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All posts for the month January, 2015

Report: Houston’s John O’Korn considering transfer to Texas, Florida

 Donovan, Gators Sticking to Core (and Culture) Beliefs

Billy Donovan Practice Update 1-9-15

Gators’ New Coaching Staff Prepares for Recruiting Push

Mike Summers Press Conference 1-9-15

Tim Skipper Press Conference 1-9-15

Doug Nussmeier Press Conference 1-9-15

New UF offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier reunites with Jim McElwain to revive Gators’ offense

No wholesale changes, just more swag and edge coming for Florida’s defense under Geoff Collins

Passion, family made DL coach Terrell Williams leave the NFL – and California – for Florida

Report: Archie Manning unsure of playoff committee future

‘Pre-Game Stuff’ – Florida vs. Mississippi State (Saturday, 7 p.m.)

Wes Chandler Named to 2015 CFB Hall of Fame Induction Class

Jeff Driskel moves on to Louisiana Tech

Jeff Driskel said ‘brightest days are head of me’ at Louisiana Tech

Bridgette Owens Takes Down 60m Hurdles School Record in No. 1 Gators’ Indoor T&F Debut

Utah Jazz’s Trevor Booker volleyball bumps the ball over his head and into the basket

Tweets:

Coach Donovan says Jon Horford no longer suspended but won’t play Saturday.

Dooley: Ring of Honor is incomplete without Chandler: Any UF Ring of Honor without Wes Chandler is incomplete

Oregon WR Carrington out for title game due to failed drug test

Florida’s Late Comeback Falls Short in Loss to Ole Miss

Back in Florida, assistant Randy Shannon ready to lead Gators back to championship status

New Gators assistant Randy Shannon won’t discuss UM tenure: ‘I never look back’

Randy Shannon Press Conference 1-8-15

Geoff Collins Press Conference 1-8-15

Kirk Callahan Press Conference 1-8-15

Terrell Williams Press Conference 1-8-15

Donovan’s Gators have work to do to make tourney

Urban Meyer is against expanding the playoff to eight teams

Adidas strikes 12-year apparel deal with UM

Ex-NFL player Rob Konrad swims nine miles to shore after falling from boat

California girls basketball team wins 161-2

WATCH: Puppies predict the 2015 CFP National Championship

Tweets:

    David Lee & Joakim Noah both started 0 games as freshmen. They’ll combine to earn nearly $28 million to play basketball this season. #BillyD

Treon Harris: I need to change my number…

Some day we’re all going to have big, fancy beautiful facilities, and guess what? Somebody is still going to lose.”

Culture Club: Gators Pull Together For Win at South Carolina

Florida @ South Carolina Highlights 1-7-…

McElwain Starts Process to Revamp Florida Football

Patient McElwain wants to get receivers coach right

Jim McElwain Press Conference 1-07-15

Like Rest of Gators, Frazier Looking for Answers

Bianchi: Admit it, FSU fans, you’re glad to be rid of Jameis Winston

Most SEC defenses gouged for big yards in 2014-15 bowl games

Report: Ohio State to get extra practice time due to school schedule

Ex-Georgia DT facing domestic violence charge enrolls at Alabama

Curt Schilling thinks being a Republican kept him out of the Hall of Fame

Lambeau Field selling 3.5-pound ‘Big Game Burger’ for playoffs

Watch a lady discover her 140-year-old baseball cards are worth $1 million

Tweets:

Brian Schottenheimer, who came to UF to learn how to coach under Steve Spurrier, was named the offensive coordinator at Georgia

McElwain on QB Grier: a guy that can throw it. My eyes are wide open with every position on this team. I don’t care about history right now

Mac said ‘part of the reason i am being so patient,’ is to make sure WR coach who sticks around. Will be 7th in 7 seasons.

‘Pre-Game Stuff’ — Florida at South Carolina, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Florida Gators: Antonio Morrison returns

Florida Gators part ways with DE Gerald Willis

Florida Gators football odds and ends: injuries, departures and more

NCAA to help pay for players’ families to attend College Football Playoff, Final Four

NCAA gets it right by putting family first in travel issues

Franz Beard’s Thoughts of the Day; Jan. 7

Here’s how much Percy Harvin gets paid if Seahawks win the Super Bowl

SEC football by the numbers: Star backs run over bowl records

CFP title game: Ohio State QB Cardale Jones a long way from third string

No. 1 Kentucky survives scare against Ole Miss

After hazing scandal, football to return to Sayreville for 2015 season

Hanging Out 1,200 Feet Up (Yes, Downtime)

Coach McElwain Adds to Florida Coaching Staff

Florida Gators announce Jim McElwain’s coaching staff, Randy Shannon’s prominent role

UF coach Billy Donovan wonders whether Gators can develop into an NCAA Tournament team

He Told Them So, But Gators Are Learning the Hard Way

Billy Donovan Press Conference 1-5-15

Michael Frazier Press Conference 1-5-15

Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll

Florida DL Bullard to return for senior season

Gators quarterback Jeff Driskel transfers to Louisiana Tech

Might be record haul for baseball Hall

Franz Beard’s Thoughts of the Day Jan. 6

MSU’s Mark Dantonio breaks down Oregon-Ohio State

Miami set to become newest adidas school and break with Nike

Tweets:

“I think it’s there, we just have to get bought into our culture,” Michael Frazier II said of #Gators NCAA Tournament potential

Florida is 290th out of 345 teams nationally in FT percentage (.643). #Gators are 316th in FTs attempted (213) and 322nd in FTs made (137).

