Football

OGGOA Presents: Florida Gators All-Decade Team

The 2000s were quite a decade for University of Florida athletics. Florida Gators football and basketball were especially exceptional, combining for four National Championships (five appearances) and five Southeastern Conference...

Meyer’s 911 call after SEC Championship released

The morning after the 2009 SEC Championship, at about 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 6, Shelley Meyer, the wife of Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer, called 911 after her husband awoke briefly...

Commit Brown: Meyer back coaching in August

Four-star running back commitment Mack Brown (Lithonia, GA), who has reaffirmed his decision to play for the Florida Gators a number of times since head coach Urban Meyer announced his decision to...

FOUR BITS: Dunlap, Billy D, Loeffler, defense

1 » Reinstated by University of Florida administrators and Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer, junior defensive end Carlos Dunlap has rejoined the team with a spring in his step and a...

McCray: I was speeding and “driving with pizza”

OGGOA has heard athletes make a lot of excuses in our day, but this one is literally a slice of hilarity. New Orleans Saints defensive end Bobby McCray was arrested Tuesday morning...

Price: Meyer had no choice but to change his mind

In the Dec. 7, 2009, issue of Sports Illustrated, S.L. Price profiled Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer in what OGGOA called a “must-read” article. Part of the reason why Price’s piece...

Defense takes responsibility for SEC title game

The Florida Gators defensive unit was made available to the press Tuesday, three days before they face the Cincinnati Bearcats in the 2010 Sugar Bowl. Aside from every player and coach being...

Former Gators DE Bobby McCray arrested for DWI

New Orleans Saints defensive end Bobby McCray was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with a number of counts including driving while intoxicated, according to a report by The Associated Press. McCray was...

Cooper says white helmets will be shelved

As part of Nike‘s roll-out of their Pro Combat line of football gear, the Florida Gators sported new uniforms during the final home game of the season against the Florida State Seminoles....

TWO BITS: Ex-Gators not happy about Addazio

1 » Though the players who, you know, have actually played under and been coached by offensive coordinator Steve Addazio are singing his praises, a host of former Florida Gators are not...