SEC football coach wants to pay players

Steve Spurrier believes college football players should be paid and he’d like to be allowed to hand over the cash. Continue reading →

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June 1, 2011, 7:49 pm

SEC star recruit loves Katy Perry, taking dump

Ja’Jaun Story is expected to star this year in the SEC, but he’s going to take some ribbing for his music and presume rituals. Continue reading →

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May 18, 2011, 12:50 am

SEC football coach will make over $13 million

Will Muschamp has ZERO head coaching experience, but he’s won the coaching lottery at the University of Florida. Continue reading →

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May 6, 2011, 6:44 am

Florida couple arrested in sports card swindle

Police arrested a Florida couple on Tuesday in a near $50,000 sports trading card scam. Continue reading →

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April 25, 2011, 10:59 pm

Media to coach SEC team during spring game

Florida coach Will Muschamp is doing his best to make the media like him. Continue reading…

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April 8, 2011, 8:47 am

SEC school spends most on college hoops recruiting

John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats spend more on recruiting basketball players than any public university in the biggest conferences of college athletics. Continue reading…

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March 25, 2011, 1:45 am

50% chance No. 1 seed wins NCAA Tournament

The four No. 1 seeds in the 2011 NCAA Tournament (Ohio State, Duke, Kansas, Pittsburgh) have almost exactly a 50% chance to win. Continue reading…

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March 14, 2011, 6:08 am

College student eats pound of mascot meat

Before the Kentucky Wildcats and Florida Gators played in a big SEC college basketball game on Saturday in the Bluegrass State, a Lexington restaurant held a gator eating contest. Continue reading…

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February 26, 2011, 5:01 pm

Two Florida Gators swimmers accused of shoplifting

Two University of Florida swimmers were arrested on shoplifting charges in Orlando on Saturday and are suspended from the team indefinitely. Continue reading…

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February 9, 2011, 8:03 am

Florida football assistant to join Ohio State staff

Stan Drayton, a Cleveland native and John Marshall High grad who is currently the running backs coach at Florida, will be named to the Ohio State football staff, most likely in an announcement later this week, a source confirmed Tuesday night. Drayton will replace receivers coach Darrell Hazell, who left the Buckeyes after the season to become the head coach at Kent State. Drayton was on the Florida staff when the Gators beat the Buckeyes in the national title game after the 2006 season. He has also coached at Syracuse and Tennessee, among other stops. — Cleveland Plain Dealer

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January 26, 2011, 6:34 am

Urban Meyer flops audition with ESPN

Former Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer, hoping for a job with ESPN, was dreadfully dull in his halftime appearance. — Miami Herald

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January 14, 2011, 8:55 am

BCS 2012 National Championship Odds

Odds to win the 2012 BCS National Championship

Oklahoma                                 7/2

Alabama                                   15/2

Florida State                              10/1

Boise State                               12/1

LSU                                          12/1

Oregon                                      14/1

Florida                                      15/1

Where is your school listed? CLICK HERE for the rest of the 2012 BCS National Championship odds

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January 13, 2011, 6:16 pm

Urban Meyer’s role at Florida unclear as he moves into new office

Urban Meyer has handed over the Gators football program to Will Muschamp. Now starts the transition of handing over the keys. Continue reading →

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January 4, 2011, 3:13 am

Temple eyes Notre Dame asst

Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio, who interviewed for the head coaching position at Temple this week, is apparently headed to Texas to coach the Longhorns’ offensive line. A source said it was unclear whether Addazio withdrew from consideration to replace Al Golden or was told that the university was looking in another direction. Continue reading →

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December 22, 2010, 8:02 am

Duke, Ohio State lead NCAA Men’s Hoops odds

Odds to Win the 2010-11 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship
Duke                             11/4
Ohio State                     11/2
Kansas                         7/1
Michigan State              12/1
Pittsburgh                     18/1
Kansas State                20/1
Kentucky                      20/1
Syracuse                      20/1
Continue reading →

