WR Pearsall Declares for the 2024 NFL Draft

 

Congrats to Tim Tebow - this GATOR is back in the NFL

 

Congrats to Kyle Trask!

 

Congratulations to Kyle Trask, the first QB from Florida

 to be drafted into the NFL since Tim Tebow!

click to read the news at floridagators.com

Tebow retires from baseball

 Looks like the end of an era, as Tim Tebow retired from professional baseball this week.  I am not sure what he has planned  next but it appears he will not be playing any sport.  I assume he will continue his broadcasting career with the SEC (ESPN) channel.   click to read more from gatorsports.com

Gators host UT-Martin at 7:30 tonight

The Gators are playing a  division I school in their home opener this year.  But keep in mind both teams are 1-0 and you cannot assume anything.  The game will be broadcast on ESPNU at 7:30 tonight. You can read more at this link to GatorSports.com

Gator football Uniforms for 2019 season unveiled this week

Tebow was back in Gainesville recently...

Tim Tebow is back in the news this week...  this time working with a charity to raise money - Tebow was in Gainseville to join forces with Allstate and lend his time to the Food4Kids Backpack Program of North Florida. Tebow and volunteers helped sort and pack donated non-perishable food into backpacks to be delivered on Friday to area students, kindergarten though high school, in need. The kids take the backpacks home for the weekend and return them Monday, so they can be refilled the following weekend. 

click here to read more 

Congrats to Steve Spurrier!

Another Gator legend in the news

Another Gator legend, Danny Wuerffel, will be featured on ESPN this week.
"Weurffel's Way" will air on Friday at 7:30 pm.  

"Friday is the eve of the 10th anniversary of the horrific storm that devastated New Orleans and destroyed Wuerffel’s home there. An ESPN documentary, “Wuerffel’s Way,” on Wuerffel’s experience and good works in Katrina’s aftermath will air at 7:30 p.m. Friday – and again at 9 p.m. Tuesday on the SEC Network."

Read more at this link to the Orlando Sentinel 

The 'Ol Ball Coach against the Young Whippersnapper!

And we have a new quarterback - at least for now.  Tyler Murphy was injured in the last game - he took over after Jeff Driscoll was injured in the Tennessee game.  Skyler Mornhinweg, freshman QB from Philadelphia area, took over this week against the Gamecocks and I thought he did well in his first game. 


Of course, the game was more of a match-up of  between the former Gator player and coach Steve Spurrier and the newest Gator coach Will Muschamp - it was more like the 'Ol Ball Coach against the Young Whippersnapper!  Click link to read "Freshman Faces"

Keeping up with former Gator, Tim Tebow

While we "wait" for the Gators football season to begin, we might as well keep up with former Gator Tim Tebow. He seems to be in the news everyday now - signing contracts for his own shoe with Nike, Jockey commercials for underwear, and finally a contract with the Broncos.

On July 21st, the Denver Post article discussed Tebow and the Broncos - "Just how much "wild horse" offense should we expect to see this season? Or, to put it another way, just how much Tim Tebow?"
click to read article...

On July 24th a poll was released regarding the most influencial athletes. After Lance Armstrong and LeBron James, "Tebow was recently ranked the third most influential athlete in the nation, according to a poll conducted by Encino (Calif.) E-Poll Market Research." read the article at gatorsports.com ...

On July 30th, the Denver Post interviewed John Elway who spoke about Tebow also -"The focus has been on Tebow because of what he did at college, but those other young guys have to come in and play too," Elway said. "You can't expect him to do it by himself." click to read the article...

On July 28th, even Focus on the Family had a post about Tebow - "Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos first-round draft pick and Focus on the Family's favorite QB, is in the news again today, this time for signing on as a spokesman for Jockey underwear." click to read the article...

And on July 29th, the biggest news for Tebow fans - he finally signed his contract with the Broncos - "Rookie quarterback Tim Tebow officially became a Bronco on Thursday afternoon after signing a five-year contract only two days and three practices late."
click to read the article ...