The No. 18 Florida Gators have lost one starting linebacker for a month and another for possibly the season.


Gators coach Will Muschamp said weakside linebacker Jelani Jenkins underwent surgery Monday to repair a fractured thumb and will be out for the next four weeks, while rush linebacker Ronald Powell suffered a setback during... [Read More]

After seven months of practice and workouts, four weeks of camp and one game, No. 23 Florida has decided on a starting quarterback.

It could be settled for the entire season, too. Coach Will Muschamp said Monday that Jeff Driskel will start Saturday's Southeastern Conference opener at Texas A&M, adding that "it's good to move forward with naming one guy and go with... [Read More]

Florida wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill has resigned from his duties as Florida coach and recruiting coordinator for "personal reasons," the school announced Friday. Hill, who came to UF from the University of Miami, had been named in two separate reports by Yahoo!'s Charles Robinson about Miami skirting NCAA rules in recruiting with the help of Nevin Shapiro and... [Read More]

Florida coach Will Muschamp announced at SEC Media Days on Wednesday that tight end A.C. Leonard will transfer from the program.Muschamp had been expected to decide a game suspension for Leonard, who was arrested on a domestic violence charge in February. The sophomore plead no contest to one charge of simple domestic battery in April.

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Florida Gators head coach Will Muschamp took to the podium on Wednesday morning, taking his turn in front of a thousand ravenous reporters at SEC Media Days. He started off with some good news for Gators fans. Muschamp told the crowd that Ronald Powell was ahead of schedule, but he did not give a timetable for his return. The promising defensive end has been cleared to lift weights and run in a... [Read More]

The Southeastern Conference announced on Monday that the Florida football team will open the 2012 season with three nationally-televised broadcasts on ESPN. The Gators will host Bowling Green at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1, and will begin SEC play in Week 2, facing newcomer Texas A&M in College Station at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8. Florida will play Tennessee in Knoxville at 6 p.m. on... [Read More]

The University of Florida football team received mixed news from the school’s admissions office over the past several days. Four-star defensive tackle Dante Phillips has been denied admission to UF, according to his stepfather, Damon Wilson. And on Monday afternoon, five-star defensive end signee Dante Fowler was accepted by UF admissions. “We were kind of blindsided,” Wilson said Monday about... [Read More]

Former Maryland starting left tackle Max Garcia said Saturday he will transfer to Florida."Yes, I have committed to the University of Florida," Garcia said. "I'm a Florida Gator."The 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive lineman who is originally from Norcross, Ga., chose Florida over Georgia, Clemson, Ole Miss and Southern California.Garcia, who started all 12 games as a sophomore,... [Read More]

Defensive lineman Ronald Powell tore his ACL in the spring game and will be out 4-6 months, UF announced on Monday. The Gators junior had been the team's biggest standout on defense this spring, adjusting to a Buck (hybrid end/linebacker) position that was sometimes difficult for him during his sophomore season. But Powell left Saturday's Orange and Blue Debut with what coach Will Muschamp... [Read More]

Florida's quarterback competition will continue in the fall -- and without a front-runner -- after Jacoby Brissett and Jeff Driskel failed to separate themselves during four weeks of practice and Saturday's spring game.Brissett was 9 of 16 for 233 yards and two touchdowns. Driskel was 12 of 14 for 147 yards, and ran for a score.Brissett took the first snap with the first-team offense, a likely... [Read More]

Five-star running back Kelvin Taylor (Belle Glades, Fla./Glades Day) verbally committed to Florida on Saturday morning to set an early tone for the most successful junior day in Gators history.Florida added verbal commitments from five-star defensive back Nick Washington, linebacker Quinton Powell and wide receiver Rodney Adams to bring its class of 2013 to a total of eight prospects. Seven are... [Read More]

Florida tight end A.C. Leonard was arrested Wednesday and charged with misdemeanor battery after a woman alleged he shoved her, dragged her by her hair and threw her out of their Gainesville apartment. Leonard has been suspended from the team, the school announced.Leonard, who caught eight passes for 99 yards as a freshman last season, is the ninth player arrested since coach Will Muschamp took... [Read More]

Skyler Mornhinweg, a high school quarterback who verbally committed to Penn State, will instead sign a letter of intent on Wednesday to attend Florida.Mornhinweg, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound star at St. Joseph's Prep and the son of Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator, Marty, committed to Penn State in July, but was swayed to become a Gator after a visit to Gainesville.Mornhinweg made his decision... [Read More]

Florida running back Jeff Demps is giving up his football career to focus on track and the 2012 Olympics.Demps wants to vie for a spot on the U.S. track and field team. So he won't attend any college football all-star games or take part in any NFL draft workouts."I can have the mindset of a full-time track guy now," Demps said.The senior started training with Florida's track team this... [Read More]

Boise State offensive coordinator Brent Pease is expected to be named Florida's offensive coordinator Wednesday, a source close to Florida confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday.Pease spent six years as an assistant with the Broncos and replaces Charlie Weis, who left Florida after one season to become the coach at Kansas.Pease had served his previous five seasons as Boise State's wide receivers coach... [Read More]

Florida's already-thin offensive line got even more so for the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl when coach Will Muschamp announced offensive tackle Matt Patchan will miss Monday's game against Ohio State with an upper-back injury.Muschamp said Patchan aggravated an injury suffered last week during practice. The 6-foot-6, 292-pound Patchan had started the final seven games of the regular season.The first... [Read More]

In a season of transition, it seems fitting that Florida will cap head coach Will Muschamp’s first year with Muschamp searching for a new offensive coordinator. Charlie Weis’ departure on Thursday to become head coach at Kansas was a surprise, but Muschamp doesn’t expect there to be any lingering effects on the field by the time Florida faces Ohio State on Jan. 2 in the Gator Bowl. The Gators... [Read More]

Florida DT Dominique Easley will miss the team's appearance in the Gator Bowl after tearing his ACL. The sophomore left the regular-season finale vs. Florida State on Nov. 26 after twisting his knee on a goal-line play. Easley was carted off the field. Florida coach Will Muschamp said Easley will have surgery on Wednesday and won't be able to play in the Jan. 2 Gator Bowl vs. Ohio State. Easley... [Read More]

Florida LB Darrin Kitchens has been released from Shands Hospital in Gainesville after tests revealed he did not suffer a major injury to his neck. Kitchens was injured on the opening kickoff of the second half of Saturday night's 21-7 loss to Florida State after he collided in a helmet-to-helmet hit. He was taken off the field, immobilized on a motorized cart and taken to Shands for tests and... [Read More]

South Carolina isn't planning on having strong safety DeVonte Holloman for Saturday's home game against Florida, according to defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson. Holloman suffered a concussion last Saturday at Arkansas. Holloman almost certainly will not play against the Gators "because he didn't practice (all week), and even if they cleared him now, I'd probably be concerned about him... [Read More]