Florida vs. Samford - September 07, 2024

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Bulldogs logo, Bulldogs 0-2, 1ST 0, 2ND 0, 3RD 7, 4TH 0, TOT 7

Gators logo, Gators 1-1, 1ST 7, 2ND 7, 3RD 14, 4TH 17, TOT 45

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7:10[1st & Goal @ SAM 7] M.Johnson rushed for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

2:53T.Smack extra point is good.

2:57[2nd & Goal @ SAM 1] M.Johnson rushed for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

What's Buzzing

InAllKindsOfWeather.com

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SEVENTH HEAVEN FOR SHELTON 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 #Gators legend Ben Shelton wins back to back Canadian Opens, defending his NBO title with a 6-3, 7-6 final win over Brandon Nakashima 🐊 It’s Shelton’s 7th career singles title— and this one all but locks up a top 8 seed at the US

InAllKindsOfWeather.com

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SEVENTH HEAVEN FOR SHELTON 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 #Gators legend Ben Shelton defends his Canadian Open title, defending his NBO title with a 6-3, 7-6 final win over Brandon Nakashima 🐊 It’s Shelton’s 7th career singles title— and this one all but locks up a top 8 seed at the US Open🎾

Dylan Olive

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Former #Gators first round pick Anthony Richardson in his first preseason start of the year. 🐊11/14 passing 🐊198 total yards 🐊1 TD 🐊1 INT(off WR hands) 🐊80.1 RTG An all around solid night for his stock while he still is looking to be traded 📈

Andrew Perloff

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What if Raiders RB Mike Washington Jr. is better than Jeremiyah Love?

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WATCH OUT FOR MYLES GRAHAM 👀 The #Gators linebacker has been notated on the preseason Butkus Award watch list 💪🏼 Y’all think Graham wins the award this year? 🤔

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Jayden Daniels’ bizarre LSU feud reopens one of Billy Napier’s ugliest Florida lossesFormer LSU and current Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels is in the midst of a wild dispute with LSU. ESPN has reported that an attorney representing Danie

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ESPN names Jadan Baugh a preseason All-American as Florida plans expanded roleWe here at Hail Florida Hail come to you with breaking news: Jadan Baugh is good at football. Well, to Florida fans, that’s not breaking news, but Baugh has bee

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New NCAA football rules for 2026 and what they mean for FloridaAs Florida gets ready for the 2026 campaign, there are a handful of new rule changes in college football. Some of these are minor tweaks that most fans won’t pa

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Florida unveils first-ever all-blue uniform, but Gator fans only care about one thingAfter a couple of days of speculation about what new uniform combinations the Gators would be wearing for the 2026 campaign, Florida took to social media on Wed

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Gators Drop New Uni Combos 🔵Florida showing off some new looks for upcoming season 🎥

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One overlooked Florida holdover could thrive in Buster Faulkner’s offenseLooking back at the Billy Napier era, it is a bit ironic that tight end Amir Jackson couldn’t find his way onto the field. Napier loved using two tight end sets

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TJ Abrams reveals the mindset driving Florida’s returning players in 2026One of the more intriguing players on Florida’s roster is wide receiver TJ Abrams. He was a lower-tier four-star prospect in the class of 2024 who started to wo

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LJ McCray’s Jon Sumrall quote perfectly captures Florida’s biggest offseason changeOne of the constant criticisms we had of the Billy Napier era was that he didn’t feel like a football coach. Anytime something went wrong in a game, the camera

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Anthony Richardson must have a successful preseason if he wants to save his NFL careerAnthony Richardson is just 24 years old, but the former Florida Gators quarterback is finding himself in a strange position. Richardson is very young by most

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Aaron Philo practice clip reignites biggest concern in Florida’s QB battleFlorida’s QB battle continues to be one of the main talking points among Gator fans. Insider reports have previously indicated that Aaron Philo probably has the

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Florida injury update brings concern for one freshman and good news on Dallas Wilson One of the biggest goals during fall camp, above all else, is to keep everyone healthy and upright. During the Billy Napier era, it seemed like at least one ke

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Urban Meyer may have regretted leaving Florida, but it would've been tough for him to stayUrban Meyer regrets leaving Florida, but it had to happen

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Urban Meyer reveals what sold him on Jon Sumrall before Florida hired himOver the past year, Urban Meyer has had a far more notable presence in Gainesville. Since stepping away from coaching and focusing just on the TV side of things

