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Dan Mullen did not turn green like The Hulk. But at one point Monday, the 46-year-old coach looked at the cameras to grimace, growl and briefly unleash the monster within.

Mullen hopes his Gators will try to transform themselves, too, and turn from mild-mannered college athletes to unstoppable...

UF’s first meeting with Auburn since 2011 highlights the 2019 football schedule, released Tuesday by the SEC.

The Gators and Tigers used to be heated rivals, meeting every year from 1927 to 2002, other than during World War II. UF has lost four of the past five matchups.

Auburn’s Oct. 5 visit to...

Last season against Tennessee, UF quarterback Feleipe Franks enjoyed a moment the 20-year said, “still gives me chills.”

Franks also does not want his 63-yard game-winning Hail Mary against the rival Vols to define him.

The spectacular heave to Tyrie Cleveland stands out among big plays for Franks...

By the time Saturday night’s visit to Tennessee kicks off, UF Dan Mullen will have “Rocky Top” ringing in his ears.

To prepare for the crowd at 102,455-seat Neyland Stadium, Mullen will have the Vols’ unofficial fight song piped into Florida practices.

“I’ll be whistling Rocky Top by the end of...

UF coach Dan Mullen signed his $36.6 million contract with the Gators last week, entitling him to $6.1 million in annual compensation.

Mullen agreed to the terms of contract shortly after his Nov. 27 hiring. The terms remained unchanged, according to documents released Monday by the university.

For the second time, promising UF tailback Malik Davis’ season will be cut short by injury.

Davis suffered a broken left foot during the Gators’ 48-10 win Saturday against Colorado State and will be out indefinitely, coach Dan Mullen said Monday.

“We're all praying for Malik for a speedy recovery,”...

Dan Mullen danced in the locker room even though his Florida Gators’ offense stumbled on the field.

The scoreboard Saturday read: UF 48, Colorado State 10.

Mullen, though, knows the real score. His team has a long way to go.

“We’ve got a lot of things to work on, a lot of things to work on,” Mullen...

Be forewarned, Florida Gators fans, you are entering a no-complaining zone.

There will be no moaning, groaning, bellyaching or nitpicking in the wake of Saturday’s 48-10 victory over Colorado State.

I don’t want to hear how the offense looked pedestrian for much of the game.

I don’t want to hear...

Coach Dan Mullen’s repeated emphasis of special teams paid off Saturday afternoon.

With the offense struggling, the Gators found alternative ways to score during their 48-10 win over Colorado State.

CSU’s first offensive possession ended when Rams punter Ryan Stonehouse mishandled the snap on fourth...

Three things we learned during Gators' 48-10 win against Colorado State:

1. Coach Dan Mullen plans to stick with quarterback Feleipe Franks.

Mullen made it clear after Saturday’s win Franks is not on a short leash. Mullen plans to stick with his choice at quarterback through thick and thin.

Things...

Urban Meyer cried at LSU, Nick Saban lost to Louisiana-Monroe and Kirby Smart did little to make fans forget Mark Richt at Georgia.

All three big-name coaches had to navigate challenging debut seasons at big-time programs. Each would weather the storm and play for a national championship soon enough,...

Trevon Grimes knows sacrifice.

The 6-foot-5 sophomore from Fort Lauderdale gave up a potential career at Ohio State to come play for Florida, a school with arguably a far smaller chance of reaching the College Football Playoff semifinals. He knows about not getting attention from his quarterback....

Colorado State (1-2) at UF (1-1), 4 p.m.

Where: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

TV: SEC Network

Weather: 91 degrees, 10 percent rain chance

Online: orlandosentinel.com/gators; @osgators on Twitter.

Quick slant: First meeting between two schools. Coming off 34-27 win vs. Arkansas, CSU is 3-12 all-time...

By Monday, UF quarterback Feleipe Franks was pretty much done talking.

Franks kept his comments short and not always so sweet. The ordinarily affable 20-year-old’s media availability lasted fewer than three minutes.

What more, anyway, was there to say about Saturday’s humbling, humiliating loss...

Last season was supposed to be a fluke for the Florida Gators’ defense, a one-season stumble never to be repeated.

Instead, the Gators’ defensive struggles are becoming a trend, born of bad habits and inferior recruiting during three years under former coach Jim McElwain.

The collapse of the Gators’...

Chauncey Gardner-Johnson likes to talk, both on and off the field.

On Sunday, the Florida Gators’ loquacious defensive back was forced to listen.

Kentucky’s 27-16 win Saturday night in the Swamp snapped the Wildcats’ 31-game losing streak to the Gators and left Gardner-Johnson to eat crow after...

Three things we learned during Gators' 27-16 loss to Kentucky:

1. The Florida Gators are still too soft.

One grueling offseason and a head coaching change could not wash away years of neglect. UF’s players emerged from Nick Savage’s strength program stronger, leaner and presumably meaner than a...

UF coach Dan Mullen figured the Gators’ win streak against Kentucky had to end, calling it on Monday, “the nature of sports.”

Sometimes, nature can be cruel.

Mullen could not have expected a nation-leading streak dating to 1986 would end during his first season and first SEC game as Florida head...

It seemed only fitting that new Florida Gators coach Dan Mullen’s first game against Kentucky on Saturday night came on the night the Gators celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 1993 team — a team that beat Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, won a school-first Sugar Bowl and, yes, showed...

The Florida Gators will face Kentucky Saturday night without two defensive starters.

Linebacker David Reese (injury) and pass rusher CeCe Jefferson (academics) will sit out for the second straight week, UF announced.

Reese’s absence leaves the No. 25 Gators without the team’s leading tackler from...

Promising UF sophomore cornerback Marco Wilson suffered a major injury to his left knee during Kentucky’s second offensive play.

Wildcats’ receiver Dorian Baker blocked Wilson, who fell to the ground grabbing his knee. Trainers examined and tested the limb before Wilson rose and limped to the locker...

One game cannot erase an entire, miserable season.

One win can, however, ease four decades of historic futility.

After a breakout performance against Charleston Southern, UF redshirt sophomore quarterback Feleipe Franks can move on, confident better days lie ahead.

Meanwhile, Kentucky coach Mark...