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December 16, 2010, 8:47 pm

Florida to consider Mullen, Whittingham and Stoops

One of the most obvious destinations could be tiny Starkville, Miss., where former Urban Meyer offensive coordinator Dan Mullen has turned perennial loser Mississippi State into a winning program in just his second season. Mullen’s mentor was Meyer, and his MSU program mirrors the one Meyer established at Florida. At 38, Mullen is one of the youngest head coaches in college football, and he has serious ties to UF and many of the top high school coaches in Florida. … Another potential Foley trip could be to the place where his last coaching search ended — Salt Lake City, where he sealed the deal six years ago with Meyer. … Meyer’s defensive coordinator at Utah, Kyle Whittingham, replaced Meyer, and the Utes have continued the success Meyer started at the program in his two seasons there. Norman, Okla., may or may not be on Foley’s travel itinerary, but chances are good he will place a call there to Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops to see if there is any interest from the former UF defensive coordinator under Steve Spurrier. Stoops rebuffed Foley in 2002 and did not show much interest again in 2004, but he’s one of the premier coaches in college football and has stayed in touch with Foley and others at UF over the years. — Gainesville Sun

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December 10, 2010, 7:51 am

Florida Gators football coaching odds

Who will be the head coach of the Florida Gators for the 2011 season?

Dan Mullen                                EVEN (1/1)
Bob Stoops                               3/1
Charlie Strong                4/1
Kyle Whittingham                      9/2
Chris Petersen               5/1
Gus Malzahn                             7/1
Gary Paterson                           15/1
Steve Spurrier                15/1
Dave Wannstedt                        20/1
Jim Harbaugh                20/1

SOURCE: Bodog

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December 9, 2010, 9:10 pm

Oregon’s Brian Kelly has $4 million buyout

Which makes Oregon coach Brian Kelly a desirable choice for a power program such as Florida. But the contract to which Kelly agreed earlier this season throws up a couple stumbling blocks. First, it carries a $4 million buyout, which is a lot of scratch for anybody, no matter how well heeled. And, a clause in the contract stipulates that Kelly must give Oregon 15 days written notice before leaving, and further stipulates he cannot leave during the regular season or before a postseason bowl game in which Oregon is a participant. — Oregonian

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December 9, 2010, 8:58 am

Urban Meyer says Florida Gators’ Steve Addazio will return, but he doesn’t guarantee it

Florida coach Urban Meyer said he plans to bring back his current coaching staff for next season, but has not finished his evaluation process. For the second time in the past month, Meyer indicated Steve Addazio will be back as the Gators’ offensive coordinator, but stopped short of guaranteeing it. “I am expecting that to happen,” Meyer said of Addazio’s return. “I’ll have further updates as we get closer to the bowl game. Everybody’s out recruiting and doing their business. “At this time, I can’t make any statements because there’s so much going on with the profession right now.” The only current vacancy Meyer needs to fill is at defensive line. Former Florida defensive line coach Dan McCarney left the team last week to become North Texas’ head coach. Graduate assistant Tony Weaver, who played at Notre Dame and spent seven seasons in the NFL, has the job in the interim. — Palm Beach Post

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December 7, 2010, 7:18 am

Six NCAA schools have only played on Saturdays since 2000

The Big Ten has played by far the fewest non-Saturday games of any conference (30) since 2000, while the Mid-American Conference has played the most (282). Six schools have played exclusively on Saturdays since 2000: Notre Dame, Iowa, Michigan State, Florida, Georgia and Duke. — Wall Street Journal

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November 23, 2010, 3:52 am

Urban Meyer repeats he’ll ‘absolutely’ remain as Florida coach

For the second time this week, Urban Meyer has made something perfectly clear — he plans to remain as the head coach at Florida in 2011. Following Thursday’s practice, Meyer said he will “absolutely” be Florida’s coach next season and said “nothing” will get in his way of coming back. Questions arose about Meyer’s return because of his health issues that forced his short resignation before last year’s bowl game and his eventual leave of absence after the 2009 season. Meyer returned to the team, but has delegated some of his old duties to his assistant coaches this season. “The head coach will be back next year,” Meyer said during his Monday press conference. “I’m going to do the best I can to get this thing back to the elite level that we all expect.” — Gainesville Sun

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November 19, 2010, 1:35 am

Urban Meyer gives Gators asst vote of confidence

Urban Meyer said Monday that Steve Addazio would return as Florida’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2011 despite overseeing an offense that has struggled all season and a line that has underachieved despite starting four seniors. “I don’t think [Addazio not returning as offensive coordinator] will happen,” Meyer said Monday. “I’m not into blame. I’m not into excuses. We’re into solutions and right now the solution is somehow have a great Tuesday and Wednesday. I know that’s a coach-speak answer, especially around here, but that’s what we do. “We started heading in the right direction [on offense]. We’ve got to get the momentum back. We failed to capitalize on that last week offensively.” Meyer’s vote of confidence comes after Florida’s offense was embarrassingly bad in a 36-14 loss to South Carolina on Saturday. — Florida Times-Union

