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Some mock drafts have Richardson going as high as No. 4 to Indianapolis, while others have him much lower in the first round.

A person familiar with the situation says Florida quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada has requested a release from his national letter of intent after a $13 million name, imagine and likeness deal fell through.

Deshaun Fenwick came off the bench to rush for 107 yards, and No. 17 Oregon State nearly dealt Florida a rare shutout, winning the Las Vegas Bowl 30-3.

"It’s a sad, tragic event for all the people involved," Napier said.

orida Gators backup quarterback Jalen Kitna bonded out of jail after he was arrested on two charges of distribution of child exploitation material and three charges of possession of child pornography.

Michigan moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, with TCU at No. 3 and Southern California at No. 4 behind top-ranked Georgia after four top-10 teams lost on the final day of regular-season games.

Montrell Johnson ran for a career-high 161 yards and a touchdown, Anthony Richardson accounted for three scores in what might have been his final home game at Florida and the Gators steamrolled South Carolina 38-6 on Saturday.

Anthony Richardson threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 78 yards and two scores as Florida snapped its two-game losing streak with a 41-24 win over Texas A&M.

Florida has dismissed pass rusher Brenton Cox for what coach Billy Napier called “more of a cumulative effect here.”.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend.

Fans of the University of Kentucky Wildcats football team flipped over a car and set furniture on fire in Lexington, Kentucky, while celebrating the team’s 26 to 16 win over the University of Florida Gators on Sept. 10.

First-year Florida football coach Billy Napier plans, plots and perfects every minute of each day.

A wide receiver from Boone High School uses animals to help announce his college decision.

Mick Hubert, the unmistakable “Voice of the Gators,” is retiring.

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t practiced or played since, has entered the NCAA transfer portal with hopes of resuming his college career.

The University of Central Florida defeated the Florida Gators 29-17 in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl on Thursday night.

The Florida Gators are Las Vegas favorites in the Gasparilla Bowl against the University of Central Florida Knights.

Previously winless Texas Southern stunned No. 20 Florida 69-54 behind PJ Henry’s 16 points and a perfect shooting night by Joirdon Karl Nicholas.

New Florida coach Billy Napier plans to hire an “unprecedented” support staff.

The college football regular season has wrapped up and the bowl game matchups will be announced this weekend.

In-state rivals Florida and Florida State have bowl eligibility at stake this weekend.

Greg Knox is stepping in as an interim football coach for Dan Mullen for the second time in five years.

Emory Jones accounted for 550 yards and seven touchdowns, delivering a career performance in Florida’s come-from-behind, 70-52 victory against lower-division Samford.

No_ 1 Georgia and its top-ranked defense dominated Florida in the annual rivalry known as “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party."

The Florida Gators will play against No. 1 Georgia at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Trevin Wallace returned a blocked field goal 76 yards for the go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter, Chris Rodriguez Jr. added a 9-yard scoring run early in the fourth and Kentucky made a final defensive stand to hold off No. 10 Florida 20-13.

Emory Jones had two touchdown passes to go along with a career-high 144 yards rushing, leading No. 11 Florida to a 38-14 victory over Tennessee on Saturday night and extending nearly two decades of dominance in the series.

The 2022 Florida Gators football schedule was released on Tuesday night.

The Florida Gators will host the Tennessee Volunteers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Bryce Young’s first collegiate road start was a rousing success, a three-touchdown performance that helped top-ranked Alabama hold off No. 11 Florida 31-29 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

The Florida Gators will play in the college football game of the week as the team hosts the Alabama Crimson Tide.

No. 13 Florida tuned up for the start of Southeastern Conference play with a 42-20 rout of overmatched South Florida that did little to answer the question of whether starter Emory Jones or backup Anthony Richardson is best suited to run the Gators offense.

The Florida Gators will head to Tampa this weekend to play against the University of South Florida Bulls at Raymond James Stadium at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

The Florida Gators will host Florida Atlantic at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday to start the college football season.

Florida will spend at least part of its training camp in a hotel as coach Dan Mullen searches for ways to avoid another COVID-19 outbreak within the program.

The University of Central Florida will play against the University of Florida in three games in the latest scheduling agreement.

