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Friday, April 25, 2025

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Dante Fowler Jr hypes up the crowd during Florida's 28-20 win in the Birmingham Bowl against East Carolina on Jan. 3 at Legion Field.
SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Dante Fowler Jr. training in Pensacola, ready for transition to NFL

Things are different for Dante Fowler Jr. these days. There is no class to go to or Gator Dining training table to eat from. He doesn’t dodge scooters on his way to the facility or answer questions about why Will Muschamp’s job is in jeopardy. Fowler now spends his days fully devoted to training for the thing he’s dreamed about his whole life — a spot on a National Football League roster.


New head football coach Jim McElwain speaks at his opening press conference in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Notebook: Collins prepping Florida's 'psycho' defense

Geoff Collins is a psycho — or at least, that’s the name given to his brand of aggressive defense. "The psycho defense" is ready to be installed as Collins and the rest of the Gators staff officially took over with a team meeting Monday night and the defensive assistant coaches met with the media Thursday.


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