<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[GatorBait Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[GatorBait Media is the premier source for Florida Gators news, founded by Emmy-winning journalist and NY Times best-selling author Buddy Martin. Covering UF athletics since 1979. Home of The Buddy Martin Show (LIVE Mon-Thu 9PM ET on YouTube and Facebook). In-depth reporting from Buddy Martin, Franz Beard, Carlton Reese, and the GatorBait team. Football, basketball, baseball, recruiting, transfer portal, gymnastics, softball, and every Gator sport. Photography by Chris Spears. Produced by Brenden Martin.]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/gatorbait-media-blogs</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:13:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sumrall’s Right. Don’t Screw This Up.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sumrall gets it. “I’ve seen them and I’m excited about them,” he said of the all whites. ]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/sumrall-s-right-don-t-screw-this-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7e12559eafd9eb8e5a5ba8</guid><category><![CDATA[Buddy's Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae876a_610e8aa5f6e94bfe9345a30525c92113~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Buddy Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Sister Shirley Could Call It: The Real Secret Behind Cracking A Predictable Offense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buddy Martin examines how opponents cracked Billy Napier’s predictable Florida offense and why Jon Sumrall’s decision to hand the attack to Buster Faulkner could change the Gators’ offensive identity in 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/florida-gators-offense-buster-faulkner-predictability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7c8b6df1f88bc38bddc513</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Breaking News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gatorbait Magazine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Buddy's Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:21:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3cfa5_a678a34cf866435798e6a6def0b8c820~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_821,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Buddy Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Gators Roster breakdown as pads go on Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[DT Jeremiah McCloud hits a sled during a practice drill on Tuesday (Photo by Chris Spears) The pads go on and football gets very serious for the Florida Gators today. With 24 days remaining until the season opener with Florida Atlantic at The Swamp, Jon Sumrall has 93 players on scholarship, 45 on offense, 42 on defense and six on special teams.   Talent isn’t an issue for Sumrall and the Gators, but depth and experience pose potential issues at several positions, starting with quarterback...]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/roster-breakdown-as-pads-go-on-for-the-gators-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7bfdb6bc8e587d4397fe3a</guid><category><![CDATA[Gator Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gatorbait Magazine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Franz Beard - Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Breaking News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Thoughts Of The Day]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:02:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16b519_daa46ac4e8c948cda3175d616a3ca2dd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Franz Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Call On 1966 Throwback Uniforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep an eye out for something special coming from Florida Legends involving the Isaiah 117 House in Ocala. ]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/good-call-on-1966-throwback-uniforms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7b913960971ea08f8e8462</guid><category><![CDATA[Buddy's Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gatorbait Magazine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Breaking News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:18:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3cfa5_5249bd61a3f84dbaadf0e1867d52ff53~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_736,h_414,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Buddy Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sumrall happy to let the quarterback competition play itself out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron Philo (12) and Tramell Jones (9) await a rep at QB (Photo by Chris Spears) If you hold your breath waiting for Jon Sumrall to name a starting quarterback for the Gators’ season opener with Florida Atlantic four Saturdays from now, you’ll turn blue, pass out and the paramedics will have to be called to revive you. Sumrall has a competitive war being waged between Aaron Philo and Tramell Jones Jr. for the No. 1 job, which suits him just fine but to give the edge to one or the other? Well,...]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/sumrall-happy-to-let-the-quarterback-competition-play-itself-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7a3c59ecb2cb929ff77cb3</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gatorbait Magazine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Franz Beard - Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Breaking News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Thoughts Of The Day]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16b519_31900992456a4d0fa66f37f9170c4cde~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Franz Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spurrier: The Ghost That Won’t Go Away. He Still Lives In The Headspace Of Haters.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgia fans still twitch when they hear “half a hundred.” Somewhere between Athens and Jacksonville, there are grown men who break into a cold sweat at the number 52. Spurrier didn’t just beat the Bulldogs — he embarrassed them, and then he reminded them about it before the ink dried on the box score.]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/spurrier-the-ghost-that-won-t-go-away-he-still-lives-in-the-headspace-of-haters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a79c232ecb2cb929ff63e43</guid><category><![CDATA[Buddy's Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:27:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae876a_e719e15be7eb4d2abd44add12e9b0664~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Buddy Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haynes King’s Canton Spark Offers A Blueprint For Florida’s Buster Faulkner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florida’s next quarterback needs structure, certainly — but he also needs permission. Permission to pull the ball down. Permission to extend a play. Permission to turn a collapsing pocket into a first down, or maybe a touchdown.

