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There’s a myth CeCe Jefferson likes to spread. The legend goes that he scored a touchdown during a blowout of then-No. 3 Ole Miss in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Oct. 3, 2015.

The stat box won’t show it. It’ll show he recorded one tackle and a fumble recovery against the Rebels. It won’t show that...

A mix of young and old helped the Florida Gators leave the La Salle Explorers searching for answers.

Meanwhile, coach Mike White’s team might have found some, along with a leader.

UF senior center Kevarrius Hayes and freshman wing Keyontae Johnson scored the first 13 points of the second half as...

The Florida Gators versus Will Grier in a big-time bowl game.

Few postseason matchups could be more tantalizing, and now it could happen.

The Gators moved up to No. 13 in the College Football Rankings following Saturday’s comeback win against South Carolina and now sit one spot out of the top 12...

You can’t coach it, practice it or predict it.

When Kadarius Toney touches the football, good things usually happen for the Florida Gators.

Even the times they don’t, coach Dan Mullen does not head back to the drawing board. Why bother?

Toney’s frenetic, freelancing style is impossible to scheme...

UF quarterback Feleipe Franks did not know the call, so he decided to dial up his favorite play.

That would be one with the football in his hands for a touchdown.

Franks’ 1-yard scoring run on fourth-and-goal against South Carolina was a basic play any Pee-Wee team could run. But as the game clock...

Fresh off the go-ahead touchdown run, UF quarterback Feleipe Franks raised his right index finger to his facemask to silence the crowd at the Swamp.

By then, there was no chance.

A delirious, deafening crowd would not be denied, just like the Gators’ embattled quarterback who suddenly had become...

The No. 15 Gators' rallied for a 35-31 win over South Carolina Saturday. Check out the top three things we learned from the game:

1. The Florida Gators have not quit on the season.

You had to wonder early Saturday after the Gators fell behind 14-0 when twice they left open South Carolina receivers...

From a no-show to stealing the show, KeVaughn Allen has had quite a rollercoaster week for the Florida Gators.

On Friday night, Allen was riding high as he led the Gators to a 76-46 win against Charleston Southern in UF’s home opener.

Allen led the Gators with 14 points and had a career-high five...

The Florida Gators were in their seats five minutes early for Monday’s team meeting.

But a positive sign for coach Dan Mullen after his team’s worst showing on his watch will mean nothing unless the No. 15 Gators show up at noon Saturday against South Carolina.

Mullen’s team suddenly is in disarray...

A view from the South Carolina Gamecocks' sideline with longtime beat writer Josh Kendall of The State newspaper in Columbia:

1. Quarterback Jake Bentley was viewed as a phenom as a freshman in 2016. Now he seen as a quality SEC starter, at best. How has Bentley developed and what kind of season...

Tyrie Cleveland’s face lit up when he heard the questions. He was asked in late September how he felt seeing Florida’s other receivers beginning their seasons with a high volume of targets.

Some receivers would bristle at divided attention on offense. But this 6-foot-2 speedster happily shared...

UF coach Mike White is not going to overreact to one game, not matter how bad it was.

The key now is how his Gators respond to Tuesday night’s 81-60 loss at Florida State, a final score not nearly indicative of the one-sided beating delivered by the Seminoles.

“I was shocked,” White said Thursday.

South Carolina at No. 15 UF, noon

Where: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

TV: ESPN

Weather: 69 degrees, zero percent rain chance

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Quick slant: UF looks to avoid its sixth three-game losing during nine seasons. From 1989-2009, UF had one three-game...

UF backup quarterback Kyle Trask was hoping to make his first career start on Saturday when South Carolina visits the Swamp.

Trask’s season now is over.

According a message posted by his father, Michael, on his Facebook page, Trask broke his foot while running a trick play during Wednesday’s practice...

Growing up in Apopka, Martez Ivey always wanted to play for the Florida Gators.

As his dream nears an end, Ivey looks to leave on a high note, with the program in better shape than he found it.

The next three games, including Ivey’s final two in the Swamp, will help shape the opinion of Ivey’s...

Coach Will Muschamp has answered the question more than enough.

The Florida Gators’ continued issues at quarterback are Dan Mullen’s problem now.

The topic, though, is fair game this week for Muschamp, who will return to the Swamp for the second time as head coach at South Carolina. Who will line...

The Florida Gators’ defense enters the season’s final three games in another tailspin.

Unlike a season ago, the Gators still could pull out of their defensive funk and help salvage Dan Mullen’s first season.

Based on the past two games, the unit will have to make a 180-degree change in performance...

2017-18 record: 20-12

Projected 2018-19 finish: Fifth in SEC

Season opener: UF at 17 FSU, 9 p.m., Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee

Notable games: Oklahoma (Nov. 21), No. 10 Michigan State (Dec. 8), at Mississippi State (Jan. 15), at No. 20 TCU (Jan. 26), No. 2 Kentucky (Feb. 2), at No. 11 Auburn...

Dan Mullen has coached quarterbacks for two decades, but he could face a first at the position.

If Mullen replaces Feleipe Franks with Kyle Trask, Mullen would be making a philosophical shift on managing his QBs.

Mullen has never replaced an uninjured starting quarterback this late in the season...

The last time UF coach Mike White’s team faced Florida State, the Seminoles stopped the Gators in their tracks.

Ranked fifth in the polls and leading the nation in scoring, the Gators really were never the same following a humbling 83-66 home loss early last December. FSU, on the other hand, was...

UF coach Dan Mullen said Saturday’s homecoming no-show in the Swamp extended beyond his football team.

Mullen also believes Gator fans need to do a better job supporting the program during the inevitable ups and downs of a rebuild.

An announced crowd of 80,017 — a season low — attended the 38-17...

The Florida Gators suffered a frustrating 38-17 home loss to the Missouri Tigers Saturday. Check out the top three things we learned from the game.

1. Quarterback Feleipe Franks is not yet finished yet. Or is he?

The Kyle Trask era has not officially begun.

If Franks does not rebound from Saturday’s...

This year was supposed to be different.

Instead, Dan Mullen’s Florida Gators looked a lot like Jim McElwain’s former team did a season ago against Missouri.

The difference in Saturday’s dispiriting 38-17 defeat is these Gators still had plenty to play for this time against the Tigers. Much of the...