The Florida Gators brought in one of the top recruiting classes in the country this year, with an especially strong pull on defense. We address the needs and how well Muschamp’s crew filled those needs as we grade the 2012 Gators’ class.

Published February 5, 2012 - 11:19am

The Florida Gators are currently sitting atop the lowest scoring defense in the SEC and tied for the lowest in the country, having given up only three points in two football games. While this defense is much improved from a year ago, they virtually have been untested, and no one really knows for sure how good they really are.

Published September 13, 2011 - 6:16am

Florida hammered FAU tonight, and the Will Muschamp era got under way with a bang. The Gators look improved and there are signs of life in Gainesville.

Published September 3, 2011 - 11:15pm

The SEC is always full of big-time defensive line prospects, and 2011 is no joke. Here are 10 defensive linemen who are ready to get nasty this coming year.

Published July 21, 2011 - 11:38am

The Lombardi Award is given annually to the nation’s best lineman. Eligibility for the award is limited to “down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, and linebackers who set up no farther than …

Published July 16, 2011 - 8:15pm

The Bronko Nagurski is an annual award given to the nation’s best defensive player. The SEC led the way as far as the total number of players from one conference on the 2011 watch list with 19. Clemson’s Da’Quan Bowers won the award last year. Here are the SEC players …

Published July 14, 2011 - 12:58pm

The Outland Trophy goes annually to the nations’ best interior lineman – offensive or defensive. There are 65 total on the 2011 watch list. Last year’s winner was Gabe Carimi from Wisconsin. Here are the 11 from the SEC on the 2011 watch list: OT Cordy Glenn, Georgia DT Jaye …

Published July 14, 2011 - 8:18am

The Chuck Bednarik Award is given annually to the nation’s top defensive player. The watch list for the award totaled 65 players. More importantly, there were 18 players from the SEC on that list. If you will remember LSU’s Patrick Peterson won this award in 2010. Here is the watch …

Published July 13, 2011 - 7:11am

The SEC East is wide open, and Florida figures to put their name in the hat in 2011. The Gators do have the talent to win the East, but putting it all together with a new coaching staff could be the difficult part. Here are three reasons why Florida wins the SEC and three reasons they won’t.

Published July 11, 2011 - 11:25am

The Florida Gators will try and get better from a year ago. The East is wide open for the taking. The Gators’ offense is the big question mark. The defense is the better unit on this team, and it looks to keep Florida in football games.

Published June 27, 2011 - 10:20am