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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The NBA hit the Clippers with historic penalties, but Kawhi Leonard's punishment was comparatively minor. Here's why it matters. https://t.co/BSj2m8uFb2

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4 things Florida must prove against FAU beyond simply going 1-0Jon Sumrall made it clear this week that he defined success as going 1-0. At first glance, the Gators should wipe the floor with FAU, and there isn’t much of a

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Florida’s offense needed fresh ideas, and Jadan Baugh likes what he’s seeinglorida fans don’t need to be reminded of just how vanilla the offense was for the Gators over the past four years. The basic critique we had was that Florida’s

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SEC Not Budging on RulePresident of conference's executive committee makes stance clear on NFL players returning to college (ESPN)

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DJ Lagway vs. Auburn headline Florida fans’ SEC Week 1 watch guideCollege football season will be back in full swing this week, and most Gator fans are excited to see what Florida will look like against FAU. But with a full sl

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Caleb Douglas and Jack Pyburn headline 10 Florida transfers on NFL rostersWith NFL rosters essentially set ahead of the 2026 season, the Gators have 40+ former players who will be suiting up this year. But 10 former Gators who transfe

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Florida heads toward its opener without last year’s injury-clouded buildupOne of the very real issues that Florida was plagued with over the past few years was the relative health of the team before the season even started. Last year,

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Florida will get its best shot at a family legacy with Colton Hiller's visit this weekendMaxwell Hiller decided to become the centerpiece of the Florida Gators' 2027 recruiting class because the people in the program and the environment in Gainesvil

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5 Big 12 Teams Most Likely to Fall Short of Their Preseason ExpectationsThe Big 12 Conference is about to begin the season this week with Week 1 of the college football season getting underway. From there it’s a three-month sprint to the Big 12 Championship game in Arlington, Texas, in December, with the winner going to the College Football Playoff. All 16 teams have expectations going into […]

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Tuesday Takes: Overreaction to TCU's Loss, Big 12 Poised for Big Non-Conference Wins Heartland College Sports - An Independent Big 12 Today Blog | College Football News | Big 12 Today" "Welcome to Tuesday Takes, where I give you three takes from the Big 12. It was a jam-packed week full of exciting news, but here are three things that have my attention going into week one. Everyone Overreacted About TCU Look, I get it. TCU’s loss to North Carolina in Ireland was absolutely embarrassing. They […]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Big 12 To Ban Pro AthletesConference following Big Ten and SEC's ruling to stop pro players returning to college

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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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5 Big 12 Teams Most Likely to Beat Their Preseason ExpectationsThe Big 12 Conference has 16 teams vying for two spots in the league’s championship game in December. Some have a better chance of reaching it than others. While the Big 12 did not do a preseason coaches poll for the second straight year, there are plenty of media out there that have weighed in […]

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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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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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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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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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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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TCU Tosses Star Safety Who Ignited Locker Room MeleeThe TCU Horned Frogs will kick off the season without a key safety on the depth chart, or anywhere for that matter. The program dismissed Jacob Fields, a junior who transferred to TCU this offseason from Louisiana Tech, after Fields was involved in a “physical altercation” in the team’s locker rooms earlier this month, according […]

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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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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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Complete Big 12 Preview 📝Top contenders, biggest games and more 📲

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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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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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🚨 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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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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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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Power 4 Teams with the Softest Schedules 🗓️Texas Tech, more squads with soft roads 📲

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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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This Number Story Out of the SEC is LaughableHeisman Trophy winner and Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels is not happy that another Tiger, cornerback DJ Pickett, will soon be wearing No. 5 for the LSU Tigers of the SEC. An attorney representing Daniels sent LSU a cease-and-desist letter regarding his name, image, and likeness earlier this month, according to a new report by […]

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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

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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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Look: Big 12 Debuts New Monster Energy Race CarYep, that’s a real headline. The Big 12 Conference and Monster Energy are now in NASCAR. Riley Herbst will debut the Big 12 and Monster Energy skin on his Toyota Camry XSE at the HyVee Perks 250 in Newton, Iowa, this weekend. It’s the latest branding collaboration since the conference announced that a Big 12/Monster […]

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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