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Florida fans melt down after key Gators enter the transfer portal

Florida football has not had a winning season since the shoe throw in 2020

The Georgia Bulldogs have seen numerous players enter the transfer portal, but it is nothing compared to what the Florida Gators are experiencing.

On Thursday, star Florida running back Trevor Etienne entered the transfer portal. Etienne joins more than a dozen Gators in the portal.

Florida’s top edge rusher, Princely Umanmielen, entered the transfer portal earlier this week along with talented safety Kamari Wilson.

Life is tough for Florida fans. The Gators have not had a winning season since the 2020, which was when the shoe-throw incident occurred. The Gators have a strong incoming recruiting class, but that could unravel fast.

In contrast, Georgia football has won two national championships and has produced three consecutive undefeated regular seasons since the shoe throw.

Florida football fans are running out of patience after a 5-7 season. The transfer portal is purging the Gators’ roster, and Florida fans are very concerned about how things are going under head coach Billy Napier.

What Florida coach Billy Napier said ahead of the Georgia game

Head coach Billy Napier and the Florida Gators are preparing to face the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs

Head coach Billy Napier and the Florida Gators enter the Georgia game as significant underdogs against the defending back-to-back national champion Bulldogs.

Florida is 5-2 to start the year and is getting solid production out of starting quarterback Graham Mertz, a Wisconsin transfer. The Gators have had highs (a comeback road win at South Carolina) and lows (Kentucky bullied the Gators with its rushing attack) to start the season.

Napier and Florida are recruiting at a very high level in the class of 2024. The future is looking up for Florida’s program for the time being. However, we know Florida hates losing to Georgia.

What did Bill Napier say ahead of the Georgia game?

SEC announces Week 9 college football TV schedule

Georgia and Florida play at the usual time on Oct. 28. What other SEC games will be played in Week 9?

The Southeastern Conference has set the TV schedule for Week 9. On Oct. 28, the SEC will have five games due to bye weeks.

The Georgia-Florida game, which kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET, will be televised on CBS. Georgia (7-0) and Florida (5-2) both have bye weeks before the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party in Jacksonville, Florida.

LSU and Alabama have bye weeks in Week 9 ahead of their Nov. 4 matchup. Arkansas and Missouri both have bye weeks on the Oct. 28 weekend. Missouri plays at Georgia on Nov. 4 after its bye week.

Week 9 features South Carolina at Texas A&M, Mississippi State at Auburn, Tennessee at Kentucky and Vanderbilt at Ole Miss.

Georgia looks to move to 8-0 against Florida. The Bulldogs will have to do it without star tight end Brock Bowers.

Utah’s official social media account roasts Florida after win

Utah football’s official social media page shows Florida no mercy after season opening win over the Gators

The Florida Gators did not get off to the start they were hoping for in 2023. Florida fell on the road to the Utah Utes, 24-11.

The Gators could not stay within striking distance against a Utah team that was missing starting quarterback Cam Rising and star tight end Brant Kuithe.

Florida looked out of sorts in the defeat. The Gators had several false start penalties, a missed short field goal and an interception.

Florida had a rare penalty for having two players wearing No. 3 at the same time that allowed Utah to convert a fourth down. The Utes scored a touchdown several plays later.

Florida’s shortcomings on the road were music to the ears of Georgia Bulldogs fans. Utah’s official social media account wasted no time trolling the Gators after the Utes’ win.

Former Florida coach Dan Mullen names preseason top 25

Florida misses the cut in Dan Mullen’s preseason top 25

ESPN college football analyst and former Florida Gators and Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen has named his college football preseason top 25.

Both of Mullen’s former teams are nowhere to be found in his top 25, although Mullen has six SEC teams in his top 25.

College football looks pretty balanced at the top ahead of the 2023 season. Just about any team in Mullen’s top 15 is capable of making a run to the College Football Playoff.

