Florida vs. UCF - October 05, 2024

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Knights logo, Knights 3-2, 1ST 3, 2ND 0, 3RD 3, 4TH 7, TOT 13

Gators logo, Gators 3-2, 1ST 7, 2ND 17, 3RD 0, 4TH 0, TOT 24

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2:35[4th & 7 @ FLA 10] G.Reddick 27 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-G.King, Holder-M.McCarthy.

7:02T.Smack extra point is good.

7:08[1st & 10 @ UCF 13] G.Mertz pass complete. Catch made by E.Badger for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

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Our Two Bits

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Rough Saturday. Better Sunday. 🐊 ⚾ 4-0 in fall exhibitions. 🏐 Home sweep. 🏀 No. 1 tips off tonight. The rest of campus showed up. 🔥

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College football’s coaching carousel keeps spinning. Greg Schiano, Lance Leipold and others face growing pressure as November arrives. https://t.co/TnHyY3slc0

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Ranking Best Fan Traditions 🙌The Gator chomp, Cheeseheads and the best fan rituals in sports 📲

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Current Playoff Picture 🖼️Latest standings and bracket predictions after Week 9 📲

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Florida survives the AP Top 25 cut, and November offers a chance to climbLosing to Georgia wasn’t great for the Gators as Florida was simply outclassed on Saturday, but it didn’t actually gurt Florida too much in terms of the polls.

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College football rankings: Florida Gators somehow remain in AP Top 25 despite rough loss to Georgia | OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news, analysis, schedules and scoresIt was hardly a surprise when the Florida Gators were left off preseason lists, and at this point, there's no telling where they may wind up in the college football rankings at season's end -- if they find a placement at all. With a couple of embarrassing defeats surrounding victories over top 10 teams, Florida

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🚨 Week 9 CFB AP Top 25 Poll📉 Buckeyes drop 9 spots 🤩 Utah in top 5 📲 Tap for full rankings

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Jon Sumrall shares Tramell Jones injury news that sheds light on Florida QB situationJon Sumrall's first-ever annual Florida-Georgia game went less than ideally, as Georgia's dominant defense spoiled any hopes of Sumrall's team pulling off an up

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Florida still has playmakers. Why has Buster Faulkner’s offense stopped working?Four games into the season, Florida’s offense looked like the reincarnation of The Greatest Show on Turf. It felt like anything Buster Faulkner dialed up worked

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Jon Sumrall reveals the setback that kept Vernell Brown III out against GeorgiaOne of the subplots to Florida’s loss to Georgia was the absence of Vernell Brown III. Even though he was listed as “Probable” on Wednesday and Jon Sumrall had

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Top 25 prediction: Florida is bumped out of the polls after another bad loss to GeorgiaThe Florida Gators probably aren't going to be in the upcoming AP Top 25 poll and frankly, they shouldn't be after a 27-8 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs in a game

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Jon Sumrall’s first Cocktail Party felt too much like the Florida he was hired to fixWell, in good news, the Gators didn’t get shut out. The memes would have been nonstop if that had happened. On the bad news, the fact that this was even a talki

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2 winners and 3 losers from another Florida loss to the hated Georgia BulldogsThe losses to the Georgia Bulldogs continue. New coaches, some new players, and new promises of a changed culture yield the same result. The Bulldogs' mastery o

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Ohio State Falls Out Of Top 10 😱The top 5 looks completely different after USC's massive win. Tap for full list 📲

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Week 9 Winners & Losers 📊🗣️ Contenders look vulnerable 💯 Three 8-0 teams left 📲 Full recap of Halloween slate

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Jon Sumrall's fiery apology to Florida fans will be meaningless unless changes arrive after loss to GeorgiaJon Sumrall expressed frustration with the Florida Gators performance in their 27-8 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs. The game was never in doubt and the coach shou

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Jon Sumrall set up Florida to fail long before Georgia trounced the Gators in AtlantaJon Sumrall is bound to make some mistakes, but most of us would prefer that they didn't happen during Florida-Georgia week. But Sumrall's mistake wasn't naming

Georgia Routs Florida 🐶

Bulldogs force 4 TOs as Aaron Philo gets benched in 1st half

Jones Keeper TD 💨

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Tramell Jones punches it in 🐊

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TCU-Kansas Crowd Draws Attention Before Big 12 GameSaturday’s Kansas-TCU game in Fort Worth didn’t exactly draw a packed house. Just 10 minutes before kickoff at Amon G. Carter Stadium, large sections of the stands remained empty as the Horned Frogs and Jayhawks prepared for their Week 9 Big 12 matchup. Jamie Plunkett of Horned Frog Blitz shared a photo from inside the […]

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Florida vs. Georgia Updates 🏈The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. Tap to follow ALL the action 📲

Vernell Brown III Out vs. UGA

Pete Thamel

@PeteThamel

Vernell Brown III is out for Florida. He hasn’t played since Sept. 26. We’d reported this morning he’d been limited in Florida’s Friday workout.

