In this week’s Swampcast, the Gainesville Sun’s Kevin Brockway wraps up Florida football’s convincing 48-20 win over Kentucky on homecoing at The Swamp. The Florida Gators (4-3, 2-2 SEC) snapped a three-game losing to UK dating back to the 2021 season in a must win game before a brutal four-game stretch beginning Nov. 2 against No. 4 Georgia in Jacksonville. …
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Florida football defense delivers another stout showing vs Kentucky at The Swamp
The switch came on the Florida football defense following an open week in which players and coaches took accountability for their performance. Schemes were simplified. Physicality was demanded. The Florida Gators (4-3, 2-2 SEC) continued their upward trend on defense in their 48-20 win over Kentucky at The Swamp on Saturday. Florida held Kentucky to 1 of 5 on 4th …
Read More »Highlights, key plays and photos from Utah’s 13-7 loss to TCU
Utah Utes quarterback Isaac Wilson (11) throws a pass during a game between the University of Utah and the TCU Horned Frogs at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News The Deseret News is providing live coverage of Saturday’s game between Utah and TCU. Check back for updates throughout the game. …
Read More »Georgia takes down No. 1 Texas, 30-15
AUSTIN, Texas — The fifth-ranked Georgia football team went on the road Saturday night and knocked off top-ranked Texas, 30-15, in front of more than 100,000 fans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Georgia’s defense produced seven sacks and four turnovers and running back Trevor Etienne ran for three scores to lead the offense. The Bulldogs (6-1, 4-1 SEC) overcame …
Read More »Yahoo Top 10: After a tumultuous Week 8 in the SEC, who belongs at No. 1?
Welcome to the real world, Alabama. The real world is one in which your team doesn’t steamroll all others and advance to the College Football Playoff each season. The real world is being without Nick Saban (he now works for ESPN). The real world is having two losses in your first seven games (that happened just once under Saban: his …
Read More »Week 8 reactions: Cam Ward is Superman; down goes Texas & Alabama | College Football Power Hour
This embedded content is not available in your region. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman take a deep dive into the biggest SEC games of Week 8: Georgia’s dominant win against No. 1 Texas and Tennessee’s upset of Alabama. With every SEC now with a loss in hand, which teams are most likely to make the playoffs? The trio …
Read More »Amid officiating controversy, Georgia shows it’s still an SEC juggernaut with road win over top-ranked Texas
Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart reacts to action during his team’s win over the Texas Longhorns on Saturday. (Jeffrey Vest/Getty Images) AUSTIN, Texas — Kirby Smart played the doubter card here Saturday night. He didn’t want to play the doubter card. In fact, during his news conference after No. 5 Georgia took down No. 1 Texas, 30-15, Smart actually …
Read More »UCF Knights football: 3 takeaways from Big 12 loss to Iowa State Cyclones
AMES — More of the same for UCF football, which as of late means another loss. The Knights fell to Iowa State, 38-35, on Saturday, marking the fourth-straight defeat for a program that started 3-0. For most of this matchup, it looked like UCF would end the downward spiral. But, after leading for much of the game, the Knights’ lead …
Read More »Resurgent Gators roll past Kentucky, set up path to postseason
GAINESVILLE — The collective tenure of Gators coach Billy Napier won’t be graded on a curve. To the contrary, most have assessed his sub-.500 stint with rigid red-letter marks across the board. But in one of the most inspiring nights of his beleaguered era, even the most cynical of Gators had to upgrade Napier to at least a D. As …
Read More »No. 5 Georgia knocks off No. 1 Texas 30-15, with Etienne running for 3 TDs
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Trevor Etienne ran for three touchdowns, the first two set up by cornerback Daylen Everette’s takeaways, and fifth-ranked Georgia went on to beat Quinn Ewers and No. 1 Texas 30-15 on Saturday night. Etienne’s last score was a 1-yard plunge on fourth down with 12:04 left. That came right after an ugly sequence when Texas fans …
Read More »PHOTOS – Best pics from Texas Longhorns humbling at hands of Georgia
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Julian Humphrey #12 of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts after breaking up a pass during the fourth quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) Very little went right for Texas Saturday night. By a slight edge, the Longhorns defense was …
Read More »Sherrone Moore promises full reevaluation after Michigan football loss to Illinois
Photo: Isaiah Hole CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — There was no sugar coating it after Michigan football lost to Illinois on Saturday — the Wolverines are not playing up to a standard, and no one is safe. The defense played well enough, giving up 21 points — 10 of which came following two short fields after two fumbles, offensively. But the offense and …
Read More »Iowa State football rallies from 14-point deficit vs UCF to stay undefeated
AMES − Iowa State football continues to find to a way, as the Cyclones’ undefeated start extended to 7-0 on Saturday night. They overcame a season-high deficit of 14 points and managed to snatch the lead with 30 seconds remaining in a game they trailed for most of the way. Rocco Becht had a quarterback sneak for a touchdown, plus …
Read More »Florida football fans react to Lagway, Baugh performances vs. Kentucky
Florida Gators running back Jadan Baugh (13) celebrates his touchdown during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 19, 2024 against the Kentucky Wildcats. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] Florida football had one of their best all-around performances of the season as they defeated the Kentucky Wildcats, 48-20, in the Swamp. Quarterback DJ Lagway and …
Read More »Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham apologizes after calling for open kicking tryouts
Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham has apologized after calling for open kicking tryouts following his team’s loss to Cincinnati on Saturday. The Sun Devils lost 24-14 to the Bearcats, a game in which kicker Ian Hershey went 0 for 2 on field goal attempts. The distances were of 48 and 41 yards, respectively, and occurred on the team’s final …
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