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Jon Sumrall's focus on mental toughness will be the driving force to Florida's successThere is the old adage that when a new coach comes into a program, they have to tear everything down to the studs and rebuild it to their complete vision. Jon S

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Jon Sumrall can’t stop praising one overlooked Florida transferWhen Kanye Clark transferred to Florida after three years at UCLA, most Gator fans didn’t think much of it. Clark was a former walk-on at UCLA who earned a scho

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Jon Sumrall plans to play ‘a ton of people’ as Florida sorts out its depth chartAs Jon Sumrall works through his first fall camp with the Gators, one of the realities he needs to work through is his own personal pecking order for Florida’s

Florida's Retro Uniforms 🔥 (@GatorsFB on X)

1966 throwback helmets are fire

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The Swamp renovation cannot afford the mistakes frustrating Bills fansOne of the looming backdrops for Florida fans is the upcoming renovations to The Swamp. Florida made a huge social media push over the summer to highlight what

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Kyle Trask is officially back in the NFL, now he has to make the most of itA little more than a week ago, Kyle Trask tried out for the Carolina Panthers and then the former Florida Gators quarterback had to wait for the next phone call

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Jon Sumrall’s first Florida team needs to accomplish more than what's been predictedLike any new coach, Jon Sumrall is going to have a bit of a honeymoon phase at Florida, especially considering how the previous five years have gone in Gainesvi

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Tre Wilson’s first LSU deep-ball highlight is a painful reminder for Florida fansIf there were a single player symbolic of the misuse of talent during the Billy Napier era, it would be Tre Wilson. For three years, we kept waiting for Wilson

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Panthers Sign Ex-CFB Star QBKyle Trask joins roster after Haynes King's hamstring injury

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Aaron Philo reveals what he was told to work on for Florida’s QB battleFlorida’s QB competition is one of the main subplots of fall camp for 2026. Aaron Philo and Tramell Jones are battling it out to be QB1 for Jon Sumrall’s maiden

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Former Gator Ja’Kobi Jackson is making surprising push for major role at Ohio StateDuring the back end of the 2024 season, Ja’Kobi Jackson emerged as an effective running back for the Gators. His rushing touchdown against Georgia tied the game

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Notre Dame’s new CFP guarantee could create a nightmare scenario for FloridaIf you want to have high hopes for the 2026 season, there is a pathway for Florida to go 10-2, and it wouldn’t be as shocking as some would make it out to be. F

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O’Cyrus Torrence just got paid and reminds Florida fans what Billy Napier never replicatedFormer Gator guard O’Cyrus Torrence has signed an extension with the Buffalo Bills for four years, $78.4 million, with $46 million guaranteed. The deal makes hi

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Eric Singleton is shaping up to be the X-factor in Buster Faulkner's plan to light up the SECThe wide receiver room is expected to be a strength for the Florida Gators, but they could be even stronger than we imagined. Dallas Wilson is healthy again, w

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Florida’s ACC rivals may have found a new path toward conference realignmentOne of the things we here at Hail Florida Hail have commented on over the past couple of years is that Florida, despite its results on the field, is in a long-t

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Haynes King’s NFL breakout is another reason Florida fans should trust Buster FaulknerThe Hall of Fame Game kicked off the NFL preseason last night, and it was littered with former Gators. Cam Jackson, Feleipe Franks, Trevor Etienne, Stone Forsyt

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Harrison Moore’s Rimington watchlist nod gives Florida hope at its biggest weaknessOne of the massive concerns Gator fans have, and quite frankly Jon Summral has, is with Florida’s offensive line. That is nothing new, as Sumrall called out the

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Rusty Whitt has Florida moving faster, but the real test comes in SeptemberAs fall camp is underway, we’ll spend the next month psychoanalyzing clips from Florida’s practice and trying to read between the lines of things that Jon Sumra

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Dan Mullen keeps rewriting the ending of his Florida tenureOh Dan. Dan, Dan, Dan. Former Florida coach Dan Mullen was on the Paul Finebaum Show on Wednesday to talk about his UNLV squad and the fact the Rebels are legit

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Mullen Shades Gators 🫢Former Florida HC says it 'hasn’t gone as well there' since leaving Gainesville (ESPN)

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Florida’s new special teams coach knows the first goal is painfully simpleGator fans don’t need to be reminded of the array of errors that the Billy Napier era brought to Gainesville. Still, one of the areas that was emblematic of Nap