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Florida vs. Georgia: How to watch, weather, injuries, odds, announcers, and moreTwo weeks ago, Florida went to Austin and gave its season new life. Now comes an opportunity to officially rejoin the playoff race in 2026. The No. 17 Gators en

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Florida vs. Georgia Final Odds and Predictions: Gators look to pull Cocktail Party upsetThe World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party Atlanta Edition is here, and the Gators are in a weird spot ahead of this afternoon. Vegas has Florida as a massive u

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Vernell Brown III’s late downgrade complicates the return Florida thought was comingAll week long, Vernell Brown III had been listed as “Probable” on the availability reports that were released. Jon Sumrall had been optimistic on Monday the VB3

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JMU fans just got the Billy Napier experience Florida tried to warn them aboutOne may think why, ahead of Florida taking on Georgia, we here at Hail Florida Hail have The Man in the Black Polo on our minds. We promise that when we woke up

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Aaron Philo’s reported return puts Jon Sumrall’s QB philosophy to the testAfter two weeks of speculation, Florida appears set to return the starting QB job to Aaron Philo. Tramell Jones got the start against Texas and led the win afte

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Florida Football Friday Final: QB Aaron Philo to start for No. 17 Gators vs. No. 3 Georgia as rivalry hits Atlanta | OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news, analysis, schedules and scoresFlorida Gators head coach Jon Sumrall and offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner have decided to start junior quarterback Aaron Philo over sophomore Tramell Jones Jr. coming out of the off week against No. 3 Georgia on Saturday in the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. Philo missed Florida's last game, a win over No. 7 Texas, with

Aaron Philo to Start vs. UGA

Pete Thamel

@PeteThamel

Sources: Florida will start Aaron Philo at quarterback against No. 3 Georgia this weekend. Both he and Tramell Jones Jr. have taken first-team reps in practice this week. Philo (shoulder) last played against South Carolina on Oct. 10.

Big 12 Commish Stepping Down

Pete Thamel

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Sources: Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark is leaving the conference. Yormark made the decision to leave and is expected to accept a new role outside of college sports in the near future. He’ll be with the league at least through January of 2027.

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Florida could finally unleash its dream receiver trio just in time for GeorgiaOne of the major offseason talking points for Florida’s offense was the cache of wide receivers the Gators had assembled. The trio of Vernell Brown III, Dallas

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From a pick-six to a trick-play disaster, how Florida’s last five Georgia games unraveledFlorida is currently on a five-game losing streak to Georgia. After a long stretch from 1990 through 2016, when Florida firmly controlled the series, the Bulldo

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Julian Lewis 'Recovering' After Medical Emergency in ColoradoColorado quarterback Julian Lewis is “recovering” from a medical emergency at a school athletic facility on Wednesday, according to a statement released by his family early Thursday morning. “Yesterday, Julian experienced a medical emergency at the University of Colorado athletic facility and was promptly transported to the hospital,” the statement, posted by T. Carlton Lewis, […]

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CFB Week 9 Betting Locks 🔒Who to count on against the spread for the SEC showdown between Georgia and Florida 📲

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Florida’s Georgia injury report raises one big question and offers one major boostThe availability report is out for Florida and Georgia, and the Gators have six players listed on the report. No one for Florida is formally listed as out, but

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Big 12 Introduces New Fan RuleConference issued UCF a $100K fine which will be directed toward student education initiatives

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Florida’s QB decision matters, but Jadan Baugh could decide the Georgia gameFour games into Florida’s 2026 season, it looked like Jadan Baugh could carry Florida by himself to at least a 30-point game without even trying. Then Missouri

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A QB decision, a potential return, and a defensive gamble could swing Florida-GeorgiaThis Saturday, the Gators will take on Georgia in Atlanta in hopes of reversing the recent trend that has seen the Bulldogs win eight of the last nine games. Fl