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November 16, 2010, 3:52 am

Florida Gators football fans keep police busy

According to a study in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal this year, there are about six times as many alcohol-related arrests in Gainesville on game days when Florida’s football team is at home as there are on Saturdays when there’s not a game. Co-author Lisa Merlo, a psychiatry professor at the school, scoured the Gainesville Police Department’s public-arrest records from 2005-06 to document how many alcohol-related arrests there were on specific days. She found that on 10 Saturdays when there were home football games, there was an average of 70.3 alcohol-related arrests a day—that number plummeted to 11.8 on Saturdays when there weren’t games. The study also analyzed what happened during 10 major holidays to try determining whether the alcohol influx had more to do with general celebration than football. The average number of alcohol-related arrests on those days only jumped to 12.3, a 4% uptick. — Wall Street Journal

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November 15, 2010, 12:48 am

Auburn QB Cam Newton leak violated federal laws?

Florida coach Urban Meyer has denied being the source for a FoxSports.com story alleging academic cheating by Auburn QB Cam Newton during his time at Florida. Whoever leaked the info, however, could face legal repercussions. According to The Buckley Amendment, a university or institution cannot release confidential information without the consent of the student. According to the FoxSports.com story, Newton allegedly had three different instances of academic cheating during his two years at Florida. The story said Newton faced expulsion at UF before leaving the school after the fall 2008 semester (although, this story says it’s unlikely Newton would have been expelled). “We can’t comment on federally protected student records,” UF spokesman Steve McClain said. It’s unclear who the source for the story was, but UF seems the likely place to start looking. — Orlando Sentinel

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November 10, 2010, 5:10 am

SEC team captain wants NO part of pregame coin toss

Mike Pouncey hasn’t been stripped of his captaincy. He just doesn’t want any part of the pregame coin toss. Florida’s senior center went out with the other captains before the season opener, but he hasn’t been back since. He’s a bit superstitious, plus he prefers running out of the tunnel with his teammates. “Since we’ve been here, that’s what I like doing,” Pouncey said Monday. “I like leading the team out. I was trying to figure out why I played so bad the first game. I went out for the coin toss and I told coach [Urban] Meyer, ‘Don’t ever, ever pick me to go out for the coin toss,’ and he said, ‘You got it.’ ” Pouncey has just two games remaining at Florida Field — Saturday against South Carolina and Nov. 20 against Appalachian State — and he’s content to stay in the tunnel, even for senior day. “Only two more times out, but I won’t be going out for the coin toss, though,” he said. — Florida Times-Union

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November 9, 2010, 7:05 am

Gators Trey Burton playing like Tim Tebow?

Florida coach Urban Meyer was asked if he could compare the value Trey Burton has to this year’s team to Tim Tebow’s value to the ’06 team that won the national championship. “Tremendous value,” Meyer said. “I don’t know if I can do that because they’re both unique guys. I think very similar because they brought so much to this team. “We went through (Burton’s) job description yesterday when we were game-planning, and it should be illegal what we ask that kid to do. The fact he can do it all and still manage taking the shotgun snap and run this offense at a high level, that’s enough. “The fact we’ve got him playing all the other positions, it’s just a marvel. He’s a tremendous player.” Given the fact Burton is now sharing time with Brantley and still playing at the other positions, is his value bigger than what Tebow’s was to the 2006 team? “I can’t make that,” Meyer said. “I can’t and I won’t make that (comparison) because I don’t know.” — Gainesville Sun

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November 4, 2010, 5:16 am

Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer presents game ball to a sportswriter

For a lifelong Gator fan whose nemesis (and biggest rival) over the years was Georgia, how’s this for the perfect birthday present: A game ball from Florida’s overtime victory over Georgia, presented by UF coach Urban Meyer. That’s what happened to Robbie Andreu’s father on Monday, on what would have been his 88th birthday. In a wonderful and greatly appreciated gesture, Meyer opened his weekly Monday press conference by presenting a game ball to Andreu in honor of the real Robbie Andreu, who died on Oct. 21. — Gainesville Sun via Orlando Sentinel