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Dallas Wilson has nothing holding him back from a breakthrough campaign in 2026After struggling with injuries for the better part of a year, Dallas Wilson is ready to show college football what he's made of when he's fully healthy. The ret

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Insider reports make Florida’s QB battle look less mysterious than Buster Faulkner claimsIf someone has only paid attention to Jon Sumrall and Buster Faulkner this offseason, then most Gator fans would probably feel like there is a genuine QB compet

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Jon Sumrall is treating the Florida job like the opportunity it should beEver since getting hired at Florida, Jon Sumrall has acted a little bit like a kid in a candy store. That’s not a bad thing, as Sumrall has brought a level of e

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Jon Sumrall has learned to put his ego aside when it comes to winning gamesMost successful coaches have egos. That's regardless of sport or level. Part of being a great coach is the ability to exude confidence in yourself, your process

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Florida will find success on offense behind a leaner, meaner group in the trenchesThere are a lot of questions surrounding the Florida Gators as they start training camp Wednesday, but the one that probably won't get answered immediately is t

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Jon Sumrall says Florida must turn spring flashes into fall consistencyHope is in the air as Florida is set to hit the field for fall camp, the first of the Jon Sumrall Era. Even though Florida is unranked in the preseason Coaches’

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Florida’s unranked Coaches Poll debut is a reality check, not disrespectFor the 4th time in the last five years, the Florida Gators find themselves unranked in the preseason coaches' poll. The poll has lost its significance in the p

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CFB AP Top 25 Predictions 🔮Latest picks after release of first coaches poll 📲

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Experts React to CFB Coaches PollTap for best reactions from Tuesday's release 📲

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First CFB Coaches Poll 🔢Ohio State opens as No. 1 in preseason rankings 📲

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Florida's lingering questions fall camp cannot answer before the 2026 seasonWith fall camp set to get underway for Florida, we are about to enter the time of year when practice clips will start to circulate, and the depth chart will sta

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Florida football’s 2026 single-game ticket prices, ranked by valueWith the 2026 season just around the corner, Florida has formally released single-game tickets in The Swamp. Florida has six home games in 2026, and if you want

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3 Florida freshmen who could force their way onto the field in 2026Somewhat lost in the transition from Billy Napier to Jon Sumrall was the class of 2026, which Sumrall largely retained. The group wound up with 22 commits and s

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Urban Meyer’s long-awaited Florida Ring of Honor induction gets the perfect opponentFor the past decade, there had been a bit of frostiness between Florida fans and Urban Meyer. Despite winning two national titles and having the second-best win

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5 games to get Florida fans through the final month before kickoffFlorida starts up its fall camp this week, which means we are one step closer to football season being in full swing for 2026. This final stretch can sometimes

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CBS ranking reveals a brutal test for Florida’s rebuilt offensive lineComing out of spring camp, the single biggest concern with Florida was their offensive line. While the roster left behind by Billy Napier for Jon Sumrall was pr

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Top 25 CFB Coach's Poll Predictions 🔮Latest picks before Tuesday's poll drop 📲

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4 Florida football sleepers who could matter before the 2026 season endsWith fall camp set to get underway for Florida, most of the key cogs on offense for 2026 are established and have been written about at length. Jadan Baugh shou

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7 viral Jon Sumrall moments that defined Florida’s offseasonIt’s been a long offseason for Florida fans, but we will finally be getting to a place where there is a light at the end of the tunnel as the Gators are set to

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Jon Sumrall’s pitch to Jadan Baugh went beyond NIL and centered on Florida legacyWhen Jon Sumrall took over for Billy Napier, one of his first challenges was roster retention. It’s one thing to identify that players like Jadan Baugh are tale

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Florida commit reclassifies from 2027 and will join Gators for fall campOne of the more intriguing prospects in Florida’s class of 2027 was defensive lineman Stive-Bentley Keumajou Yondui out of Coral Gables by way of England. Keuma

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Media Days Takeaways 📝Breaking down talking points from across the CFB landscape ➡️

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Ricky Pearsall injury could cost former Florida WR the entire 2026 seasonSince being drafted in the 1st round by the San Francisco 49ers, former Florida Gators wide receiver Ricky Pearsall has had a whirlwind NFL journey, to say the

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Four overlooked Florida Gators defenders who could emerge in 2026As fall camp for Florida is about to ramp up, a ton of focus has been placed on the quarterback battle for the Gators and the cache of skill-position guys that