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Big 12 Football Stock Report: Who’s Rising and Falling After Week 8?The Big 12 Conference race took another dramatic turn in Week 8 as contenders emerged, playoff hopes took shape and one coaching tenure officially came to an end. With Baylor firing Dave Aranda, Utah standing as the league’s lone unbeaten team and six Big 12 programs now ranked in the AP Top 25, the conference […]

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Week 9 CFB Picks 🔮Breaking down who will come out on top between Florida and Georgia ➡️

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Baylor vs. UCF Prediction, Pick and Odds for Week 9The Baylor Bears and UCF Knights kick off Week 9 in the Big 12 on Friday night in Orlando, with both teams coming off dramatically different weekends. UCF enters the game riding high after stunning No. 2 BYU 39-31 in double overtime for the Knights’ biggest win since joining the Big 12. Meanwhile, Baylor is […]

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Florida-Georgia deserved GameDay, but Pat McAfee makes the snub easier to stomachCollege GameDay is heading to Indiana to watch the Hoosiers take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. It’s the same Minnesota squad that was blown out by Mississipp

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Jadan Baugh moves past the Heisman hype and has showdown against Georgia on his mindMaybe the Jadan Baugh Heisman train got stuck at the station around October. It's OK, the Florida Gators star is onto bigger and better things. That means doing

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The playoff bubble could turn into a mess that actually favors FloridaIt was another hectic and chaotic weekend of college football. For better or worse, Florida was on a bye week and still managed to move up three spots in the AP

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Drew Mestemaker's NFL Draft Buzz Is Loud. Houston Is Up Next. Heartland College Sports - An Independent Big 12 Today Blog | College Football News | Big 12 Today" "Oklahoma State fans get a few good days here. Mel Kiper Jr. put sophomore quarterback Drew Mestemaker at No. 2 on his midseason 2027 NFL Draft big board, behind only Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith and ahead of Notre Dame corner Leonard Moore. He’s the first quarterback on the list, one spot above Miami’s Darian […]

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Florida-Georgia traded the Cocktail Party for a name only a boardroom could loveThis year marks 20 years since the Florida-Georgia rivalry stopped officially using the moniker “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” because school official

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Big 12 Football Power Rankings After Week 8: Utah, Houston Lead the WayWeek 8 turned the Big 12 upside down, and the latest Heartland College Sports Power Rankings are going to reflect it. BYU suffered its first loss of the season in a double-overtime stunner at UCF, while Texas Tech was dominated on the road at Cincinnati. Meanwhile, Utah survived Houston to remain undefeated and take control […]

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Jon Sumrall makes a curious choice to stay quiet about Florida's QB... for nowThe Florida Gators coach danced around the question of who will start against the Bulldogs, saying that he has faith in both players and is more focused on play

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🚨 Week 8 AP Top 25 Poll😬 BYU drops 6 spots 📈 Indiana in top 5 📲 Tap for full rankings

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Jon Sumrall's time with Florida will be defined by his results against GeorgiaFlorida’s bye week is over, which means one thing and one thing only this upcoming Saturday: The Invesco QQQ Atlanta Gridiron Classic. Seriously, what corperate

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Florida gets a bump to No. 17 in the AP Poll as Jon Sumrall prepares for his first Georgia gameThe Florida Gators moved up three spots on their week off, proving that sometimes the best action is no action. With the slight uptick in the AP Top 25 poll, t

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Florida opens as a double-digit underdog against Georgia, but have momentum on their sideThe Florida Gators had a great week off as they got to watch college football chaos from the comfort of home. But the break is short-lived and the test coming o

🚨 Week 8 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

😬 BYU drops 6 spots 📈 Indiana in top 5 📳 Tap to follow

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College football rankings: Florida Gators tick up in AP Top 25 during off week with Georgia ahead | OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news, analysis, schedules and scoresIt was hardly a surprise when the Florida Gators were left off preseason lists, and at this point, there's no telling where it may wind up in the college football rankings at season's end. With a couple of embarrassing defeats sandwiched between bookend victories over top 10 teams, Florida appears to be capable of beating

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Florida fans were blamed for DJ Lagway’s struggles, but Baylor offered no simple fixDave Aranda has been fired as Baylor’s head coach, and typically, a Big 12 coach getting fired would have nothing to do with Florida fans. Aranda did take in fo