Florida football coach Dan Mullen received a three-year contract extension worth an additional $1.5 million annually following a disappointing season that closed with a three-game losing streak and included several public relations missteps and NCAA sanctions.

Tim Tebow works out with the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to NFL.com reporter Ian Rapoport.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida point guard Tre Mann, the program's best one-on-one playmaker since Jason Williams more than two decades ago, is leaving school early and turning pro. Mann is expected to hire an agent and does not intend to return to college. His four consecutive 20-plus-point games matched the longest streak by a Florida player over the past 25 years (Nick Calathes, Matt Walsh). “Thank you to all my teammates who shared the Gator uniform with me for the last two seasons. He ended up returning to Florida and becoming the team's best player following Keyontae Johnson's collapse in early December.

Oral Roberts upended the South Region with its 75-72 overtime win over Ohio State on Friday, earning a second-round game on Sunday against No. Few expected to see a close battle between Oral Roberts and Ohio State, much less the Golden Eagles becoming the ninth 15 seed to win a tournament game. The last win by a 15 seed came in 2016, when Middle Tennessee State beat Michigan State. Oral Roberts (17-10) won its first NCAA Tournament game since 1974 against Louisville. The Mean Green advanced with their first NCAA Tournament win, 78-69 over No.

Kaiir Elam during the Gators' game against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. / UAA Communications photo by Adler GarfieldGAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida and Notre Dame have scheduled a home-and-home series for the 2031 and 2032 football seasons. Notre Dame will travel to Gainesville early the following year. The programs have met just once, with Notre Dame rallying to beat Florida in 39-28 in the 1992 Sugar Bowl. The Gators have home-and-home series scheduled with Texas, Utah, Cal, Colorado, Arizona State and North Carolina State. They also play in-state rivals Florida State annually and are slated to play Miami and USF.

WHAT'S AT STAKEBig 12 champion Oklahoma takes a seven-game winning streak into its sixth consecutive New Year's Six bowl game. Florida is playing in its third consecutive NY6 game, having won the Orange Bowl and Peach Bowl the previous two years. ... Oklahoma is 5-2 at AT&T Stadium, including its fourth straight Big 12 title game there 11 days before the Cotton Bowl kickoff. The Gators' three losses were by a combined 12 points. The Sooners are playing in a bowl game for the 22nd season in a row, with Georgia's 24 in a row the only longer active streak.

10 Florida will be without its top four pass catchers in the Cotton Bowl against eighth-ranked Oklahoma. ESPNLine: Oklahoma by 3Receivers Trevon Grimes and Kadarius Toney announced Monday they are skipping the game in Arlington, Texas, to prepare for their NFL futures. Their absences leave Florida trying to replace four guys who combined to catch 174 passes for 2,778 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2020. Toney was at his best this season, finishing with 70 catches for 984 yards and 10 touchdowns. He ended his college career with 1,590 yards receiving, 715 yards rushing and 16 total touchdowns.

(AP Photo/John Bazemore)GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida receivers Trevon Grimes and Kadarius Toney are skipping the Cotton Bowl to prepare for their NFL futures. Grimes and Toney made their announcements Monday on Twitter, leaving the program two days before No. They are the second and third Florida players to opt out of the bowl, following tight end Kyle Pitts. Pitts is expected to be a top-15 draft pick, and Grimes and Toney also could go in the early rounds. Toney might not be quite as fast as Grimes, but he's one of the shiftiest players in the country.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Keyontae Johnson shared an update on Instagram from his hospital room on Friday. First and foremost, I would like to thank God, I know you all have been saying your prayers out,” he said. The Southeastern Conference preseason player of the year is being treated at UF Health in Gainesville. University officials said Johnson spoke with his teammates on FaceTime on Tuesday. Team officials said they are working closely with Johnson’s doctors.

The senior leads the nation and has already set the school season record for touchdown passes with 40, despite the shortened, SEC-only schedule. He also ranks second nationally in passing yards per game (360.3), one spot ahead of Jones at 345.9. FACTS & FIGURESThis will be the 10th time the teams have met in the SEC championship game, with Alabama holding a 5-4 edge. The tight end has been a big weapon in Florida's passing game with 16 TD receptions. ... Florida K Evan McPherson is a three-time Lou Groza Award semifinalist who has made 48 of 56 field goal attempts (85.7%) in his college career.