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Florida should have never let Georgia rob fans of the best Cocktail Party jersey combosThe Florida-Georgia game is an amazing tradition in itself. An annual border war between two proud states and proud football programs. One of the very few annua

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Former Florida QB Kyle Trask could be down to his final NFL opportunityFormer Gator QB Kyle Trask is hoping to stick with the Carolina Panthers

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Florida may have the SEC’s deepest tight end room hiding in plain sightWhenever commentary on Billy Napier’s offense was in full swing, one of the biggest critiques was his inefficient use of his tight ends. As we here at Hail Flor

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5-star commit Maxwell Hiller could test Jon Sumrall's ability to retain top recruitsMaxwell Hiller was the first big commitment for the Florida Gators under Jon Sumrall. And since making his pledge in April, the 5-star offensive lineman has bee

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Scott Van Pelt identifies the only thing that can sustain Florida’s Jon Sumrall excitementAll throughout the offseason, Jon Sumrall has done everything in his power to get Gator fans to jump on board and buy in ahead of his maiden season in Gainesvil

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Jon Sumrall’s five smartest moves have transformed Florida’s offseasonJon Sumrall was formally introduced as Florida’s head coach on December 1 amidst a wave of skepticism because he wasn’t Lane Kiffin. Count us among the skeptics

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ESPN's FPI confirms everything Florida fans knew about the upcoming scheduleThere has been a lot made of the difficulties of the SEC schedule, especially now that the conference is going to nine games. But when you break down the number

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Jon Sumrall’s pedicures became a story because ESPN has lost the plotIf we were to highlight some of the storylines that the national media have talked about in the lead-up to Florida’s 2026 campaign, the main football-related st

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CFB Season's Biggest Questions ❓Answers we're looking for 1 month before return to field ➡️

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Florida just hired a special teams analyst with a Super Bowl trick up his sleeveAmong the litany of issues during the Billy Napier Era was the recurring mess on special teams. The constant inability to field 11 players was emblematic of the

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Josh Pate explains why he is optimistic about Jon Sumrall's potential success at FloridaFor all the positive vibes that have been around the Florida Gators this offseason, the consensus is that they will finish somewhere between the middle of the p

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Former Florida coach Dan Mullen may have a clearer playoff path than the GatorsThere is an argument to be made that the Dan Mullen Era at Florida was just two or three years too soon for him to solidify his legacy in Gainesville, ultimatel

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Florida’s schedule has five forgotten stars hiding in plain sightDuring SEC Media Days, we gave a quick preview of each of Florida’s nine SEC opponents for 2026. When we talked about South Carolina, we commented that there is

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Updated On3 rankings are a reminder Jon Sumrall did just fine for his initial classThe Florida Gators will open training camp in about a week and all the expectations for Jon Sumrall's first season will begin to materialize in real time on the

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Jon Sumrall’s wife just revealed the softer side no one expectedIf one were to classify Jon Sumrall since his arrival as Florida’s head coach, most would probably use terms like tough, rugged, intense, or fiery. This is, aft

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These former Gators are already receiving fresh hype at new programsWith SEC Media Days now in the rearview mirror, it means we are one step closer to actual football being played. Besides the fact that Florida will have a new h

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Florida may finally have a coach who understands what the fanbase wantsWith SEC Media Days now in the rearview mirror, there is something we can safely state now that it is obvious to the rest of the SEC: Jon Sumrall is a great cul

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Florida fans may soon realize how massive Jayden Woods’ return really wasOne of the under-the-radar events that happened in the offseason after Jon Sumrall was hired at Florida was the retention of Jayden Woods. The sophomore EDGE ha

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The 5 most important Florida wins over FSU in the Sunshine Showdown since 1990The Florida-FSU series has had many peaks and valleys for Gator fans, but since 1990, the series has taken on a greater importance and there were many occasions

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Florida’s SEC preseason ranking creates a clear path to surprise everyoneFollowing an eventful week at SEC Media Days, it is time for the annual tradition of the predicted order of finish within the conference. As a reminder, Florida

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Buster Faulkner’s plan for Vernell Brown III could make him Florida’s most versatile weaponIf we rewind to this time last year, much of the literature surrounding Florida’s wide receiver room was around Dallas Wilson. It is funny looking back at it, c