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November 2, 2010, 7:20 am

Urban Meyer concedes Gators offense needs overhaul

Florida is aware of its long list of problems to fix on offense – deficiencies exist in every facet – but the Gators might not be able to correct all of those on the bye week. Some of those issues might last all year. Falling at then-No. 1 Alabama and a home loss to LSU on a last-minute trick play and touchdown pass were not deflating. But the latest disappointment, losing 10-7 to unranked Mississippi State on Homecoming, pushed Gators coach Urban Meyer to acknowledge that the offense needs to be reworked completely before facing Georgia on Oct. 30. “I think so,” Meyer said. “We have to be able to run the ball. I think the offensive line gets hammered pretty good, whether it’s deserving or not. There’s enough blame to go everywhere.” — Palm Beach Post

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October 18, 2010, 8:19 am

Arkansas radio reporter fired for wearing Gators cap, to work for U-Florida sports talker

Former Carroll County Broadcasting (Hog Radio) Sports KAKS (The Hog Sportsradio)/Huntsville-Fayetteville, AR reporter Renee Gork has returned to Gainesville, FL to join University Of Florida Sports WRUF-A (Sports Radio 850) as morning “Sportscene” co-host alongside Steve Russell. Gork, a Florida graduate who was fired by The Hog after an incident in which she wore a Florida cap to University Of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino’s press conference, will also help out with student interns at the station. — All Access

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October 13, 2010, 7:29 am

Urban Meyer rare underdog in SEC battle

The Gators, 30-2 the past three seasons, were almost double-digit underdogs this week. And Meyer is an underdog coach of any sort only slightly more often than I wear pink pants, which is never. “I was surprised it opened up at 9 or 9½, and I said, ‘That line is going to come down,’ ” Northcoast Sports handicapper Phil Steele said. But the line has come down just a little. Alabama is an 8-point favorite over Florida in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. “I think this one goes down to the wire, and I give Florida a shot to win the game,” Steele said. “Meyer is very rarely an underdog, so this is an advantage for him.” Meyer has coached the Gators in 71 games since 2005 and is 3-0 as an underdog. He’s 8-2 straight up and 8-1-1 against the spread versus top-five opponents. Steele (philsteele.com) used Florida as the “Underdog Play of the Week” in his newsletter, calling for the Crimson Tide to win, 24-23. — Las Vegas Review-Journal

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October 1, 2010, 6:38 am

Alabama welcomes top recruits against Florida

Football fans aren’t the only ones excited about this weekend’s matchup between No. 1 Alabama and seventh-ranked Florida. It is a game recruits have circled on their calendar for months, with many elite prospects expected to arrive from across the country. Three players are currently scheduled for official visits: Nick O’Leary, Scout.com five-star tight end from Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Florida commitment A.C. Leonard, four-star tight end from University Christian School in Jacksonville, Fla.; and Jabari Gorman, three-star cornerback from Pace High School in Miami. – Tuscaloosa News

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September 29, 2010, 6:57 am

College Football’s Fun Facts

23 Things to know heading into College Football’s 4th Saturday

  1. Alabama has reeled off 27 consecutive regular-season victories. The Tide is also a perfect 16-0 in SEC play over the last two years, becoming just the second team (Florida – 1995 & 1996) in conference history to post back-to-back undefeated 8-0 records since the league split into a divisional format in 1992.

  2. Arkansas has played the defending national champions nine times in the last 14 years, including each of the last three seasons. In 2008, Bobby Petrino became the first Razorback head coach to earn an on-field victory over the defending national champions in his first season with a 31-30 victory over LSU.

  3. Greg McElroy’s 17-0 start to his career ranks as the second-longest streak of consecutive wins by a starting quarterback in school history. Jay Barker won the first 22 games of his career from 1991-93.

  4. Last week, Mark Ingram became the first FBS player since 2008 to rush for more than 150 yards on less than 10 carries.

  5. Ohio State has won 56 straight regular-season non-conference games against teams not ranked in the AP Top 25. The last unranked non-conference team to beat Ohio State was Pittsburgh in 1988. Ohio State’s last six non-conference losses were all to teams ranked in the AP Top 3.

  6. Ohio State did not commit a penalty last week against Ohio. It was the first time since 1988 that Ohio State went an entire game without a penalty. Ohio State has only committed two penalties over its last two games and has committed the fifth-fewest penalties among FBS schools this season.

  7. The Buckeyes are 19-1 in games in which Terrell Pryor throws at least one touchdown pass and 13-1 in games in which Pryor rushes for at least one touchdown.

  8. Oregon State receiver/returner James Rodgers leads the nation in all-purpose yards per game with 226.5, over 25 yards more than second-place Kendall Hunter of Oklahoma. Rodgers is second among active players with 5,530 career all-purpose yards.

