Sep 25, 2023
The Gators slipped by Charlotte 22-7 in the Swamp, struggling to build on their win against Tennessee and ride a wave of momentum into a two-month stretch of SEC play. Graham Mertz, Ricky Pearsall, Trey Smack and a suffocating defense gave fans something to cheer. But the overall performance continued to raise red flags...
Sep 14, 2023
The Gators open conference play with a chance to supercharge their season, fast track Billy Napier’s rebuild and get off the schneid in rivalry games. A sold-out Swamp will be ready, waiting and wild as Vols coach Josh Heupel and his high-octane attack comes to town. The underdog Gators aim to ride the energy,...
Sep 7, 2023
A visit from McNeese comes at the perfect time as coach Billy Napier’s Gators push to snap a four-game losing streak dating to 2022. Coming off a sloppy season-opening loss at Utah, UF cannot settle for anything less than a dominant, mistake-free effort against a Cowboys’ squad coming off a lopsided home loss...
Sep 5, 2023
Billy Napier took accountability for last week’s season-opening flop at Utah. But just one game into Year 2 Florida’s coach finds himself facing questions about his play calling, special teams approach and the Gators’ continued mental errors. Week 1 overreaction, perhaps, but Napier is now 6-8 and behind the...
Aug 23, 2023
Coach Billy Napier enters his second season up to his eyeballs in a massive rebuild and facing low expectations, but he does have history on his side. Year 2’s have been good to the Gators ever since Steve Spurrier’s 1991 team produced the program’s first 10-win season. Napier’s second team at Louisiana also was...