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The Florida-Texas rematch will reveal which program learned more from last seasonThere weren’t many moments for Florida fans to celebrate last season, but one of the highlight moments was the win over Texas inside The Swamp. The Gators shut

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Ole Miss believes it fixed the defensive weakness Florida should attack anywayOne of the biggest wildcard games on Florida’s schedule for the 2026 season is the week four matchup with Ole Miss. On paper, if one had to do blind odds right

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Jon Sumrall just revealed the real dilemma in Florida’s QB competitionOne of the grand mysteries for Florida heading into the 2026 season is who will be the starting QB. Tramell Jones, the backup QB from last year, opted to stay a

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Why rebuilding the Florida football program has very familiar feel for Jon SumrallIf there’s one thing Jon Sumrall is known for, it’s his ability to turn sub-par, ‘ok’ programs and teams who entered seasons in a rebuild and building them into

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The SEC now understands Florida’s growing confidence in Jon SumrallTraditionally speaking, SEC Media Days is a chance for coaches to formally lay out their vision for the upcoming season, not just to their own fanbase, but to e

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Top X-Factors for 2026 📈QB battles, rule changes, more ➡️

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Florida HC Rips Reporter 😬Jon Sumrall wasn't too pleased when phone went off in presser

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Nick Saban's support for Jon Sumrall comes with encouragement and a challengeNick Saban clearly likes Jon Sumrall, and he's spoken highly of the first-year Florida Gators coach on many occasions, which is nice to hear. Saban also made it

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Sumrall on QB BattleFlorida HC says Tramell Jones Jr. & Aaron Philo don't 'need to be Tim Tebow' to win job

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Saban's Threat To Sumrall 🤣New Gators HC needs to get his 's--t together' 🎥

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Jadan Baugh reveals biggest difference in Florida’s new coaching staffTowards the end of the Billy Napier Era, there was a ton of speculation as to what was and wasn’t happening in terms of the coaching staff. For as many staff me

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A rebuilding-year excuse is not part of Jon Sumrall’s plan at FloridaFlorida is coming off one of the worst four-year stretches the program has ever had, and Billy Napier left town as the only head coach since World War II to hav

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One major contrast between Jon Sumrall and Lane Kiffin says everything“If any university said I couldn’t coach in the playoff, I don’t think I would have taken the job.” This is what Jon Sumrall told the media he said to Lane Kiff

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Jon Sumrall has the perfect response to complaints about Florida’s brutal scheduleIt was this time last year that Florida fans tried their best to rally around Billy Napier tweeting out “Spot the ball” in response to the difficult slate of ga

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Billy Napier’s 2025 SEC Media Days quotes aged worse than Florida fans could have imaginedJon Sumrall is set to take the stage today at SEC Media Days, and there is a good chance he is going to impress a lot of people among SEC media members who mayb

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Florida will face a South Carolina team desperate to prove last season was an exceptionWhen Florida takes on South Carolina on October 10, it has the chance to legitimately be the final game Shane Beamer coaches as the head coach for the Gamecocks

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Alex Golesh doesn't hide his respect for Jon Sumrall ahead of their September clashAlex Golesh and Jon Sumrall are no strangers. The two coaches have taken a similar path to the SEC, coming from the American Conference where they coached at Tu

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Florida will get to experience whether Vanderbilt’s culture is bigger than its former starIt might be a good thing that, because of the SEC's schedule shift, Florida didn’t play Vanderbilt over the last two seasons. The Gators are 31-2 against the Co

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Jon Sumrall can give Kirby Smart another Florida-Georgia game he'll want to forgetKirby Smart is going to publicly downplay the location switch for this year's Florida-Georgia game, but privately the Bulldogs coach knows this game is a must w

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Florida could catch Auburn before Alex Golesh has fully installed his offensive visionWhatever hope Florida fans had for the 2025 season ended instantly in week two when Alex Golesh and his USF squad came into The Swamp and knocked off the Gators

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A major special-teams rule change may hurt Florida less than the rest of the SECThe phrase “Great play by the special teams unit from Florida” was not used often during the Billy Napier Era. Infamously, Napier employed Chris Couch as his Ga

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Kirby Smart’s latest Georgia claim sets up a fascinating test against FloridaThe past two years have been tough for Florida fans during the World’s Largest Cocktail Party. Unlike previous editions, the Gators felt genuinely close to pull

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New 2027 NFL Draft RB Rankings