Kyle has certainly done that and has had as fine a season as anybody in the country.”Ditto for Jones. Trask has already set the school season record for touchdown passes despite the shortened, SEC-only schedule. Trask is second nationally in passing yards per game (360.3), one spot ahead of Jones at 345.9. Jones said he looks up to Trask as both a person and a player, especially since both opted to stick it out instead of transferring. “I definitely have a lot of respect for Kyle, for how he’s handled his situation, too,” the 'Bama quarterback said.

(AP Photo/Matt Stamey, File)GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gators forward Keyontae Johnson is now in stable condition, according to the team. Johnson was in critical but stable condition after collapsing during a game against Florida State University on Saturday. The Southeastern Conference preseason player of the year is being treated at UF Health in Gainesville. At the moment it is not known what caused Johnson to collapse, according to a report from the Associated Press. The Gators were scheduled to play against North Florida on Wednesday.

***UPDATE***Keyontae Johnson remains in critical but stable condition at a Tallahassee hospital, officials said. Keyontae Johnson collapsed just a few minutes into the game following a timeout. They’re now placing Keyontae Johnson onto a stretcher and wheeling him from the court. Keyontae Johnson is being taken to a local hospital for further evaluation, and we'll share an update when we can. https://t.co/bUkidjT4qd — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) December 12, 2020This is a developing story, stay with News 6 for updates

The Gators have clinched the Southeastern Conference’s East Division and will play top-ranked Alabama in the league title game next week in Atlanta. Losing to LSU in the Swamp would eliminate any chance Florida has of sneaking into the College Football Playoff with a loss to the heavily favored Crimson Tide. Florida: TE Kyle Pitts is Kyle Trask’s top target and the team’s best pro prospect. … LSU self-imposed a one-year ban on postseason play Wednesday as part an effort to cooperate with an NCAA probe into rules violations. … Florida has won 12 straight at home, the team’s longest streak since winning 14 in a row between 2008 and 2010.

Kyle Trask threw for 433 yards and four touchdowns, and the Gators beat Tennessee 31-19 on Saturday to clinch a spot in the SEC championship game. “It felt like they threw on every snap.”Playing with a depleted roster, Tennessee (2-6) dropped its sixth consecutive game. Florida stretched a 10-point halftime advantage to 24-7 with a 75-yard drive capped by an 8-yard pass from Trask to Trevon Grimes. “I think they did a great job — Tennessee — throughout the game of giving us some different looks," Trask said. The Tennessee defense stiffened and forced the Gators into a field goal attempt from 53 yards.

6 Florida Gators will play against the 2-5 Tennessee Volunteers at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. Florida is a 17-point Las Vegas favoriteWhat is the total for the game? Florida has to play the Vols on Saturday, LSU on Dec. 12, and against Alabama in the SEC Championship. Alabama vs. Florida for the SEC Championship is not set in stone at the moment, but it is the most likely matchup. If the SEC Championship ends up being the Crimson Tide vs. the Gators the winner would most likely get a spot in the final four.

All rights reserved)The Florida Gators will head to Tennessee this weekend to play against the Vanderbilt Commodores at noon on Saturday. Florida is a 31.5-point Las Vegas favoriteWhat is the total for the game? Vanderbilt has not won a game this season. Dan Mullen is 26-6 as the Gators' coach and is 2-0 against Vandy as the Florida coach. The Gators have scored 38 or more points in each game this year.

6 Florida Gators will host the Arkansas Razorbacks at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Gators quarterback Kyle Trask was named Southeastern Conference Player of the week and kicker Evan McPherson was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week. McPherson made a field goal from 51 yards, 50 yards, and 34 yards. Former Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks is now the starter for Arkansas, the Razorback will make his return to Gainesville on Saturday. Florida kept Trask as the starter and Franks transferred to Arkansas.

All rights reserved)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators will head to Jacksonville as the team plays against the Georgia Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Georgia is a 3.5-point Las Vegas favoriteWhat is the total for the game? Georgia’s only loss of the season came against Alabama and the Gators' only loss came against Texas A&M. Florida has not defeated a top-25 team this year, the Bulldogs are 2-1 against top-25 teams this year. The Bulldogs lead the series at 52-43-2 and Georgia defeated UF 24-17 in the game last season.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators will play for the first time in three weeks in a game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville against the Missouri Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Florida is a 13-point Las Vegas favoriteWhat is the total for the game? 10 team in the country and Missouri is 2-2 this year. Florida lost 38-41 against Texas A&M in its last game. The Tigers are winners of two straight after defeating LSU and Kentucky.

