Florida vs. South Florida - September 06, 2025

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FinalSep 6

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Bulls logo, Bulls 2-0, 1ST 0, 2ND 6, 3RD 9, 4TH 3, TOT 18

Gators logo, Gators 1-1, 1ST 3, 2ND 6, 3RD 0, 4TH 7, TOT 16

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7:18[4th & 14 @ USF 18] T.Smack 35 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-R.Underwood, Holder-T.Doman.

14:57[4th & 13 @ FLA 20] N.Gramatica 38 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-G.Cates, Holder-C.Leon.

5:44[4th & 6 @ USF 9] T.Smack 26 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-R.Underwood, Holder-T.Doman.

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Manny Machado recorded his 26th career 4-hit game, tying Trea Turner for the 5th-most since 2012 👏 Most 4-hit games since 2012: José Altuve — 42 Mookie Betts — 31 Freddie Freeman — 31 Miguel Cabrera — 28 Machado / Trea Turner — 26

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BEN SHELTON ROARS BACK AND GRABS THE SECOND SET 😤😤😤 That’s the Gator we all know and love 🐊

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#Gators HC Jon Sumrall left nothing to the imagination about how he's feeling for Saturday's opener. He's amped. Colleague @GatorsChris with story: https://t.co/TOEAKOHhFK

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Florida will have a drone show for halftime of Saturday's season-opener against Florida Atlantic.

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Michael Harris II gives the Braves the lead with his 23rd HR of the season 😤

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Jon Sumrall is well aware of Florida's past struggles to get 11 players on the fieldNot that anyone needs to be reminded, but Florida’s lack of attention to detail during the Billy Napier era was among the reasons why he drew the ire of Gator f

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Jon Sumrall takes a strong stance against NFL players trying to return to collegeIt was nice to get back to college football this past weekend. And it was nice to watch college football players playing college football. Jon Sumrall is all fo

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4 things from Florida's depth chart that caught our attention ahead of opener against FAUFlorida has formally released a depth chart ahead of its season opener against FAU this Saturday. The Gators aren’t bound by this depth chart, but it does paint

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Former USF players battled to keep their spots during NFL Roster cuts: Who made It?While the NFL roster reductions brought unwelcomed news for some former South Florida players trying to stay in the league, the news wasn't all bad. Offensive l

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CFB Playoff Predictions 🔮Projecting the CFP bracket before Week 1 kicks off 📲

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Florida football depth chart, Week 1: New-look Gators set to begin 2026 season vs. FAU | OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news, analysis, schedules and scoresWith less than a week until kickoff of the 2026 season, the Florida Gators on Monday released their first official depth chart under head coach Jon Sumrall. When the FAU Owls are welcomed into Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday evening, there will be a number of new faces donning orange & blue for the

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Two former Florida players beat the odds and secure NFL roster spotsLast week, we highlighted 10 notable former Gators who were firmly on the bubble for roster cuts in the NFL. As the NFL preseason came to an end, teams spent th

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Former USF receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling released by the Dallas CowboysFormer South Florida wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling's long-shot attempt to make the Dallas Cowboys roster ended Sunday when he was released as NFL teams

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Florida’s projected 2026 offensive starters give Aaron Philo a loaded supporting castAfter a long offseason and months of talking season, the Florida Gators are going to take the field for real this Saturday against FAU. While there will be some

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FSU struggles, Marcus Stokes shines: 3 Week 0 takeaways for Florida fansWeek 0 of the college football season is in the books, and even though Florida didn’t have a game, there was still plenty for Gator fans to check out. These are

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Next up on the look-ahead at USF's American Conference opponents: TulaneAn occasional series looking ahead to what USF will face in its American Conference schedule Tulane at South Florida, November 27 (or November 28, designation b

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J. Michael Sturdivant erupts as two former Gators fight for NFL roster spotsNFL preseason is winding down, and that means this weekend is the last gasp for a handful of former Gators who are on the bubble of making the 53-man roster for

