Franz Beard on Florida's renewed hope under Jon Sumrall, Urban Meyer's playoff concerns and the pressure on Texas. Photo by Chris Spears, GatorBait Media.

Franz Beard on Florida’s bye-week recovery before Georgia, six SEC matchups and the NCAA’s latest eligibility fight.

He left in 1995 with 31 touchdown catches, still the school record and second in SEC history. Think about the receivers who have come through Gainesville since then By Buddy Martin GatorBaitMedia.com They used to hand Chris Doering a scout-team jersey and tell him to go get hit. He’d take the beating, show up the next day, and take it again. No scholarship or promise came with it, and nobody in Gainesville was printing his name in the program. He was a skinny kid from P.K. Yo

Franz Beard on Tommy Haugh's preseason All-America recognition, college football's coaching hot seats and the College Football Playoff debate. Photos by Chris Spears, GatorBait Media.

Buddy Martin on Florida's open date, the lessons of past bye weeks and the Oct. 31 Georgia matchup in Atlanta. Photo by Chris Spears, GatorBait Media.

Franz Beard examines quarterback recruiting hype, Florida's Aaron Philo–Tramell Jones Jr. decision and the history of the Gators' five-star quarterbacks.