Florida head coach Dan Mullen reacts during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. 10 Florida is planning to start returning to its football facility Monday, nearly two weeks after the program shut down because of a COVID-19 outbreak. Coach Dan Mullen, one of more than two dozen Gators who tested positive for the coronavirus last week, sounded congested as he said the team had a new positive Wednesday. '”Mullen suggested Florida would look at potentially changing its road routine, especially in regards to the size of visiting locker rooms around the league. It certainly was from the trip, but I don’t think it was from one specific aspect of the trip.

The Florida Gators football team reported 25 more positive COVID-19 tests among the team in the past week, according to school officials. This past Saturday coach Dan Mullen posted on Twitter he had tested positive for the virus. [TRENDING: How to turn off Facebook election reminders | Big rig with police lights pulling over drivers | Voter Guide 2020]The Southeastern Conference has rescheduled the Oct. 24 Florida vs. Missouri football game, according to officials with the Gators. Last week, 19 players and coaches tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a report from the Associated Press. [RELATED: SEC postpones Florida-LSU game as Gators deal with COVID-19 outbreak]The Gators were supposed to play against the LSU Tigers on Oct. 17, the Florida vs. LSU game will now be on Dec. 12.

University of Florida football coach Dan Mullen announced on Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. In his tweet, Mullen said he self-isolating with his family and following guidelines set forth by the CDC and public health officials. The news capped off a whirlwind week for Mullen, who drew criticism for comments after last Saturday’s loss at Texas A&M that he hoped Ben Griffin Stadium would be at full capacity for a scheduled Saturday game against LSU. The game ended up being postponed until Dec. 12 after 21 Florida players (18 scholarship, 3 walk-ons) tested positive for COVID-19.

The Southeastern Conference has rescheduled the Oct. 24 Florida vs. Missouri football game, according to officials with the Gators. The University said the game will now be at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 and the game will air on the SEC Network Alternate channel. Earlier in the week 19 players and coaches tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a report from the Associated Press. [RELATED: SEC postpones Florida-LSU game as Gators deal with COVID-19 outbreak]The Gators were supposed to play against the LSU Tigers on Oct. 17, the Florida vs. LSU game will now be on Dec. 12. Florida is currently the No.

10 Florida and defending national champion LSU a day after the Gators had 19 players test positive for COVID-19. The game was tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 12, the league's built-in bye week before its title game. It's the second SEC game bumped this week, following Missouri-Vanderbilt. Gators coach Dan Mullen said two assistant coaches also tested positive for COVID-19. Now, the Gators are trying to trace the origin of the outbreak.

10 Florida and defending national champion LSU are now scheduled to play in December. Unfortunately for coach Dan Mullen, the stadium still won't be packed. The Southeastern Conference postponed Saturday’s LSU-Florida game a day after Mullen had 19 players and coaches test positive for COVID-19. Florida hosts Missouri next, on October 24, and that game also could be in jeopardy. Mullen said two assistant coaches also tested positive.

10 Florida has five new COVID-19 cases. Coach Dan Mullen praised the way his team has handled coronavirus protocols Monday, avoiding a major outbreak with the highly transmissible virus. I think we’re a model of safety of what we’ve been doing during this time period,” Mullen said. “I’m really proud of how we’ve handled everything and how safe we’ve been with everything we’re doing and all the precautions we’ve had in place during this time.”The team had 21 positive cases once players returned to campus in late May, but it has dealt with 16 positive cases since. It is not known at this time if the Gators vs. Tigers game will be postponed or canceled.

