Football

Florida practice update: Gators QBs ‘just OK’ in scrimmage

With less than a week to go until the 2016 Orange & Blue Debut, Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain met with the media on Monday to discuss the team’s second scrimmage...

Florida Gators practice update: What it means to ‘win’ on first down, enroll early

Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain met with the team ahead of his team’s Friday scrimmage, its last before gathering for the 2016 Orange & Blue Debut spring game in a week....

Suffering from allergies? Gators coach Jim McElwain has the cure

Jim McElwain is many things for the Florida Gators as the team’s head football coach. He’s a father figure, leader, mentor and boss. He’s tasked with ensuring players reach their potential on...

Florida coach Jim McElwain reaches back 31 years for his April Fool’s joke

Though some have criticized Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain on not being the most forthcoming during his media availabilities, there’s no questioning that the guy has a sense of humor. So...

Shrugging off doubters, Austin Appleby eyes Florida QB job

While it is nearly a universal assumption at this point that redshirt sophomore Luke Del Rio will ultimately wind up as the Florida Gators’ starting quarterback to open the 2016 season, it...

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves: The new OnlyGators.com

Six-and-a-half years. When ONLY GATORS Get Out Alive opened on Oct. 1, 2009, I would never have fathomed that I’d be writing this to you, dear reader, in 2016 as OnlyGators.com enters...

Why Florida’s stable of running backs could pay dividends

There are oh so many questions about the Florida Gators‘ offense entering 2016, especially considering how pitiful it was at the end of head coach Jim McElwain‘s first season. Who’s going to...

Gators hope to find out if they have a starting QB in Luke Del Rio

As the Florida Gators geared up for a scrimmage on Thursday, their first of the spring, there appeared to be some clear momentum towards one quarterback ultimately being confirmed as the starter....

Steve Spurrier practice pop-in of value to Gators

Most college football teams don’t have Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks or national championship winning coaches, but with Steve Spurrier being one in the same for the Florida Gators, any time he shows...

Florida Gators’ $750K raise for Jim McElwain the latest major expenditure for football program

Leading the Florida Gators to 10 wins and an appearance in the SEC Championship Game for the first time since 2009 is nothing to thumb one’s nose at. Instead, the powers that...