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Cody Campbell's 'Retribution' Quote Resurfaces After Texas Tech LossTexas Tech mega-booster Cody Campbell’s preseason promise of “retribution” against Big 12 opponents resurfaced in a big way after the Red Raiders’ 37-24 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday. Campbell made the comments during Texas Tech’s The Program documentary while discussing the fallout from the Brendan Sorsby situation and how other Big 12 programs handled it. […]

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Top 25 prediction: Florida benefits from a bye week and should move inside the top 20On a day with seven teams in the Top 25 losing, the Florida Gators won while they were sitting at home watching all the chaos happening around them. The big sto

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Unranked Teams Cause Chaos in Week 8 📊BYU and Texas Tech suffer losses as playoff picture gets even more blurry 📲

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UCF Beats No. 2 BYU, Students Rush the Field — KnightNews.comThe UCF Knights beat the #2 ranked BYU Cougars in a dramatic upset that resulted in the Knights’ highest win against a ranked opponent in program history. The Knights came in as 7.5 point underdogs, and students rushed the field in excitement. The match began with a quick three and out by the Knights, to […]

🚨NO. 2 BYU FALLS IN 2OT

Absolute cinema. Unranked UCF takes down Cougars in one of the wildest games of the year

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UCF Stuns No. 2 BYU in Double-Overtime UpsetNo. 2 BYU’s perfect season came crashing down on Saturday, as the Cougars suffered a stunning 39-31 double-overtime loss to UCF in Orlando. One week after BYU knocked off No. 2 Notre Dame in one of the biggest wins in program history, the Cougars couldn’t carry that momentum into the Bounce House. Instead, UCF delivered […]

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CFB Week 8 Winners & Losers 📊🤷‍♂️ BYU on other end of shocker 😱 More top teams fall 📲 Full recap after Saturday

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UCF Makes School History 👏Knights' upset over No. 2 BYU is their first AP top-5 win EVER 📸

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Latest CFB Playoff Picture 🎨Standings and bracket predictions after Week 8 📲

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Cody Campbell Rips Texas Tech After Stunning Cincinnati LossTexas Tech’s stunning loss to Cincinnati on Saturday didn’t sit well with one of the most influential people surrounding the Red Raiders’ athletic program. Texas Tech mega-booster Cody Campbell took to social media shortly after the No. 8 Red Raiders’ 37-24 loss to Cincinnati and didn’t mince words about what he had just watched. Campbell […]

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What Florida’s last three 5-2 starts reveal about the opportunity aheadFlorida is on its bye week, and after a chaotic first seve weeks, the Gators are sitting at 5-2. All things considered, it’s not a bad spot for Florida to be, a

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Florida fans’ Week 8 SEC watch guide: What to watch while the Gators rechargeWith Florida off this weekend, for its bye week ahead of its annual matchup with Georgia, Florida fans will have plenty of opportunities to check out other SEC

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West Virginia Drops First Look at New Stadium TowerWest Virginia football released the first concept renderings of its “West Tower” at Milan Puskar Stadium on Friday, and the potential outcome is a big-time upgrade for the school’s 46-year-old football facility. The new tower, which would face the east stands, would expand from the 30-yard line to the 8-yard line with nearly 75,000 square […]

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Texas AD Clarifies AI CommentChris Del Conte says 'Bevo Lab' wasn't used to make crucial 4th-down call vs. Gators

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2026 Big 12 Football Midseason Awards: Players, Coach of the YearThe 2026 Big 12 football season has delivered no shortage of surprises, breakout stars, and legitimate College Football Playoff contenders. With the season reaching its midway point, it’s time to hand out our midseason awards. From Michael Hawkins Jr.’s electrifying performances at West Virginia to Kalani Sitake leading BYU into the national championship conversation, the […]

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BYU football: Sione Moa Cleared to Go Saturday at UCFWithout LJ Martin for the foreseeable future, the No. 2 BYU Cougars might have an answer for their backfield: third-year running back Sione Moa, cleared to go this weekend at UCF. Moa, who exited the season-opener against Utah Tech with a knee injury, was initially cleared for Notre Dame last week, BYU offensive coordinator Aaron […]

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Florida fans saw a painfully familiar ending in their former coach’s first JMU lossSince Florida is off this week, it’s a great chance for Gator fans to look beyond the state and check out teams they might normally not watch because they are f