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Florida’s six biggest butterfly-effect wins over FSU in the modern eraOver the years, the Gators have gotten the better of FSU and have amassed an all-time series lead of 39–28–2. Some of those wins have been classic, while others

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5 times that the Florida-Georgia rivalry became a Gators display of dominance There's no question that it just feels different for the Florida Gators when they are staring across the field at the Georgia Bulldogs. Florida has a few rivalr

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Kentucky’s offense is designed to avoid the mistake Florida must forceWhen going through Florida’s 2026 schedule, the November 14 meeting on the road at Kentucky is among the handful of games most Gator fans would classify as a mu

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The complexion of Florida’s matchup with Missouri could change with Ahmad Hardy’s uncertaintyAs we here at Hail Florida Hail have mentioned over the last couple of weeks, one of the hidden games on the Gators' schedule this year is the October 3 trip to

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Oklahoma just gave Florida the blueprint for beating the Sooners in The SwampThe home slate this year in The Swamp isn’t the most exciting for Gator fans as a whole, but the November 7 game against Oklahoma should be the exception to tha

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Greg Sankey wants credit for SEC schedules, but Florida still cannot count on sympathyThere are two truths that can apply to the Gators over the last few years. The first is that Florida hasn’t been very good, and the Billy Napier Era was one of

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Tebow Agrees to New Contract with ESPNFormer Heisman winner agrees to multi-year extension

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Where Florida vs. Georgia ranks among the SEC’s best rivalriesOne of the unique things about Florida is the sheer number of rivals the Gators have. The Gators have FSU, Georgia, and Tennessee, but then they also have teams

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Florida being named an offseason winner would have sounded impossible in NovemberIn less than 50 days, Florida will take the field for real, and “talking season” can officially be put to rest until January. It has been a very eventful offsea

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Florida’s 2026 season may be decided by this three-game coin-flip stretchThe 2026 season is getting closer and closer, and we are officially under 50 days until the Gators take the field against FAU to kick off the maiden voyage for

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Florida’s transfer portal overhaul was not as extreme as it first appearedOne of the concerns Florida fans had, but were willing to accept, when Jon Sumrall took over for Billy Napier, was the roster turnover that was inevitable. In t

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Mike Norvell is starting to sound a lot like Billy Napier before the collapseIf we rewind to a year ago, Florida fans were feeling optimistic about the 2025 season and for good reason. The Gators were coming off a win streak to end 2024,

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Five coaches Florida could push closer to the exit door in 2026One of the benefits of the 2026 season for Florida fans is that we don’t have to have “Hot seat” talks this year. CBS Sports just put out their annual rating of

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Will Grier Retires at 31Former WVU QB was in NFL for seven seasons

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Florida's failure to sustain success can be pointed back to transfer departures in 2024Many Florida Gators fans will look at the 2024 season as the high point of the Billy Napier era and, from a record standpoint, they are correct. Florida had an

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Florida’s SEC Media Days picks highlight the stars who refused to leaveThe 2026 SEC Football Media Days are just around the corner. The event will take place in Tampa this year, and the Gators announced they will bring Jadan Baugh,

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Florida fans should thank ESPN after Netflix’s latest live sports disasterAs we highlighted last week, Florida fans are somewhat spoiled when it comes to access to watch games. With virtually every Gator game under the ESPN banner, ve

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Florida's recent track record with 5-star recruits is an issue Jon Sumrall must fixThe Florida Gators brand is strong enough that the recruiting has remained solid in terms of class rankings, despite multiple coaching changes. Recruiting class

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CFB 27 makes Florida feel different and fans should know where to startCFB 27 is now officially out for everyone to purchase and play. It’s the third iteration of the video game franchise since EA Sports brought it back after a dec

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Florida being called a 2026 wild card should excite and terrify Gator fansAs the 2026 season gets closer and closer, national pundits are starting to really dive in and try to figure out who they trust and who they think will crash an

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Florida’s ESPN FPI ranking may not be as crazy as rival fans want it to beAs Florida gets ready for its 2026 season, the Gators find themselves with familiar projections in computer rankings compared to previous years. This year’s pre

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Florida fans knew the roster was good enough and Napier’s GM just admitted itYes, the Billy Napier Era is a dead horse that we are all ready to move on from, and yes, the focus for the 2026 season is going to be squarely on Jon Sumrall’s

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Preseason FPI rankings speak to the challenge Florida faces in Jon Sumrall's first yearThe Florida Gators are a top-20 FPI team and that's the good news. The bad news is the Gators have a lot of opponents that are also in the FPI Top 25...a lot o

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4 Florida players that should be part of your college football fantasy teamCollege fantasy football is back! Yahoo! is bringing back college fantasy football for a second run after trying it in 2018 and stopping it during the pandemic.