Strong Second Half Propels Gators to Win at Auburn

UCF secondary coach Kirk Callahan to leave for Florida

Report: Florida to hire Kirk Callahan as DB coach

New Gators coach Jim McElwain eager to begin rebuilding a UF program in disrepair

Report: Ex-Gators OC interviews with UGA

Fights, fades, football as another bowl season nears completion

SEC dominance could be over, with beginning of the College Football Playoff era

Gators QB Jeff Driskel granted transfer release, ends bowl game on field for Florida

Report: Ex-Gators QB Jeff Driskel to transfer to Louisiana Tech

Florida LT D.J. Humphries declares for NFL Draft

Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49

Gators Hold On, Clinch Winning Season with Victory Over ECU in Birmingham Bowl

Gators hold off East Carolina for Birmingham Bowl victory

A Fitting End: Defense Answers Final Bell in Gators’ Birmingham Bowl Win

Birmingham Bowl Highlights 1-3-15

Birmingham Bowl Postgame 1-3-15

McElwain Makes Memorable Entrance at Birmingham Bowl; Visits Tailgaters Outside Legion Field

Reports: Florida Gators to hire Greg Nord and Terrell Williams, lose Travaris Robinson to Auburn

UCan’t: Gators Fall Again to Tougher Huskies

Florida vs. UConn Highlights 1-3-15

Billy Donovan Postgame 1-3-15

Gators quarterback Jeff Driskel asks for release, plans to transfer

Gators coach Jim McElwain ‘excited to get going’

LOOK: Giant 90-foot terrible towel at Steelers-Ravens wild card game

Gators players, coaches say they are all in entering Saturday’s Birmingham Bowl vs. East Carolina

Gameday: 2015 Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL) – Florida Gators vs. East Carolina Pirates

Digital Bowl Guide Now Available

Garcia’s Unlikely Rise Made Him Center of Attention

UF coach Jim McElwain tabs running backs and strength coach for new Gators staff

Report: Florida to hire Colorado State strength coach Mike Kent

Florida Gators Women’s Basketball falls to LSU

College Football Playoff semifinal bowls are a hit in television ratings

End of an era? Breaking down the SEC’s bowl bust

Oregon opens as seven-point favorite over Ohio State in CFP championship

Florida State player says players’ cars were keyed, tires slashed

Peyton Manning goes extra mile to meet North Pole fans

Tweets:

Bowl rep tells me Florida #Gators rec. 8,500 tix for Birmingham Bowl, returned 4,000 & many local UF fans bought tix direct from box office

#UGA DC Jeremy Pruitt has had a year added to his contract, giving him 3 yrs & he’ll have his salary increased to $1.3 MIL per year.

Report: Florida to hire Tim Skipper as RB coach

Birmingham Bowling 1/1/15

Billy Donovan Practice Update 1-1-15

Dorian Finney-Smith Practice Update 1-1-…

Gators’ secondary braces for East Carolina’s high-powered passing attack in Birmingham Bowl

Top 14 for 2014: Florida Gators best moments of the year

Oregon blows out FSU in Rose Bowl

Alabama’s title run ends early and ugly in a humbling semifinal loss to Ohio State

LOOK: Newborns at Ohio State hospital get playoff blankets

It’s a heck of a Rose Bowl in first CFP National Championship — in Texas

In playoff era, will attendance suffer

10 changes we’d like to see in sports in 2015

Tweets:

Finney-Smith: Jake is an unbelievable guy. I checked on him after the game & he was already moving past it bc there’s nothing he could do.

Aggravated injury. RT @GatorZoneMBK: Donovan: Eli Carter is doubtful for Saturday with a mid-foot sprain. Did not practice yesterday

Only two teams have three-peated in college gymnastics. This year, UF will try to be the third.

The SEC West was 28-0 in non-conference games this season but went just 2-5 in bowl games

Alabama is 0-3 at the Sugar Bowl under Nick Saban. In those games, the Tide were favored by 7.5, 9.5 and 17.

Five of SEC bowl losses came from the Western Division. Arkansas and Texas A&M won and East is 3-0

Former Miami coach Randy Shannon to become Gators linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator

Florida Gators WR/KR Andre Debose, DT Darious Cummings to miss Birmingham Bowl

DJ Durkin Bowl Update 12-31-14

Birmingham Bowl Update 12-31-14

Gators are ‘on a mission’ in seemingly meaningless Birmingham Bowl

Brick In Foundation: Hargreaves Welcomes Expectations as Program Transitions to Future

What Made College Football More Like the Pros? $7.3 Billion, for a Start

Alabama’s dynasty in decline? Perish the thought and pity the fool that thinks it

UNC identifies employees facing dismissal over athletics, academics scandals

Unbelievable footage from a freak weather event at the Rose Bowl that injured four people

11 New Years Resolutions for a Better You—Proven by Science

tweets:

RT @ChipBrownHD Source: Charlie Strong fired TE coach Bruce Chambers and WR coach Les Koenning  #Texas

5-star DL Byron Cowart will visit #Gators, and it will be key visit for his mom

4-star LB Jeffery Holland on Randy Shannon: “He’s a great coach.” Get #Gators back in door?