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USF’s overall talent rating leads the American Conference entering 2026Brian Hartline didn't waste any time after arriving at South Florida living up to his reputation as a top-shelf recruiter. Even though it was late in the cycle

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Ranking all eight Week 0 games for Florida fans, from skippable to must-watchThe college football season is unofficially getting underway this week. Even though the Gators won’t take the field until next week, there are eight games being

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Top 5 USF football wins at Raymond James Stadium: The games that made Bulls historyIt was a year ago tonight -- August 28, 2025 -- when South Florida made the most of a nationally televised showcase. The Bulls mauled 25th-ranked Boise State 34

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Judge Puts SEC's New Eligibility Rule on HoldTexas judge pauses rule that bars players from returning from pros (AP)

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Jon Sumrall inherited enough talent to win immediately at FloridaWhen looking at the various predictions people are making about Florida for Jon Sumrall’s debut season with the Gators, most predictions have Florida hovering a

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Aaron Philo has an opportunity to prove himself after SEC QB rankings snubThe good news is that Philo isn't ranked last on the list of SEC quarterbacks, not should he be, but he's not in CBS Sports' top 10 either.

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CFB's Top Returning Players 🌟Best QBs, WRs and more in 2026 📲

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Kyle Trask, Dameon Pierce among 10 former Gators on the NFL roster bubbleAs the NFL preseason whittles down, that also means that cut day is coming across the league. Florida has a ton of players sprinkled throughout the NFL, but the

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Separating fact from fiction with new Florida starting QB Aaron PhiloNow that Aaron Philo is the official starter for the Gators, we can really start to hone in on his strengths and weaknesses. Philo didn’t play much at Georgia T

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LSU Didn't Vote on Penalties 😬School 'abstained' from voting on punishments for teams that sign NFL players (ESPN)

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SEC to Ban Pro AthletesConference follows Big Ten blocking NFL players and adds on NBA, WNBA. Penalties here 📲

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Brent Key’s cryptic response shows Florida’s Georgia Tech raid still stingsFlorida fans are used to having rivals from all over. Obviously Georiga, FSU, and Tennessee are the main ones in the modern era, but Auburn used to be a signifi

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It's Aaron Philo time to run the show and Florida's offense is going full speed aheadIt's less than two weeks before the Florida Gators open the 2026 season against Florida Atlantic. And for Aaron Philo, that might feel like about two hours. A d

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Florida fans will appreciate Jon Sumrall’s obsession with unusual game situationsator fans don’t need a reminder of what a disaster special teams were during the Billy Napier era. Florida was plagued with mistakes that would be unacceptable

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Tramell Jones Jr. showed the maturity in disappointment that could define Florida's seasonThe backup quarterback promises to keep working.

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Lane Kiffin is exploiting college football’s chaos while Jon Sumrall shows restraintWhen Florida was in hot pursuit last year for Lane Kiffin, most Gator fans were willing to look the other way at the hijinks of Kiffin as long as it meant winni

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USF's Brian Hartline: Van Buren's "body of work" was the difference in QB competitionBrian Hartline got right to the point Tuesday in his media session. Anyone wondering about his decision to name LSU transfer Michael Van Buren over Luke Kromenh

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Hot Takes That Could Define Season 🌶️Calling our shots on the SEC's playoff fate, the natty winner, more 📲

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Florida’s projected starting left tackle is getting an unexpected second chanceSomewhat lost in all the headlines of Jon Sumrall announcing the starting QB for 2026, there was also a potentially equitable announcement Sumrall made about th

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Jon Sumrall reveals the separator that won Aaron Philo Florida’s QB jobThroughout Florida’s QB battle, it was widely believed that Aaron Philo had the upper hand over Tramell Jones. Outside of Florida’s spring game, though, fans di

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Aaron Philo is Florida’s starting QB, and Gator fans have only one choice nowFlorida’s QB battle has finally concluded, and the Gators are going to roll out Aaron Philo as the starter for the 2026 season. It brings to a close a winding b

