Category: Florida Gators

By W.G. RAMIREZ LAS VEGAS Freshman Koa Peat scored 30 points to lead No. 13 Arizona to a 93-87 win over third-ranked and defending national champion Florida in the Hall of Fame Series on Monday night. Peat was impressive in his college debut, shooting 11 of 18 from the floor and adding seven rebounds and five assists. He was fouled making a defensive rebound with 14.2 seconds left and hit his two ensuing free throws to seal the victory in both teams’ season opener. But, it was consecutive dunks by Peat late in the second half that sent the crowd at T-Mobile Arena into a frenzy and...

GAINESVILLE — Florida receiver Dallas Wilson’s promising, record-setting yet injury-riddled debut season is over after he hurt his right foot late in the first half of the Gators’ 24-20 loss Saturday to Georgia. A source confirmed Wilson will miss the final four games of the regular season, leaving him with just four appearances in 2025, eligible to redshirt and return as a redshirt freshman in 2026. The talented 6-foot-3, 216-pound Tampa native sat out the first four games and much of fall camp with a left foot injury. The 19-year-old made up for lost time during a 29-21 win against Texas...

GAINESVILLE — Florida starting receiver Vernell Brown III will miss his first Georgia game with a shoulder injury, leaving the Gators without one their most dynamic weapons and productive players. The former Orlando Jones standout and tailback Jadan Baugh are tied with 726 all-purpose yards, including a team-high 451 receiving yards for Brown. Among the true freshman’s team-leading 32 receptions are three of UF’s four pass plays of at least 40 yards. The 5-foot-11 ¼, 178-pound Brown has been a bright spot on an offense averaging an SEC-low 17 points against FBS competition. But he injured a...

GAINESVILLE — Sophomore linebacker Myles Graham was honed in on homecoming, leaving him unprepared when UF fired Billy Napier a day after the Gators slipped by Mississippi State Saturday in the Swamp. “I honestly wasn’t thinking about that,” he said Monday. “I was just focused on the game plan. I was focused on getting a win, and we got that done.” A narrow 23-21 victory against a program with 15 straight SEC losses wasn’t enough to save Napier and avoid the inevitable. Picked to finish sixth in the SEC and a potential dark horse for a CFP bid, the Gators (3-4, 2-2 SEC) now aim to avoid the...

GAINESVILLE — Florida coach Billy Napier sprinted toward the south end-zone tunnel at the Swamp, showered by boos rather than basking in the afterglow of a hard-earned victory. Moments earlier, the Gators sang the school’s alma mater in the stadium’s northeast corner to celebrate a dramatic 23-21  homecoming win against Mississippi State. With the Bulldogs in field-goal range, nose tackle Michai Boireau intercepted Blake Shapen’s pass to the flat at the Florida 29-yard line with 21 seconds remaining. The play sent their embattled coach out on a winning note, if this proves to be his final...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway’s homecoming ended in disappointment after a hot start as Billy Napier’s Gators failed to complete a Texas two-step and finally beat a ranked team on the road. A 34-17 loss Saturday night at clamorous Kyle Field dropped Napier’s team (2-4, 1-2 SEC) to 0-13 on the road against Top 25 foes and intensified the pressure on UF’s head coach. Napier and the Gators looked to build on last weekend’s decisive 29-21 win against Texas but could not replicate their dominance at the line of scrimmage or unleash true freshman receiver Dallas Wilson. A...

GAINESVILLE — Arch Manning likely might have been feeling some deja vu as he departed Florida Field.  In trying to put a forgettable September behind him, the Texas quarterback instead opened his October with another loss. The Gators sank the No. 9 Longhorns in their Saturday SEC opener — and perhaps the playoff chances for a quarterback who once drew comparisons to Florida icon Tim Tebow. For much of the day, the preseason Heisman candidate looked disjointed and failed to create momentum during a 29-21 loss to Florida (2-3, 1-1 SEC). Manning made some plays down the stretch to keep it...

GAINESVILLE — Florida has done it before. Coach Todd Golden’s Gators are now trying to do once more what only two other programs have done during the past 50 years: Repeat as national champions in men’s basketball. Since John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty ruled the sport, winning seven straight during the ’60s and ’70s, only Duke (1991-92), UF (2006-07) and UConn (2023-24) have gone back-to-back. Golden’s squad opened practice Monday with a legitimate shot to join those teams. But these Gators are much different than the group that repeated two decades ago with all five starters back from the 2006...

GAINEVILLE — The SEC suspended Florida running backs coach Jabbar Juluke three games for his role during a pregame altercation prior the Gators’ 20-10 loss at LSU. The league announced Juluke’s suspension Tuesday night ahead of UF’s visit Saturday to No. 4 Miami. “Jabbar Juluke’s conduct during the pregame altercation reflects behavior that is unacceptable and not aligned with the standards of the Southeastern Conference,” commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement. “Coaches are expected to be leaders and to de-escalate tense situations, and that did not happen in this circumstance. This...