(Photo by Chris Spears) There is this scene in the classic movie “Cool Hand Luke” in which chain gang inmates Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) and Dragline (George Kennedy) are forced into a boxing match to settle their differences. From the very beginning, Dragline is simply too big, too powerful. His punches keep knocking Luke to his knees, but Luke refuses to quit. Bloodied and severely beaten, he can’t get to his feet but keeps swinging weakly, hitting nothing but air. I thou

ESPN spent nineteen years teaching America that two guys yelling about LeBron’s legacy was appointment television, and now the exec in charge of sports news is standing up in a town hall quoting internal research that says, actually, folks are exhausted by it. Bless their hearts. It only took losing half their audience to cable-cutting and a generation raised on podcasts to figure that out.

Jon Sumrall insists he hasn’t made up his mind who will start at quarterback for Florida. At SEC Media Days in Tampa Sumrall said he “doesn’t have a timeline” to decide whether Georgia Tech transfer Aaron Philo or redshirt freshman Tramell Jones will get the opening game nod, adding, “Just because you start game one doesn’t mean you start game 12.” Due to his two years at Georgia Tech where he was coached up by Buster Faulkner, now the UF offensive coordinator, Philo seems

on are Micah Mays Jr., TJ Abrams, and veteran Bailey Stockton. Sumrall and Faulkner's vision for the Florida offense is attracting some of the nation's best. Recruits are buying into the direction.

A few thoughts to jump start your Thursday morning: Success on defense during the two most successful eras of Florida football – the Steve Spurrier years from 1990-2001 and Urban Meyer years from 2005-10 – began with the concept of stuffing the run to force opponents into a one-dimensional game. Never has there been a better example than the 41-14 national championship game win over Ohio State in 2006. Against Florida’s five-man defensive line rotation (Jarvis Moss, Derrick H

Florida's Jadan Baugh (13) is a truly elite running back (Photo by Chris Spears) Recently, the Tennessee Vols secured a commitment for 2027 from running back David Gabriel Georges (5-11, 220, Quebec, Canada/Chattanooga, TN Baylor Prep). He didn’t come cheap. There are reports it took a $2 million NIL commitment from the Vols to outbid Ohio State to secure Georges. He is an instant millionaire who hasn’t played a single snap at a position where high school success habitually