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It's clear why Aaron Philo was Florida's obvious choice to be QB1The worst-kept secret in Gainesville has been revealed — Aaron Philo will be the Florida Gators starting quarterback when they open the season against Florida A

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Aaron Philo named Florida Gators starting QB over Tramell Jones Jr.: Here’s what you need to know | OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news, analysis, schedules and scoresWhile head coach Jon Sumrall has made numerous major decisions since taking over the Florida Gators this offseason, perhaps none has been more significant than the one announced Monday. Redshirt sophomore Aaron Philo has been named Florida's starting quarterback -- at least for Week 1 of the 2026 season -- just months after joining the

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Gators Name Aaron Philo QB1Georgia Tech transfer to start Week 1 vs. FAU

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Michael Van Buren won the USF quarterback battle. Here’s whyIt was no great surprise when multiple outlets reported that South Florida head football coach Brian Hartline has settled on Michael Van Buren as the Bulls star

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6 transfers that will have the biggest shoes to fill for Florida this seasonThe Florida Gators had a ton of turnover from 2025. Besides almost an entirely new coaching staff, the roster saw nearly 30 players come into the program and ne

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Bucs LB Could Return to CFBUDFA Jack Pyburn 'just trying to play football' as he tries to make Tampa Bay's final roster

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Florida Gators News: Trey Smack keeps impressing, Jake Slaughter gets starting role, moreFlorida fans know what former kicker Trey Smack is capable of, and now the rest of the NFL world is starting to catch up. The Green Bay Packers drafted Smack in

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Florida’s 288-pound freshman shows why he isn’t giving up on playing tight endHeze Kent might be one of the more fascinating players on Florida’s roster for the 2026 season. The odds of him playing meaningful snaps as a true freshman this

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Jon Sumrall’s next comments could reveal where Florida’s QB battle standsFlorida had its second scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday night. Information from the scrimmage wasn’t as “locked down” as it was in the first scrimmage, and de

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Next up on the look-ahead at USF's American Conference opponents: Florida AtlanticAn occasional series looking ahead to what USF will face in its American Conference schedule USF at Florida Atlantic, November 21, Kickoff time TBA. TV: TBA. Th

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Every Premier League club ranked by its fit for Florida Gators fansWith the 2026-27 English Premier League starting this weekend, a handful of Gator fans might be inspired by the World Cup to start following a team this year. I

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South Florida's opening game vs. FIU clouded in uncertainty as season nearsThe beginning of the end of South Florida's football stay at Raymond James Stadium happens in two weeks when the Bulls face FIU to open the season. USF leaders

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Predicting every game on Florida’s 2026 schedule in Jon Sumrall’s debutWith the 2026 season fast approaching, we are at the point of the offseason where we here at Hail Florida Hail need to make our formal predictions for the year.

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Florida's secondary has a chance to be great and Week 1 against FAU is the perfect testWe're about two weeks from the Florida Gators opening the Jon Sumrall era against FAU. The Gators are a massive favorite to win big in Sumrall's debut, but ther

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The week that was with the Gators: Denzel Aberdeen twist, QB clues, and O-line progressIt's been a busy week for the Gators, and plenty of headlines have been flying around about things that are almost exclusively off the field. We here at Hail Fl

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Why USF’s football success starts with attention to detail in the trenchesThroughout his short tenure as South Florida's head football coach, Brian Hartline has been consistent about a key point. Talent matters, of course, but what a

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Court Halts College Eligibility RulingFederal appeals court temporarily pauses order that would have granted extra year of eligibility (AP)

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LJ McCray isn't taking anything for granted heading into a pivotal season at FloridaAll the signs are there for LJ McCray to have a big season for the Florida Gators in 2026 and the former five-star recruit was recently named to the watch list

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Florida’s 2026 projections range from the College Football Playoff to the Cure BowlMore and more predictions are rolling in on the Gators, and there are two interesting trains of thought starting to develop. Behind door number one is this beli

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Florida climbs into the SEC’s top half in our 2026 standings predictionWhen the SEC preseason poll came out, the Gators were slotted in at No. 9 for the 2026 season. Combined with starting off the year unranked in both the AP poll