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Jon Sumrall’s fire returned against Texas, and Florida seemed to feed off itWhen Florida had their back-to-back losses to Missouri and South Carolina, the demeanor of Jon Sumrall came into focus. Well, more specifically, the lack of dem

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UCF Injury Concerns Mount Before BYU MatchupUCF Football was off last week, but one look at the team’s injury report for BYU on Saturday could fool you. The Knights listed 10 players, including starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III and freshman running back Taevion Swing (162 yards), as questionable or worse on Thursday. Another six players – 4 defense, 1 offense, 1 […]

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Florida Gator News: Kyle Trask and Walton Clayton Jr. each given another chance at the pros, MoreFormer Florida Gator, Kyle Trask has been given another chance and an opportunity to return to the NFL. After being cut from the Carolina Panthers in August, Tr

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Florida’s easiest remaining game is clear, but the rest could get complicatedAfter Florida started 4-0, we here at Hail Florida Hail ran a piece that ranked the remainder of the games on the schedule by level of difficulty. In that ranki

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CFB Week 8 Betting Locks 🔒Expert picks against the spread for BYU's road test against UCF ➡️

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CBS Sports predicts a Florida finish that would thrill and torment Gator fansThe first seven games in the 2026 season haven’t gone the way almost any Florida fans would have predicted prior to the season. Being 5-2 isn’t shocking, but wi

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Jon Sumrall pushed Florida’s defense to attack, and one number tells the storyWe here at Hail Floria Hail have been very critical of Florida’s defense six games into the season under defensive coordinator Brad White. At the core of what w

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Texas Bans Fan After Viral VidLonghorns AD apologizes to Florida for obscene gestures made by fan

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Week 8 CFB Picks 🔮How BYU will fare against UCF after last weekend's colossal win 📲

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Jon Sumrall’s fiery sideline demand reveals how Florida wanted to finish TexasOne of the key moments from Saturday’s win was the run from Tramell Jones on 3rd down that sealed the game. Florida had taken over after recovering a fumble, bu

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BYU College GameDay Draws 3 Million Viewers, Third-Most EverESPN College GameDay‘s trip to Provo wasn’t just a memorable weekend for BYU. It was also a historic one for the network. College GameDay averaged 3 million viewers for Saturday’s show from BYU ahead of the Cougars’ showdown against Notre Dame, making it the most-watched episode of the 2026 season and the third-most-watched regular-season edition […]

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Big 12 Plans for CFP ExpansionLeague might look to replace championship games with different event (ESPN)

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Jon Sumrall is a straight shooter and should treat questions about Florida's QB situation the same wayJon Sumrall promised he would have a direct approach in everything he does with the Florida Gators and so far he's lived up to that promise. Whether it's practi

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Five storylines that explain Florida’s wild ride to a 5-2 start under Jon SumrallThe first seven weeks of the 2026 season have been some of the wildest and most chaotic in recent Florida Gators history. Florida has experienced the highest hi

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Three Florida players who deserve a bigger role after the bye weekFlorida enters the bye week 5-2, and for the most part, we haven’t seen too many wholesale changes with the depth chart compared to what we saw in week one agai

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Rich Rodriguez Pays Tribute to Ike Morris Following West Virginia Businessman's PassingThe state of West Virginia is mourning the loss of one of its most respected business and philanthropic leaders as longtime businessman Ike Morris has passed away. Among those feeling the loss most deeply is West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Rich Rodriguez, who described Morris as “the most influential person” in his life. Rodriguez’s relationship […]

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Urban Made Up Critics at UF 😅Meyer would fabricate media quotes 'all the time' to motivate Gators 🎥

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Big 12 Week 7 Overreactions: Is the Big 12 College Football's Best Conference?What a weekend it was for the Big 12. Five of the nation’s top 10 teams lost in Week 7, but the Big 12’s top contenders all survived and, in some cases, thrived. The result? Three Big 12 teams now sit inside the top 10 heading into Week 8, giving the conference plenty of momentum […]

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UCF's Alonza Barnett III Won't Start vs. BYU as Big 12 Showdown LoomsUCF will once again be without starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III when the Knights host No. 2 BYU on Saturday, according to a report from Pete Thamel. Barnett is still recovering from the hamstring injury he suffered in UCF’s Sept. 12 loss at Pitt and is not expected to start against the Cougars. Instead, Keyone […]

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Week 7 AP Top 25 Poll🙌 Miami jumps to no. 1 📉 Texas drops 12 spots 📲 Tap for full rankings

