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Days after UF quarterback Jalon Jones’ surprising decision to transfer, police reports surfaced Thursday stating the freshman had been accused of sexual battery of two women.

According to a University of Florida Police Department report, two UF female students allege Jones assaulted them during...

Five Florida Gators left school early for the NFL draft, for better or for worse.

It might have taken longer than expected, but by the end of Day 3 of the draft on Saturday all of them had heard their names called.

Projected as a second- or third-round pick, defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson...

The Florida Gators are losing quarterback Jalon Jones before he even begins his first season.

Jones has decided to transfer, a source confirmed, after enrolling early in January and going through spring practices with coach Dan Mullen’s squad.

Jones ended the spring fourth on the depth chart behind...

The NFL draft has not gone according to plan for some former Florida Gators.

Right tackle Jawaan Taylor fell from the top 10 to the second round seemingly due to medical concerns he told Jacksonville reporters “were definitely false” after the Jaguars selected him with the No. 35 pick.

Projected...

Former UF offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor ended up with the Jacksonville Jaguars, after all.

It was just a day later than most expected.

The Jags traded up three spots Friday night to the No. 35 spot in the NFL draft, ending Taylor’s long wait and landing a right tackle analysts agreed was the best...

The second round of the NFL draft promises to be a better one for the Florida Gators.

Three former players — offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor, defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson and pass rusher Jachai Polite — are expected to be selected during Friday night’s second and third rounds.

But Day...

The black ink was fresh and beaded with sweat on the left side of right tackle Jawaan Taylor’s thick 20-inch neck.

A tattoo of a five-pointed crown symbolized the aspirations of a hard-working 21-year-old hoping to become NFL royalty.

“Just a young king, just trying to make it,” the former Gator...

Florida Gators assistant director of player personnel Otis Yelverton has been arrested and charged with cyberstalking his former girlfriend.

Yelverton has been placed on leave following the third-degree felony charge of aggravated stalking. The 51-year-old currently was in Alachua County Jail with...

Hurricanes men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga has had success in recent years turning transfer players into valuable contributors at Miami.

He’s hoping that trend will continue with another transfer — former Florida Gators forward Keith Stone — set to join the Hurricanes next season.

Stone, a...

UF receiver Trevon Grimes scored his first touchdown to kick off the 2018 campaign for the Gators.

Grimes’ next trip to the end zone did not arrive until 10 games later in the regular season finale.

In between, the talented South Florida native would continue to adjust to new surroundings, teammates...

UF coach Mike White’s team improved its inside game, backcourt depth and, eventually, the Gators’ athleticism off the wing with a trio of players who signed on Wednesday.

A recent exodus left White with four scholarships available and a chance to upgrade the team’s roster following a 20-16 season...

Knowing spring games are about entertainment and not winning, UF coach Dan Mullen wants the Gators’ annual Orange & Blue Debut to be fun.

It kind of depended on what side of the ball you were on Saturday in the Swamp.

The Gators’ offense had its way against a defense lining up in a vanilla scheme,...

The Florida Gators wrapped up spring football workouts with a scrimmage heavy on offensive plays designed to entertain fans.

But the spring game still offered insight into the Gators’ progress. Here are three things we learned during the scrimmage:

1. The battle at backup QB is more interesting...

UF point guard Andrew Nembhard declared Friday for the NBA draft, with the option to return for his sophomore season.

The 6-foot-5, 191-pound Nembhard was named to the SEC’s All-Freshman team after coming to UF from Montverde Academy near Orlando. A native of Canada, Nembhard averaged 8 points,...

The Florida Gators ended last season with a flourish, capped by a 41-15 beat-down of Michigan during the Peach Bowl and a top-10 ranking. The spring game, scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday in the Swamp, will offer fans a chance to see how Dan Mullen’s squad is building on the success.

Here are five...

UF defensive coordinator Todd Grantham warned Jachai Polite about leaving early for the NFL draft.

Polite, though, had his own ideas.

Ignoring Grantham’s counsel could cost the 21-year-old Polite millions of dollars in a couple of weeks.

“Yeah that was my advice, only because there’s a lot of factors...

UF freshman Mohamoud Diabate first knew him as “Mr. Reese.”

The salutation was a sign of respect from an 18-year-old for fellow linebacker David Reese’s stature and seniority.

“I’m like, ‘Mohamoud, I don’t need to talk to you like that, man,’” Reese recalled.

Diabate’s words also were a reminder...

When UF receiver Van Jefferson looks over his shoulder, it usually is for a football.

These days, it also could be a fellow Gator looking to make his case for every receiver’s coveted possession.

The competition this spring has been fierce among Jefferson and his fellow pass catchers. It could...

UF coach Dan Mullen likes to have fun during the spring game, with cameos from former players, trick plays and maybe even a poke at an opponent.

Mullen has yet to iron out many of the details for the Gators’ spring game, set for 1 p.m. Saturday in the Swamp. But UF’s second-year head coach plans...

Practice had ended and Sanders Football Practice Field was deserted, other than a small huddle at the 50-yard line as the sun began to make its way to the horizon.

Florida Gators’ assistant coach John Hevesy was just getting started.

With the Aug. 24 season opener against Miami still months away,...

Georgia’s decision to schedule a home-and-home series with Florida State in 2027 and 2028 created buzz this week.

The move, along with a home-and-home with Clemson in 2032 and 2033, was lauded as a sign of aggressive scheduling by the Bulldogs during an age when top programs often first consider...

Robert Mullen did not inspire his son Dan’s love of football.

Mullen did not have much of a background in the game. But once his oldest boy became involved in it, Mullen quickly became a football fan and a fixture at Dan Mullen’s games.

On Thursday, Mullen recalled his father’s support, his joie...

Forty-eight hours removed from a two-interception day, Brian Edwards wondered for a moment what might have been.

The Florida Gators’ cornerback is glad he does not have to find out.

Following a brief flirtation with the NFL in February, Todd Grantham is back to direct the UF defense — big news...

To a man on Thursday, UF quarterbacks Feleipe Franks, Kyle Trask and Emory Jones each said he feels more comfortable in Year 2 of Dan Mullen’s offense.

“Now is totally different than last spring,” Franks said.

A year ago, Franks was the face of a 4-7 season, during which he lost his confidence,...