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Crain & Cone believe the Florida QB competition will come down to more than talentWhether it's a true quarterback competition with the Florida Gators or simple lip service will become much clearer in a couple of weeks, but there's no reason n

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Dave Aranda compares DJ Lagway's time at Florida to being trapped in a strait jacketApparently, this is the week that we start finding out exactly how big of a mess the 2025 Florida Gators were. On Tuesday it was Billy Napier making the confess

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Christian Pulisic's World Cup flop has the same familiar feel as these Florida playersOne of the backdrops to the USMNT crashing out of the World Cup after a 4-1 loss to Belgium in the round of 16 was Christian Pulisic's performance. The star win

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Tramell Jones makes it clear he's fully sold on Jon Sumrall's vision for Florida footballTramell Jones goes in detail on the QB competition with Aaron Philo

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EA CFB 27's Toughest Environments 🎮Ranking the iconic video game's hardest places to play ➡️

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Billy Napier opens up about his failures at Florida and fans are left shaking their headsI don't even know where to start with Billy Napier. The former Florida Gators coach found a fallback at James Madison, where he's surely going to struggle to m

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Jon Sumrall and Florida go 2-for-2 as 4-star CB Raheem Floyd joins the foldAdd another one to the 2027 recruiting class for Jon Sumrall and the Florida Gators. Raheem Floyd, a four-star cornerback out of East St. Louis, Illinois, becam

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PFF's top-50 rankings lend additional buzz to a special season for Jadan BaughJadan Baugh could go where no Florida Gators running back has gone before. Given the quality of running backs that have come through Gainesville over the years,

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Re-Ranking EA Sports Top 25 Players 📊Which players deserved to be rated higher or lower?

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Florida football recruiting: DB Kamauri Whitfield commits as Gators continue building top 10 class | OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news, analysis, schedules and scoresIt has been exactly one month since the Florida Gators landed a particularly notable addition to their Class of 2027, as head coach Jon Sumrall continues piecing together what looks like it will be one of the top assembled groups in the nation once the process concludes. That relative drought came to an end Monday

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Jon Sumrall and Florida strike again with commitment from CB Kamauri WhitfieldMark the Florida Gators down for a July commitment! In-state defensive back Kamauri Whitfield became the latest recruit to commit to the Gators and gives Jon Su

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Ranking the best moments from Florida’s SEC Network takeover lineupIt wasn’t all bad for Florida during the 2025/26 athletics season. Even though the Gators failed to win a national title in any sport for the first time in over

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ESPN’s jersey number list may have sold Emmitt Smith's time at Florida shortESPN put out a list this week of the “Best college football players of all time by jersey number.” Coming in as the best player ever to wear No. 15 was Tim Tebo

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Florida’s trip to Missouri could tell fans everything about Jon Sumrall’s first seasonAs the 2026 season approaches and Jon Sumrall gets ready for his maiden voyage with the Gators, there are some games that have received more attention than othe

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Florida had plenty of fireworks this year but these moments were complete dudsIt’s the 4th of July, and Gator fans all across the country are going to be partaking in lighting fireworks tonight and/or peeking out their window as their nei

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Five Florida players who could bring the fireworks in 2026It’s the 4th of July, and most Gator fans are going to fall into one of two categories. Either you will be one who makes things go boom into the wee hours of th

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Former Florida QB DJ Lagway is clearly ready for a fresh start at BaylorFrom the moment that DJ Lagway committed to Florida, there was a lingering hope that he was about to be the next Tim Tebow. On paper, he had all the physical to

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ESPN just gave Tim Tebow another reminder of his unmatched Florida legacyIn many ways, Florida has been chasing the potential that Tim Tebow proved possible in Gainesville for the last 15+ years. There has been almost no one in the h

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Florida’s season may hinge on these four players beating their CFB 27 ratingsCFB 27 is now available to MVP+ Members and will be available to everyone by July 9. This will be the third iteration of the series since EA Sports brought it b

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Florian Balogun’s red card was the kind of replay overreach Florida fans know too wellLast night, the United States had to hang on to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup after Folarin Balogun was sent off in the second half with a contro