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SEC Power Rankings see plenty of movement after a week full of upsets and statementsIt's no surprise that the SEC Power Rankings took a big shift after this past week of upsets. Every team has reached the halfway point of the season, and we hav

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Florida climbs back into the AP Top 25 right in time for a much-needed bye weekSometimes the bye week can come at the right time and, for the Florida Gators, that means a little time off before things get serious again with a trip to Atlan

🚨 Week 7 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🙌 Miami jumps to no. 1 📉 Texas drops 12 spots 📳 Tap for full rankings

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AP Top 25: BYU Jumps to No. 2, Big 12 Lands Five Ranked TeamsThe Big 12 was one of the biggest beneficiaries of a chaotic Week 7 across college football. The latest AP Top 25 Poll was released Sunday, and BYU made the biggest statement for the conference, soaring from No. 8 to No. 2 following its 28-24 win over Notre Dame. The Cougars received 20 first-place votes […]

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College football rankings: Florida Gators reenter AP Top 25 after impressive road win over Texas | OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news, analysis, schedules and scoresIt was hardly a surprise when the Florida Gators were left off preseason college football rankings lists, and at this point, there's no telling where it may wind up in the college football rankings at season's end. With a couple of embarrassing defeats sandwiched between bookend victories over top 10 teams, Florida appears to be

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Florida’s chaotic season suddenly looks a lot like everyone else’s in the SECPrior to yesterday’s win over Texas, it felt like the sky was falling in Gainesville. After jumping out to a 4-0 start, back-to-back blowout losses made it feel

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London Montgomery stepped up on a day Florida needed him mostIt was a “next man up” mentality in several aspects of Florida’s 27-24 victory over Texas, and one of those men to step up was Senior running back London Montgo

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Florida finally attacked the quarterback, and the results outweigh one late scareCollege football as a whole had some really questionable calls on Saturday. The ACC did everything it could to ensure Miami hung on against FSU. The Big 12 said

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AP Poll Prediction: Florida gets back into the Top 25 and there's a new No. 1 It smells like top 25 poll season in Gainesville and I predict the Florida Gators will be back in the Top 25 after a 24-27 upset win over the Texas Longhorns. T

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Five overlooked plays that made Florida’s stunning Texas comeback possibleThere was a ton happening during Florida’s win over Texas, and there are certainly a number of plays that we can highlight that won the Gators the game. But we

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LJ McCray delivers the performance Florida fans were starting to doubt would comeThis week, we here at Hail Florida Hail ran a piece titled “Three Florida players whose first halves haven’t matched the offseason expectations.” Among the play

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The stakes surrounding the "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" just explodedThe highly anticipated Florida vs Georgia game just got that much more interesting after week seven of college football. Florida took down No. 7 Texas 27-24 on

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CFB Week 7 Winners & Losers 📊😱 Multiple top teams fall ❓ Arch, Bryce's jobs in question 📲 Full recap after Saturday

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B/R CFB Top 25 After Week 7 🔢MASSIVE shakeups underway after chaotic slate. Tap for latest projections 📲

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BYU Stuns No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 to Stay UndefeatedBYU just picked up one of the biggest wins in program history. The No. 8 Cougars knocked off No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 on Saturday night in Provo, staying undefeated and delivering a massive statement for both BYU and the Big 12 in the College Football Playoff race. And Bear Bachmeier delivered when BYU needed […]

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CFB Playoff Picture 🎨Latest standings and bracket predictions after Week 7 📲

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Florida's Defense Holds their line in the second halfIt took performing on three phases of the football to take down Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns on the road in loud Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium,

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5 winners and one big loser from Florida's remarkable upset win over No. 7 TexasThe Florida Gators were left for dead, but instead they showed plenty of life in a 27-24 upset win over No. 7 Texas. With the win, a two-game losing streak is

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Florida HC Trolls Texas 🤠Jon Sumrall exits stadium after win in style 🎥

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Texas Makes History After Back-to-Back Losses to Oklahoma, FloridaTexas has gone from No. 1 in the country to making history for all the wrong reasons in the span of seven days. One week after the top-ranked Longhorns were stunned by unranked Oklahoma, Texas suffered another setback on Saturday, falling to unranked Florida. The back-to-back losses put Texas in some incredibly rare company. According […]