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SEC Season Preview 📝Who wins CFB's deepest conference? Predictions and top storylines 📲

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USF Football faces challenge of building chemistry with many new players and coachesTo the fan sitting in the stadium seats or at home in his or her La-Z-Boy, the act of running a football play might look simple. You know -- call the play, exec

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Former Gator Jack Pyburn could go from Buccaneers camp back to college footballLitteraly over the weekend, we noted how former Gator, turned LSU Tiger, Jack Pyburn had a strong NFL preseason debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pyburn had

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Breaking NewsLouisiana court order gives players signed by NFL teams a shot at returning to college sports (AP)

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Florida’s Biletnikoff Award omission says little about its actual receiver talentFlorida’s wide receivers are considered a strength heading into the 2026 campaign. We have covered at length the trio of Vernell Brown III, Dallas Wilson, and E

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Florida’s ceiling and floor reveal why 2026 is as unpredictable as anyWe're about two weeks away from Florida finally taking the field for real, and we can push talking season aside in favor of the real season. On September 5, the

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Jason Collins Jr. is another big piece of South Florida’s loaded running back roomWhile the competition to become South Florida's starting quarterback is entering the stretch drive of summer training camp, there's an area of the team that pro

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Florida's full season uniform reveal is good, but a few changes would make it even betterMuch like Jon Sumrall, I'm not a big uniform guy. The best look on the football field is the one that gets more points on the board than the opponent. I'm also

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Jon Sumrall feels comfortable with half of Florida’s offensive line equationBeyond the backdrop of Florida’s QB competition and the cache of playmakers Florida has on offense, there is the nagging unknown of what the offensive line for

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Stacking Up 2027 NFL ProspectsComparing top offensive talent to best players from previous classes 📲

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USF Athletics shifting from “USF” brand to South FloridaDuring his media session on Monday, Rob Higgins, South Florida's CEO of Athletics, was asked about a distinctive change in the school's social media accounts an

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Jon Sumrall appears to be grading Aaron Philo and Tramell Jones on different curvesAs Florida’s QB battle keeps barreling down the winding road of fall camp, one of the things we here at Hail Florida Hail, along with most Gator fans, want to m

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CFB Preseason All-Americans ⭐Dante Moore and Jeremiah Smith headline AP teams 📲

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Predicting where every Florida Gators opponent will be ranked on game day in 2026Florida enters the 2026 season unranked in the AP preseason top 25 poll. If things go well, the Gators should move up in the polls, and you could argue that the

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Jon Sumrall gets refreshingly blunt about the Florida Gators’ new uniformsWhen Florida released its new uniform combinations for the 2026 season, the general sentiment among Florida fans was, “They look nice, but they will look nicer

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Florida is unranked again, but Jon Sumrall has enough talent to change thatThe AP Preseason Top 25 was released today, and the Gators, as in the Coaches Poll, are unranked. This is the 4th time in the last five years the Gators have st

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Tramell Jones probably won't be the starting QB, but Jon Sumrall's faith in him is growingThere has already been plenty of speculation that the Florida Gators quarterback competition isn't much of a competition at all and maybe Jon Sumrall's words co

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USF football will now open on the road vs. Northern Illinois in 2027USF had scheduled Louisville to open the 2027 football season and to christen the Bulls' new on-campus stadium. That game is still on, but a schedule change ann

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🚨 First CFB AP Poll of SeasonOhio State No. 1 in preseason rankings. See where your team stands 📲

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Micah Mays was already Florida’s breakout candidate, and now the national buzz is arrivingFlorida’s wide receiver room might be one of the deepest in the country heading into the 2026 campaign. On paper, the Gators have Vernell Brown III, Dallas Wils

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AP Top 25 Preseason Poll PredictionsHow the rankings could shake out ahead of season openers 📲

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Former USF WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling faces long odds to make Cowboys rosterFormer USF receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling was an experienced and inexpensive insurance policy when the Dallas Cowboys signed him in late April. The Cowboys a

