakland Raiders.
There’s not a lot that followed Florida receiver Trevon Grimes from his time at Ohio State.
Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald never saw Donovan Stiner coming.
Feleipe Franks completed a nine-yard screen pass to Kadarius Toney on Florida’s first drive of the third quarter in its low-scoring war of attrition at Mississippi State.
Quarterback Feleipe Franks took the snap in the third quarter and immediately threw it to Kadarius Toney on his left.
Bulldogs fans have been foaming at the mouth awaiting Dan Mullen’s return.
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