Buddy Martin: Florida fans have earned the right to brag after four years of misery — just don’t build a shrine on an early poll before Saturday’s trip to Missouri.

The No. 8 Gators have outscored four opponents by nearly 31 points a game while drawing 35 flags for 357 yards, and the play-by-play says the bill has only been deferred, not paid.

Aaron Philo was barely known when the season began for the Gators (Photo by Chris Spears) Trust was put to the ultimate test back in January. Having spent the month of December juggling two jobs – head coach at Tulane where he led the Green Wave to the American Conference championship and the College Football Playoff while prepping to take over full time as the head coach at Florida – Jon Sumrall was shopping for a quarterback. DJ Lagway, who two years earlier was ranked the

The sophomore JACK’s 19 tackles, six TFLs and four sacks through four games have him in the running for college football’s top defensive honor.

I’ll be honest. This guy could turn out to be brilliant. Maybe even Steve Spurrier brilliant. But I’d never put him above the Head Ball Coach, or even in the same paragraph. Faulkner has to earn that.

Why are these guys smiling? (UAA Photo) A few thoughts to jump start your Wednesday morning: To paraphrase Steve Spurrier, God smiled on the Gators Tuesday. First, Alachua County judge George Wright issued a temporary restraining order against the NCAA that will allow Denzel Aberdeen a fifth year of eligibility. While that was going on, Ian Condon (6-7, 245, Washington, DC Sidwell Friends School), a 4-star 2027 forward considered the No. 1 player in the talent-rich Washington