]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/haynes-king-s-canton-spark-offers-a-blueprint-for-florida-s-buster-faulkner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7880a91b163fc3edb31b2a</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><category><![CDATA[Buddy's Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gatorbait Magazine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Breaking News]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:37:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae876a_ef365547e7584ad9aa92d9fb4271b530~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Buddy Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through the quarterback's eyes: Tramell Jones Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tramell Jones Jr. cuts loose with a pass in practice (Photo by Chris Spears) New head coach. New offensive coordinator bringing his protégé of the last two years with him. Stacked deck is what it looked like. Transfer? That would have been the easy way out and an ample number of suitors would have been happy as clams to woo Tramell Jones Jr., the strong-armed redshirt freshman quarterback at Florida.   Instead of packing up and heading to a new locale, Jones elected to give Jon Sumrall a...]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/through-the-quarterback-s-eyes-tramell-jones-jr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a77acd6421979b2d9754d0a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:15:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16b519_ee3f3583da9e4f078acd99c0867118cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Franz Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts of the Day: August 8, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few thoughts to jump start your Saturday: The NCAA, in its infinite wisdom, has chosen to die on the 5-for-5 rule hill that prohibits the fourth-year seniors who graduated high school in 2022 from a fifth year of eligibility while granting a fifth year to all years since. The ruling by a Federal District judge in Colorado imposed a nationwide inunction that reinstates the eligibility for high school class of 2022 athletes but the NCAA has promised an appeal, stating it seeks “to protect...]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/thoughts-of-the-day-august-8-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7751942dc76a37da41597a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:57:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae876a_67ba2157df5348b1b121dc4c9b74d15a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Franz Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through the quarterback's eyes: Aaron Philo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron Philo launches a pass at Friday's practice (Photo by Chris Spears) Had he stayed at Georgia Tech, Aaron Philo would have been prepping for a season opener against Colorado on September 3. After two years as the understudy for Haynes King, the starting quarterback job at Georgia Tech was the sure thing, not to mention the comforts of home just miles from the North Avenue campus in Atlanta. Instead of the sure thing, however, Philo elected to roll the dice and transfer to Florida when...]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/through-the-quarterback-s-eyes-aaron-philo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a76f7bc2dc76a37da40918d</guid><category><![CDATA[Gator Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gatorbait Magazine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Breaking News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Thoughts Of The Day]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:34:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16b519_1947faa8fcec4f4c89b8c59980e323c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Franz Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did We Fall In Love With The New Gator Football Coach On The First Date?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Florida is in the midst of its worst decade of football since integration.

The Gators have endured four losing seasons in five years. Its only winning season in that span ended with a trip to the Gasparilla Bowl — not exactly the stuff of Southern football dreams.]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/did-we-fall-in-love-with-the-new-gator-football-coach-on-the-first-date</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a767cd77e238b0b8adee08d</guid><category><![CDATA[Buddy's Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:17:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3cfa5_bd4ecf854c01461dbe1feac5a4c7c104~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Buddy Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gator DC Brad White wants to put a fear of God defense on the field ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looks have a way of fooling you.   When it comes to Florida football, we have these images of all that is good and right in the world of Danny Wuerffel with prayer hands together looking skyward, thanking God for blessing him with the skills to do his quarterback job at the highest levels. Danny was every bit as nice as the image on screen after every one of the 114 touchdown passes he threw during a career in which he helped the Gators to four straight Southeastern Conference championships...]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/gator-dc-brad-white-wants-to-put-a-fear-of-god-defense-on-the-field</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a74a83822f2ed6db2456949</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gatorbait Magazine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Franz Beard - Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Breaking News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:35:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/16b519_bd4db014e3cb488f82927284dbf7f9c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_969,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Franz Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I Heard Buster Faulkner Say Between The Lines: Secrets About Jadan Baugh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florida is getting ready to put it in the air more than it has in recent years. And not just because it wants to. Because it believes it can.]