Former
#Gators
LB Brandon Spikes out at practice. Spikes has returned to finish degree and will work as student assistant coach in way Sharrif Floyd did past couple years. Good guy to learn to play LB from.
Seeing how all this works from inside, can't stress enough how much I respect walk-ons like Brandon Becar; means so much to them and they never see field ... shot by Alex Rodriguez ...
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He left after his junior season but still took classes. Got drafted, took classes. Played as a rookie, took classes. Rehabbed injury after season, took classes. Time for former
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, current
#Jaguars
CB CJ Henderson to graduate --
Franks says Swamp was so loud he had trouble hearing QBs coach Brian Johnson on headsets when defense was on field … “It was rocking. I love it like that."
A little
#Gators
nugget: If Florida wins Saturday, head coach Dan Mullen's record improves to 26-6. That is same 32-game start for both Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer.
#orangeandbluetrivia
So, does this mean
#Gators
pitcher Brady Singer is not coming back for his senior season? :) … Cool shot of Singer and his mom collecting a keepsake from his final home start via
@TimCaseyPhoto
…
“I just want everybody know how humbled I am to have this opportunity to lead at the University of Florida. I’m going to work and be relentless in our approach here. There’s no question that we’ve got work to do and we look forward to the challenge.” --
#Gators
coach Billy Napier
“First of all, what a play. What a competitor. If Gator Nation doesn’t respect Graham Mertz after watching him compete this year, then we’ve got a problem. This kid has been everything that you would want.” —
#Gators
coach Billy Napier after last night's game...
Even my wife, who is mild sports fan and very emotionally stable, texted saying TV broadcast just keeps talking about LSU. "Why don't they like
#Gators
?" I just told her I get that a lot.
According to
@AP
, that was McPherson's 11th FG in regular season/playoffs from 50 yards or more, most in a single season by one player ... his thoughts ...
"I mean, I spent so many years with both of those guys, and to see Kyle flourishing and Coach Mullen flourishing and him giving me words of encouragement, that was awesome." -- Arkansas QB Feleipe Franks on catching up with Trask and Mullen after game ...
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Former Heisman winner Steve Spurrier says Mississippi State QB Will Rogers has his Heisman vote at moment. "He's a beautiful passer." ... via
@ESPNGainesville
A family member has succumbed to COVID-19. Took him down fast. Like many of you, I'm mentally fatigued from COVID updates. Have never feared it, but have always respected it. Take care of yourselves and others.
Not the finish
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or WR Ricky Pearsall wanted, but I'm a big fan of this guy. He was an ideal transfer: really good player and all-in from get-go ... shot by
@mollyksr
Mullen thanks fans for showing up to create a true homefield advantage this season. Numbers add up:
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outscored opponents 237-33 at home, average score: UF 39.5, opponents 5.5 ... My guess is that 34-point margin of victory will rank high in school history.
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HC Billy Napier and players have talked about impact of former LB Brandon Spikes since he's been back around ... nice shot by
@JordanHerald5
that captures mood ...
Time to get back to work, but one last shot a nice one of
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HC Billy Napier getting a hug from his brother while their mom looks on after BN's first
#UF
win ... shot by
@courtculbreath
...
"I've enjoyed 33 years of broadcast Gator sports to you. I love you one and all. You’ve made my career." -- Mick Hubert to cap his final broadcast as Voice of the
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"I would say God smiled on the
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today." -- Napier when reflecting on the ball that bounced off Pearsall's hands to Wilson in 4Q ... He reference HBC before
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freshman RB Dameon Pierce driven to fulfill promise
"What drives me, honestly, is my hometown. It's a small place, not too many people know about it. I'm just here to be motivation for the youth in my community.”
Story:
“I feel honored that some of these celebrities would portray me out there on the field before the game." — George Edmondson, aka Mr. Two Bits, in 2013 when we talked about newest tradition. Of course, he was a celebrity for
#Gators
fans.
#RIP
to an original.
Former
#Gators
LB
@brandonspikes55
is glad to be back. He has a message, too: "I just want to bring value and basically get this thing back to how we left it. I've seen how it should be done. You don't come to Florida to be mediocre. The bar is set, and I will do everything in my…
That Muschamp moment at end of Orange Bowl brought back memories ... Dad and son running out of tunnel during Muschamp's first game as
#Gators
HC in 2011 .... shot by
@TimCaseyPhoto
As Billy Napier walked alone near midfield after meeting with Whittingham, Utah QB Cam Rising came over and gave him a big hug and they embraced. Meanwhile,
#Gators
raced down to celebrate with band. What a game.
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LB Teradja Mitchell, who only played one year at UF, had a message for players coming back: Time to restore order, put a better product on the field.
Announced crowd of 90,887 is
#Gators
' largest crowd under Mullen and largest overall since 2015. The total ranks fifth all-time in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium History.
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DB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson joined select company Saturday. He joined Emmitt Smith, Errict Rhett and Tim Tebow as only players in school history to earn MVP recognition in a bowl game two times during career.
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with three consecutive 500-yard games (550 vs. SC), (600 vs. Idaho), (536 vs. FSU). Last time that happened: 2008 (SC, The Citadel, FSU). Common denominator: Dan Mullen.
Appreciate
@GatorsBB
and the UAA for this ... five trips to Omaha with
#Gators
since 2011 and finally got to write the winner’s story ... Sully and his staff have a high-quality program for
@UF
fans