  9. Texas is currently on a 16-game home winning streak, which is the sixth-longest streak on UT record and is the fifth-longest active streak in the nation behind Oklahoma (33), Boise St. (26), Utah (19) and Houston (17).

  10. The Oregon Ducks lead the nation in total offense (611.7), scoring offense (63.0), total defense (193.3), scoring defense (4.3) and pass efficiency defense (61.20).

  11. Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez leads the nation in rushing touchdowns with 8, but has only one passing touchdown so far. Martinez has also run for more yards (421) than he has thrown (392).

  12. The Florida Gators lead the nation with 10 interceptions this season – two more than any other team. Four different Gators have multiple interceptions this season.

  13. Florida QB John Brantley has gone 140 straight pass attempts without an interception. He has opened the 2010 season with an active streak of 79. Brantley’s only career pick — against 15 career touchdowns — came in 2008 at Vanderbilt.

  14. The Oklahoma Sooners are now exactly 500 games above .500 in school history, going 802-302-53 over their 115 seasons of football.

  15. Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops returns to coach in his home state for the first time since he left Kent State for Kansas State after the 1988 season. Stoops is a native of Youngstown, which is 274 miles northeast of Cincinnati.

  16. Wisconsin is 30-4 under Bret Bielema when it scores first, including wins in nine of the last 10 games in which it has put the first points on the board.

  17. LSU’s current nation-leading non-conference regular season winning streak of 30 games is on the line against West Virginia. The streak dates back to 2002. LSU has also won 28 straight non-conference games at Tiger Stadium, dating back to 2000.

  18. Utah has scored 72% (87/121) of their points in the second and third quarter. Utah has only scored 10 first-quarter points this season despite averaging just over 40 points per game.

  19. Cal running back Shane Vereen is the only FBS player with at least five rushing and two receiving touchdowns so far this season.

  20. Iowa is 45-2 when scoring 30 points of more under head coach Kirk Ferentz, who is in his 12th season as head coach at Iowa.

  21. Penn State is the only team NOT to not allow a sack this season. The Nittany Lions’ offensive line entered the season with only one returning starter playing the same position he finished last season.

  22. Michigan QB Denard Robinson, with 671 passing yards and 559 rushing yards this season, is the only FBS player with at least 500 passing and 400 rushing yards this season. He also is one of only two players (Colin Kaepernick, Nevada) with at least four passing and four rushing touchdowns this season.

  23. UCLA is ranked 118th in passing offense, averaging just 100 yards per game. Only Georgia Tech and Army are worse.
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September 24, 2010, 10:00 pm

College Football Fun Facts – Week 3


  • Ohio State leads the NCAA in turnover margin (+3.50), having not committed a turnover and forcing seven through two games.

  • Boise State carries a 15-game winning streak into the game as they have not lost a game since their 2008 bowl loss to TCU.

  • Texas has been ranked in the USA Today Coaches poll top 25 for a school record and NCAA-leading 188 weeks in a row.

  • Since 2005, TCU is 46-1 when ahead (33-1) or even (13-0) in turnover margin.

  • Baylor is one of only three FBS defenses (No. 1 Alabama, No. 24 Arizona) that has yet to allow a TD this season. Baylor has outscored its opponents by a combined score of 48-3 in the first half this season.

  • After his 75-yard interception return for a touchdown, all three of Oregon CB Cliff Harris’ official touches this season have gone for scores (2 punt returns, 1 pick six). The INT was the second of his career.

  • In each game this season, Florida has had a player record a kickoff return of 50-plus yards and a rush of 40-plus yards. Mike Gillislee accomplished it in the opener vs. Miami, while Jeff Demps achieved the feat against USF.

  • Washington set a school record by using 13 true freshmen in their season opener against BYU. Previously, the season record for true freshmen to play was 12, set in 2008. In their game last week against Syracuse, a 14th true freshman played. The Huskies now have played the most true freshmen of any FBS school.

  • Nebraska is averaging 8.8 yards per rush through two games this season which leads the nation by nearly a full yard better than second-place Michigan State. The Huskers have had 11 runs of 20 yards or longer.

  • Oklahoma has won its last 32 home games, the longest current streak in the nation. The streak began in 2005 with a 31-15 win over Tulsa. The Sooners have outscored their opponents by nearly 1,000 points during the streak with the average score being 45.0 to 14.0.