With a defense giving up nearly 500 yards and five touchdowns a game, Florida’s preseason title hopes are in jeopardy. Florida’s defense ranks 13th in the Southeastern Conference and 72nd in the country (only 76 Football Bowl Subdivision teams are currently playing). “Well, first of all, as a defense we’ve got to take responsibility,” junior defensive tackle Zach Carter said. Now is a great time for us to come together.”It’s been a weekly debacle, really, with the team’s offensive prowess masking many of the defensive deficiencies. “I think we’ll be fine.”The schedule doesn’t get much easier, if at all, with defending national champion LSU (1-2) up next.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida coach Dan Mullen was given several more chances Monday to clarify any confusion regarding his comments about wanting to pack 90,000 screaming fans inside Florida Field during the coronavirus pandemic. He declined each of them, brushing aside criticism and insisting he's focused on defending national champion LSU. “I think Texas A&M actually, they created a great atmosphere at the game, created an exciting atmosphere, you know?," the coach said. The Gators had 2,000 of a nearly 17,000 allotment unsold for their home opener against South Carolina two weeks ago. But Mullen apparently believes crowded bleachers would be OK.“These preventative measures remain the most effective ways to slow the spread of COVID-19,” Fuchs said.

“Now I want to see what do you follow up with?”Isaiah Spiller rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 21 Texas A&M beat fourth-ranked Florida 41-38 on Seth Small’s 26-yard field goal as time expired Saturday. Spiller helped get the Aggies get into position for Small’s decisive kick, sending A&M to its first win over a top-five team since a 41-38 victory over No. Florida led 28-24 early in the fourth when Spiller struck again, running 19 yards for a touchdown on a fourth-and-2 play. Spiller bounced off several defenders before waltzing into the end zone and then hitting the Florida fan section with a Gator chomp.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The annual Georgia-Florida Football Classic will go on in Jacksonville this year despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the city’s mayor says. “The annual Georgia-Florida Football Classic is one of our city’s most well-known and celebrated traditions,” Mayor Lenny Curry said. In addition to limiting capacity at the game, other annual traditions that typically take place around the big game have been called off, according to a news release. Jacksonville city officials said in the release that RV City and all ancillary events, including the Hall of Fame Luncheon and Duuuval’s Bold City Bash, will not take place this year. City officials said complete game day safety policies and procedures will be announced at a later date.

3 Florida Gators will play against South Carolina at noon on Saturday. Former Gators coach and current USC coach Will Muschamp will make his return to Gainesville. The two best players on offense for the Gators are tight end Kyle Pitts and quarterback Kyle Trask. The Kyle-to-Kyle connection was the main reason for a Gators win in the season opener. Four of his six touchdown passes went to Pitts, the tight ended the day with 8 catches and 170 receiving yards.

– The Florida Gators will open the 2020 season on the road against Ole Miss at noon on Saturday. The Gators enter the game as the No. Kyle Trask threw 24 touchdowns, rushed for 4 touchdowns, and threw for 2,901 yards. Florida had 11 wins last season. What is the total for the game?

MIAMI – The Florida Gators will play against the Virginia Cavaliers in the Orange Bowl at 8 p.m. on Monday. 9 team in the country with a 10-2 record and a 6-2 record in the Southeastern Conference. 24 team in the country with a 9-4 record and a 6-2 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference. This is the second season in a row Florida will be playing in a New Year’s Six Bowl. Florida has only played Virginia once.

College football teams from Florida will travel across the nations for the upcoming bowl season. The Gators defeated both in-state rivals in the Florida State Seminoles (40-17) and the Miami Hurricanes (24-20). Head coach Dan Mullen is the first coach with two 10-win seasons in his first two seasons in school history. Florida State SeminolesFlorida State mustered to a 6-6 finish with head coach woes and road struggles. Florida State will aim to win its 27th bowl win since 1980.

It was a humbling, two-week stretch that threatened to derail coach Dan Mullen’s first season in Gainesville. Mullen and the ninth-ranked Gators (6-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) don’t want to experience it again. Florida, coming off a 14-point loss at LSU , hopes to regroup and rebound at South Carolina (3-3, 2-2). It’s the first of four consecutive games against Eastern Division foes that will determine the Gators’ season. The Gators allowed 511 yards and 42 points against LSU — both the most surrendered during Mullen’s two seasons.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jim McElwain put together a solid recruiting class for the 2016 Florida Gators. Coming off of 10 wins in his first season as head coach, McElwian had a nice National Signing Day Wednesday. You can check out the school's official commitments and signing day commentary below. (function(d, s, id) {var js,ijs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//embed.scribblelive.com/widgets/embed.js";ijs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, ijs);}(document, 'script', 'scrbbl-js'));