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Jon Sumrall couldn't hide his fiery emotions after Florida stunned Texas in AustinYou think Jon Sumrall was pumped up after the Ole Miss win? You ain't seen nothing yet! The Florida Gators coach was jacked to the max after his team went into

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Tramell Jones and a fearless Florida defense deliver a stunning turnaround at TexasIt’s safe to say these have been three of the wildest and most chaotic weeks of recent Florida Gators history. This was a team that seemed destined to make the

Gators Upset Longhorns 🐊

Sarkisian, Arch get 2nd loss in a row as Florida defeats Texas 27-24

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Arch Struggles in Upset Loss 😬Texas QB's stats and updated draft stock 📲

Gators Tie it Up 🪢

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A 15-play drive ends with the Gators tying it at 17 🔥 Watch now on ABC and stream it on the ESPN App

Colin Simmons Exits Game

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Texas DE Collin Simmons helped off the field at Florida with an apparent injury.

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Final injury report has QB Aaron Philo listed as questionable vs. TexasIf Aaron Philo doesn't play against Texas, it won't be for a lack of trying. The Florida Gators quarterback has been hampered by a shoulder injury all week and

Gators Make QB Change vs Texas

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Florida is officially starting Tramell Jones Jr. against Texas, per ESPN sources. Starter Aaron Philo’s availability will be determined via warm-ups this morning in Austin. First career start for Jones, who took the majority of first-team reps all week.

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Florida vs. Texas: How to watch, weather, injuries, odds, announcers, and moreTwo weeks ago, Florida was unbeaten and riding high after beating Ole Miss. Now, the Gators are trying to keep their season from slipping away. Florida enters S

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Florida at Texas final odds and predictions: Gators look to shock the Longhorns for the 2nd straight seasonPrior to the season, we had predicted that Florida would start 6-0 and then hit a three-game losing streak. Four games into the season, we were looking dead on

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The week that was with the Gators: South Carolina stings, Royal flips, and QB questions growA lot of the good vibes Florida had to start the season are gone and this past week has been filled with plenty of headlines that have been far less positive th

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CFP Makes 'Handshake' TV DealExpanded 24-team playoff still subject to board approval before deal is formalized on paper (ESPN)

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A 24-team playoff could ask Florida fans to pay more for games that mean lessIt’s no secret that college football is trying to expand its playoffs from 12 to 24 teams rapidly. ESPN had reported on Thursday that a deal was close, while On

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CFP Expansion Winners & Losers🤷 Regular season meaningless? 📈 G6 teams hit jackpot? 📲 24-team playoff takeaways

3 Gators Are GTD vs. Texas

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Sources: Three key Florida offensive players are going to be game-time decisions at Texas – QB Aaron Philo, WR Vernell Brown III and WR Bailey Stockton. Philo will travel to Austin, and a determination on whether he’s available will be made in pre-game warm-ups. Tramell Jones is

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What Florida fans should know about Tramell Jones as a possible first start loomsBased on how things are looking, there is a fairly decent chance Tramell Jones is going to be the starting QB for Florida this Saturday against Texas as Aaron P

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Mel Kiper Hails Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker in Latest NFL Draft BoardESPN football staple Mel Kiper Jr. is warm on Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker. Kiper, revealing his midseason 2027 NFL Draft big board, listed the Cowboys’ sophomore gunslinger at No. 2 on his favorite 25 prospects for the upcoming draft class. It’s not a mock draft, Kiper says, but in October, Mestemaker finds himself alongside […]

CFB Pregame Show Exposes SEC's Secrets 😅

New Big College Noon Day from Alabama-Tennessee

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SEC's CFP Expansion TimelineCommissioner Greg Sankey says decision will come 'sooner rather than later' (The Athletic)

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Week 7 CFB Picks 🔮Breaking down who will come out on top between Florida and Texas 📲

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Three Florida players whose first halves haven’t matched the offseason expectationsNow that we are halfway through the season, it’s a good spot to revisit whether or not some players have lived up to their billing in 2026. Just so one doesn’t

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Texas’ biggest threat to Florida isn’t Arch Manning, and that should worry the GatorsHeading into this Saturday’s matchup against Texas, Arch Manning would be the one player most Gator fans could probably identify off the Longhorn roster. The fo

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Aaron Philo is bruised, beaten, and might not be available to play No. 7 TexasThe injuries have been a big reason that the Florida Gators offense has been stuck in neutral for the past few weeks, and now we could be looking at a change at