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

The Swamp got its menace from being uncomfortable — for everybody. Eighty-eight thousand people packed into a sweatbox with no mercy for opposing teams or, frankly, for the home folks either.

A few thoughts to jump start your Tuesday morning: There is such a thing as paralysis by analysis, which some football experts translate to mean you can manipulate the numbers to say anything you want. In the case of the Florida Gators, the numbers are quite revealing. The last 15 years have produced only nine winning seasons and six losers. Florida has posted four losing seasons in its last five, cratering in 2025 when the 4-8 Gators ranked near the bottom in the SEC in most

I have never been a fan of Congressional intervention into college sports, but considering the futility and ineptitude of the NCAA I’ve come to the conclusion that like it or not, Congress has to be involved. The NCAA, in its infinite wisdom, hasn’t the faintest idea what to do to reform college sports before they implode so it has turned to our elected officials in Washington to come up with solutions. To their credit, senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) h

Rueben Chinyelu a reason Gators are preseason No. 1 (Photo by Chris Spears) If the late, great Al McGuire were alive today and able to evaluate the rosters of the teams that seem to have the best chance of winning the 2027 NCAA basketball championship, his no-brainer pick would be Florida for one specific reason – the Gators have the aircraft carriers. In Al-speak, aircraft carriers are big, strong guys who control the paint, protect the rim and limit the other team to one-a