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Eric Singleton Jr. might be Florida’s most important newcomer in 2026In the age of the transfer portal, one difficulty for Florida fans is having to relearn the roster every season. Coincidentally, the playmakers on offense are g

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Jon Sumrall keeps Florida’s first scrimmage under wraps as QB questions growFlorida held their first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday, and Gator fans online were buzzing, but not for the reason one may think. Select media members were

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Next up on the look-ahead at USF's American Conference 2026 opponents: MemphisAn occasional series looking ahead to what USF will face in its American Conference schedule Memphis at USF at East Carolina, November 12 (Thursday), Kickoff ti

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3 former Florida Gators who transferred away just made their NFL preseason debutsIn the era of the transfer portal, more and more Florida players transfer out, finish their college careers, and then pop back up on the radar as NFL players.

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Florida Gators News: Alec Clark named to Ray Guy list, Graham Mertz could be out, moreWith all new faces in Gainesville for the 2026 season, most of the focus has been on Florida’s QB battle. There has also been a lot of excitement surrounding Fl

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Pat McAfee’s new album is the final form of his exhausting sports-media personaTypically, we here at Hail Florida Hail try to write about things connected to the Gators. Admittedly, talking about the new “album” that Pat McAfee just releas

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Jayden Daniels is fighting LSU over No. 5 while Florida keeps passing down No. 15When most Gator fans are asked, “Name a Florida player who wore No. 15,” the answer is Tim Tebow. He’s one of the most iconic players not just in Florida histor

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Tavin Ward is back for another run in the USF secondary (and that's a good thing)On the first play from scrimmage in USF's game with UTSA last November, Bulls safety Tavin Ward was on the prowl on the secondary. He was ready when a pass from

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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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USF football has no retired numbers. Here are five numbers that deserve the honorOne of the more intriguing stories of the latest news cycle was the spat between Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and LSU. Daniels is miffed bec

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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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C.J. Hicks’ journey from Ohio State to USF: How the linebacker found his next chapterC.J. Hicks quickly established himself as something special at Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio, He was a four-year starter at an excellent footb

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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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Eight USF Bulls earn preseason honors from Pro Football NetworkThe Pro Football Network sized up the USF roster and apparently liked what it saw. It named eight Bulls for its preseason all-American Conference team, includin

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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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USF QB competition heats up between Luke Kromenhoek, Martin Van Buren, Jr.For the last three seasons of USF football, fans knew going into the season who the starting quarterback was going to be. No one on the roster was going to beat

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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

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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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USF’s Derrick Brooks explains why kickers like Martin Gramatica matteredIn his role as Chief Operating Officer for USF athletics, NFL Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks oversees administration for football and men's basketball. He took a

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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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USF football to lean more on running backs this seasonOver the last three seasons, USF football fans were accustomed to seeing quarterback Byrum Brown as the team's leading rusher. Last year alone he led the Bulls

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USF's Nico Gramatica named to Lou Groza Award watch listNico Gramatica, the latest incarnation of the renowned Gramatica family to make their mark as college and pro kickers, was named to the prestigious Lou Groza Pl

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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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Brian Hartline is raising the standard at USF—Here's what stood out as camp opensUSF football fans might celebrate the first day of fall camp as a sign that the season kickoff is near. However, head coach Brian Hartline has a different appro

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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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USF's Caleb Cook named to Outland Trophy watch list for 2026 seasonIn USF's mad rush to replenish its 2026 football roster through the Transfer Portal, new coach Brian Hartline placed a premium establishing strength for both th

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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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USF football position breakdown: Strengths, depth and key players for 2026Training camp opens on Wednesday, August 5, for USF, which is exactly one month before the Bulls' open the regular season at home against FIU. You all know by n

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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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Next up on the look-ahead at USF's American Conference 2026 opponents: East CarolinaAn occasional series looking ahead to what USF will face in its American Conference schedule USF at East Carolina, November 6 (Friday), Kickoff time 7:30 p.m. T

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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