  • Arizona coach Mike Stoops teams have a respectable 3-3 mark against AP top-10 schools at Arizona Stadium, including victories over No. 7 UCLA in 2005(52-14), No. 8 California in 2006 (24-20) and No. 2 Oregon in 2007 (34-24).

  • Wisconsin running back John Clay rushed for 137 yards on 23 carries in the win over San Jose State, marking the eighth-consecutive game in which the junior has topped the 100-yard milestone. That is the longest active streak in the country (Lance Dunbar of North Texas is second with five straight 100-yard games).

  • In their 14 games with Dan Mullen as their head coach, Mississippi State rushed for at least 100 yards in all but one game and scored at least one rushing touchdown in all but two games.

  • Among FBS schools, Arkansas is tenth in total offense and fourth in total defense. Arkansas is the only school in the nation to rank in the top 10 of both categories.

  • New Mexico has allowed 124 points in its first two games of the season, the most among FBS schools. That is the most points allowed by New Mexico in consecutive games since at least 1996.

  • Auburn is 20-4 in home night games since the 2000 season, including a record of 4-1 against nationally-ranked opponents.

  • Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck threw for two touchdowns last week at UCLA after throwing four touchdowns in the opener against Sacramento State. He is tied for third nationally with six passing touchdowns after two games. Luck is almost hallway to the 13 touchdowns he threw last season.

  • Penn State has won 20 consecutive non-conference games at Beaver Stadium and has not lost a non-conference game at home since 2003 when they lost 14-27 to Boston College.

  • Since 1999, West Virginia is 65-1 when scoring more than 30 points in a game with their lone loss a 34-44 defeat to then fifth-ranked Louisville in 2006. When the Mountaineers score 30 or less, they are 27-45 since 1999.

  • The Michigan Wolverines are one of just four FBS teams (Kentucky, NC State and Ohio State) that has played two games without turning the ball over once.

  • With the 54-24 win over UTEP on Sept. 10, 2010, Houston QB Case Keenum has 24 wins as a starter and is ranked third place all-time. He needs only three wins in 2010 to become the school’s all-time leader in that category, passing Kevin Kolb (26, 2003-06). With one more win he will tie Gary Mullins (25, 1969-71).

  • Missouri’s T.J. Moe is the only FBS player who has pulled down double-digit receptions in each of his first two games this season.
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September 18, 2010, 9:47 am

Texas Longhorns have most NFL players in 2010

A total of 242 colleges were represented on Kickoff 2010 Weekend rosters.  The top 10 colleges with the most players in the NFL:

COLLEGE PLAYERS

  1. Texas 40
  2. Miami 38
  3. Southern California 36
  4. Louisiana State 35
  5. Ohio State 34
  6. Florida 33
  7. Georgia 33
  8. Tennessee 33
  9. California 31
  10. Michigan 29

Source: NFL

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September 16, 2010, 4:41 pm

Florida’s Chris Rainey ‘not part of team’ after his arrest

One of the key offensive football players at the University of Florida is at least temporarily off the team after his arrest early Tuesday on accusations of aggravated stalking. Gators wide receiver Chris Rainey, 22, of Lakeland, was charged with aggravated stalking of a woman he had been dating on and off for about three years. Following Rainey’s arrest, Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio said he “is not part of the team right now.” “That’s all I really have to say on that,” Addazio said. “I hope you guys can appreciate that. I’d rather talk about getting ready for this game (against Tennessee).” Florida coach Urban Meyer was not available for comment Tuesday. He will address the news media today on the SEC’s weekly coaches’ teleconference. — Gainesville Sun

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September 15, 2010, 5:04 am

Pete Rose helps Florida Gators offensive lineman

Pete Rose may have solved the Florida Gators’ snapping problems. Seriously. No, not that Rose. Mike Pouncey, an All-SEC lineman last year who shifted to center to take the spot vacated by his twin brother, Maurkice, after he let for the NFL, got a lot of criticism last week after struggling snapping the football when Florida was in shotgun formation. And he got a lot of advice prior to Saturday’s 38-14 win against South Florida. But the person who may have done him the most good actually works in the Florida equipment room. “There’s an equipment guy on our team named Peter Rose,” Pouncey said. “He told me I was too balanced on my stance and I’m not comfortable like that. He told me to put a stagger in my stance. I was like, ‘What am I going to listen to him for.’ But it worked for me.” — Florida Today

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September 13, 2010, 7:01 am