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/what-i-heard-buster-faulkner-say-between-the-lines-secrets-about-jadan-baugh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7463b135bf1d8fa46ff05d</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><category><![CDATA[Buddy's Blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Breaking News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gatorbait Magazine]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:43:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae876a_ed1ca983099f4ee1b28e757530249fab~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_840,h_739,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Buddy Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Opens Fall Camp With Strength Gains, Consistency as Sumrall's Standard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florida opened its first preseason camp under Jon Sumrall with nearly 14,000 pounds in combined strength gains, a short availability list and a clear emphasis on consistency.]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/florida-opens-fall-camp-strength-consistency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73b76983bd56b51ff2183c</guid><category><![CDATA[Gator Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:31:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3cfa5_a3291d714733497ea50af09bfaef7ba1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>GatorBaitMedia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Faulkner doing the scheming, the UF offense has a look of explosiveness]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Photo by Eddie Gilley) “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change, that lives within the means available and works cooperatively against common threats.” – Charles Darwin, from “On the Origin of Species”   When he arrived at the University of Florida back in January after landing the offensive coordinator gig for Jon Sumrall, Buster Faulkner envisioned a scheme centered around the multiple...]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/with-faulkner-doing-the-scheming-the-uf-offense-has-a-look-of-explosiveness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73a54183bd56b51ff1ea9d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:05:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a99769_f084cc61d5054a219e1cc1a53f8d0721~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Franz Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day One Looks And Feels Better Already For These Sumrall Gators]]></title><description><![CDATA[

Jaden Baugh is a physical beast. He looks like he is bigger and stronger than last year. That’s bad news for opponents and great news for Gator fans. ]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/day-one-looks-and-feels-better-already-for-these-sumrall-gators</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73a0a3421979b2d96bb5a8</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:56:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae876a_7eff64821bcd4da8bdb3ff6ff6f09348~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EDDIE GILLEY</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sumrall exudes confidence and trust as Gators begin prep for 2026 season]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eve of his fifth fall practice as a head football coach, this one at the University of Florida where he is charged with bringing the Gators back from 15 years in Southeastern Conference purgatory, Jon Sumrall could have very well re-enacted the 1994 Skin Bracer commercial in which lifetime tough guy Jack Palance quipped, “Confidence is very sexy, don’t you think?”   From the moment he entered the room to speak to the media Tuesday there was a noticeable jolt of positive energy. ...]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/sumrall-exudes-confidence-and-trust-as-gators-begin-prep-for-2026-season</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a72a742a6b03c80faf271e4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae876a_1c01e88e9d044849a10e9508975388b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_945,h_945,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Franz Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Coach Jon Sumrall Lays Out The Gators' Bright Future From Day 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don’t stumble into body transformations where linemen are dropping 30 pounds of fat and replacing it with muscle.
That’s culture.]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/new-coach-jon-sumrall-lays-out-the-gators-bright-future-from-day-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7270da2df0f1eeb2f4329d</guid><category><![CDATA[Gator Breaking News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:15:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae876a_e15d9c5acac54a9dad6c8b8371be1146~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_775,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Buddy Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gator Football Crystal Ball: The Entire Season Outlook In One Big Bite]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bowl game seems to be almost a given for this year’s team. It wasn’t long ago when that seemed like a long shot. The expectations are high again in Gainesville. Let’s see if these Gators can live up to expectations!]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/gator-football-crystal-ball-the-entire-season-outlook-in-one-big-bite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70c459c3af0cdf3ae7311c</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured Article]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gatorbait Magazine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gator Breaking News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:51:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae876a_8b6cd2a4b2544fe0a2b3340e6e8edef2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_300,h_168,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EDDIE GILLEY</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To meet high expectations, Sumrall needs more efficiency from his offense]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a bit of that old Al Davis – “Just win, baby!” – swagger in Jon Sumrall, whose four teams at two different whistlestops prior to Florida (Troy and Tulane) produced 43 wins, four trips to conference championship games, three conference championships (2 Sun Belt, 1 American) and one trip to the College Football Playoff (Tulane 2025). Just because Florida is a step up in competition, Sumrall has the same championship expectations that he had coaching in the Sun Belt and American...]]></description><link>https://www.gatorbaitmedia.com/post/to-meet-high-expectations-sumrall-needs-more-efficiency-from-his-offense</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7038c797fde8a3b3e81f1c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:07:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_175d915c35934ba4a52e6be54f5a80f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Franz Beard</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>