Tag: football
In what many are citing as a ridiculous move, UF President Kent Fuchs announced Thursday that the university will stop using the Gator Bait cheer (If you ain’t a Gator, you must be Gator bait!) at all UF sporting events.
Fuchs...
Orlando, Florida - ESPN's College GameDay football pregame show will be taped live at Disney's Magic Kingdom for the University of Miami vs. University of Florida game.
According to the press release, College GameDay will take place from 9 a.m. to...
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Jimbo Fisher and the Florida State Seminoles dismissed freshman quarterback De’Andre Johnson Monday night, after the State Attorney’s Office released a video that showed Johnson punching a woman in the face at a Tallahassee bar in June.
Fisher...
The Duquesne Dukes football team is mourning the loss of Chris "Juice" Johnson, 22, after he passed away Saturday.
Facebook feeds were "blowing up" Saturday with speculation of his untimely death hours before any official news release.
Ocala Post received more...
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Ocala, Florida -- Trinity Catholic Celtics’ head football coach, John Brantley III, is stepping down and calling it a career as head coach of the Celtics. Brantley spent 11 years in the Celtics program with seven of...
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Ocala, Florida -- The Trinity Catholic Celtics lost Friday night’s regional final playoff game against the Trinity Christian Conquerors. This makes it two consecutive years the Celtics have lost in the playoffs to the Conquerors.
The Celtics gave...
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NFL Week 12 Picks (Predicted winning team in parenthesis)
Thursday, November 20:
Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders 8:25 p.m. (Kansas City Chiefs)
Sunday, November 23:
Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m. (Cleveland Browns)
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills 1:00...
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The Florida State Seminoles were able to pull through again. This time the Seminoles rallied from being down 16 points. For the fifth time this season, the Seminoles trailed at halftime and again halftime adjustments were key...
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North Marion at Bushnell South Sumter
The Colts fell to the Raiders 16-12, in a game that came down to North Marion’s final drive.
The Colts final drive began on their own 33 yard line, and finished at the...
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Fort Myers, Florida -- Sam Turner, a 16-year-old tight end for the Fort Myers High School Green Wave, was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after scoring a touchdown.
Turner earned the penalty after raising his hands in the air...
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NFL Week 9 Picks (Predicted winning team in parenthesis)
Thursday, October 30:
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 8:25 p.m. (Carolina Panthers)
Sunday, November 2:
Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m. (Cincinnati Bengals)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m....
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Mississippi State jumped to No.1 in this week’s college football rankings after they beat former No.2 Auburn 38-23. With the win over Auburn, Mississippi State has built a pretty good resume for why they should be...
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Jeff Driskel has been named the Florida Gators starting quarterback for Saturday’s matchup against LSU.
This announcement came just days after quarterback Treon Harris was suspended while authorities investigate sexual assault allegations against him. Harris has also been...
Florida State remains No.1 after surviving back-to-back upset scares. Florida State dropped from 34 first place votes to 27 and they are now only ahead of No.2 Oregon by 11 points overall. Florida State’s next game is at home...
NFL Week 4 Picks (Predicted winning team in parenthesis)
Thursday, September 25
New York Giants at Washington Redskins 8:25 p.m. (Washington Redskins)
Sunday, September 28:
Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m. (Carolina Panthers)
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m. (Green Bay...
The Florida Gators suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday to Alabama 42-21.
The Gators were able to force four turnovers against Alabama and turn them into 21 points, while the Gators had three turnovers of their own...
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Minnesota Vikings Pro-Bowl running back Adrian Peterson was indicted on charges of reckless and negligent injury to a child and a warrant for his arrest has been issued by a Montgomery, Texas, grand jury.
Adrian Peterson’s attorney, Rusty...
NFL Week 2 Picks (Predicted winning team in parenthesis)
Thursday, September 11:
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens 8:25 p.m. (Baltimore Ravens)
Sunday, September 14:
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m. (Miami Dolphins)
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers 1:00 p.m. (Carolina Panthers)
Atlanta Falcons at...
College football had its first top 10 match-up of the year last week as former No. 7 Michigan State played former No. 3 Oregon. Oregon finished the game on a 28-0 run to win 46-27.
Oregon earned the No. 2...
The Florida Gators were able to get their first win of the season by beating Eastern Michigan 65-0. The Gators were also able to end their seven game losing streak with this win, the team’s first in 11 months.
The...