Mullen shows a lot of respect to two of his previous biggest rivals: Florida State Seminoles and Georgia Bulldogs. He has the Seminoles as his highest-ranked team in the ACC and the Bulldogs as his highest-ranked team in the SEC.

Who are Dan Mullen’s top 25 teams?

Twitter reacts to Florida’s low-scoring spring game

Florida and SEC Twitter were not impressed with the Gators’ spring game performance.

The Florida Gators did not have the most entertaining spring game. Florida’s Orange team defeated the Blue team 10-7.

Spring games typically have some built-in advantages for the defense. The defense can sack quarterbacks more easily and the offensive scheme typically takes more practice to learn. However, quarterbacks don’t get hit in spring games.

Perhaps Florida will miss quarterback Anthony Richardson a great deal in 2023. The Gators face a tough slate in the fall, but have a considerable amount of talent.

Florida and SEC Twitter were not impressed with the Gators’ spring game performance.

No. 1 class of 2024 OT names top schools

Who are Kam Pringle’s top six schools?

Elite offensive tackle recruit Kam Pringle, who is ranked as the No. 1 player at his position in the class of 2024, named his top six schools. Pringle is ranked as the top recruit in South Carolina.

Pringle plans to commit on Jan. 22.

The 6-foot-7, 330-pound offensive tackle is ranked as a four-star recruit. Pringle plays high school football for Woodland High School in Dorchester, South Carolina.

Pringle is ranked as the No. 46 recruit in the junior class. Who are the Woodland star’s top six schools?

5-star DB Charles Lester names top five schools

Five-star class of 2024 cornerback recruit Charles Lester III has named his top five schools.

Five-star defensive back recruit Charles Lester III has named his top five schools. Lester no longer has Michigan State, Oregon, Oklahoma, Michigan and USC among his top schools.

Lester plays both wide receiver and defensive back, but is considered more of a defensive back prospect at the next level. Lester plays high school football for Riverview High School in Sarasota, Florida.

Georgia Bulldogs co-defensive coordinator Will Muschamp offered the scholarship to Lester in January 2022. The lengthy cornerback has received offers from Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Michigan and Clemson among others.

The four-star defensive back has been invited to the 2024 Under Armour All-America Game.

The Riverview star is 6 feet, 2 inches, 170 pounds and is rated the No. 3 cornerback in his class and the No. 7 recruit in Florida. Lester is the No. 22 recruit in the class of 2024.

Who are in Lester’s top five schools?

UGA football offers 4-star Florida RB commit

Elite running back Chauncey Bowens has already committed to the Florida Gators, but that does not stop UGA from recruiting him

Four-star running back recruit Chauncey Bowens is one of the top players in the class of 2024. Bowens plays high school football for The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Florida.

Bowens committed to the Florida Gators in Sept. 2022. Now, Georgia football is pursuing the talented running back. Kirby Smart, Dell McGee, and company recently offered a scholarship to the four-star running back.

The 5-foot-11, 220-pound running back is the No. 276 player in the class of 2024. Bowens is the No. 23 running back and the No. 42 player in Florida.

Bowens is a three-sport athlete. He runs track and field and plays lacrosse in addition to football. The Benjamin School star has good speed and maintains balance through contact.

Chauncey Bowens has scholarship offers from Tennessee, Duke, Florida State, USF, and Florida among others.

The four-star announced his scholarship offer from Georgia football via Twitter:

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Georgia-Florida rivalry history: Dawgs hold edge

The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs and unranked Florida Gators are meeting for the 101st time in the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party

The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs and unranked Florida Gators are ready for another chapter in their historic rivalry. Florida is looking to spoil Georgia’s undefeated start to the 2022 college football season.

The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is one of the best rivalries in college football. Anything can happen, but more often than not the winner ends up making the SEC Championship Game. Georgia or Florida has represented the SEC East in the past seven SEC championship games.

Let’s take a look at the history between Georgia and Florida before the No. 101 meeting between the two rivals.