ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — This was not the same Florida offense that got the Gators into the SEC championship game, even with Heisman Trophy finalist Kyle Trask presumably playing his final college game. Trask was missing his top four pass-catchers, and three of his passes in the first quarter of the Cotton...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dan Mullen has been part of two national championships with Florida, the last for the Gators coming in a win over Oklahoma in his final game as their offensive coordinator before leaving for his first head coaching job. That BCS National Championship game 12 seasons ago was the only...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 10 Florida will be without its top four pass catchers in the Cotton Bowl against eighth-ranked Oklahoma. Receivers Trevon Grimes and Kadarius Toney announced Monday they are skipping the game in Arlington, Texas, to prepare for their NFL futures. Fellow receiver Jacob Copeland...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma linebacker Nik Bonitto is well aware that the Sooners defense, even with all the drastic improvements playing its “Speed D” scheme for two seasons, has to prove itself outside the Big 12. After winning their sixth conference title in a row, the No. 8 Sooners...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma is going right back to the stadium where the Sooners just won their sixth Big 12 championship in a row to play SEC runner-up Florida in the Cotton Bowl. The only other time Oklahoma and Florida played each other was 12 seasons ago in the BCS title game that the Gators won...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida tight end Kyle Pitts first talked to coach Dan Mullen about turning pro and leaving the program to prepare for the NFL draft two weeks ago, following his latest injury this season. Mullen convinced his best player to stick around for the Southeastern Conference championship...
Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma (8-2, Big 12) vs. Florida (8-3, SEC), Dec. 30 in Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m. EST (ESPN). TOP PLAYERS Florida: QB Kyle Trask, 4,125 yards passing and 43 touchdowns, both best nationally. Oklahoma: QB Spencer Rattler, 2,784 yards passing, freshman-high 25 touchdowns. NOTABLE Oklahoma: The...
ATLANTA (AP) — In a season of blowouts, Alabama finally got tested. Against a team that just wouldn't quit, the Crimson Tide required every last point. Nick Saban needed his offensive stars to shine as bright as they have all season. Boy, did they ever. Najee Harris rushed for 178 yards and scored five...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — LSU’s reign as national champion essentially ended months ago. The Tigers have looked nothing like the team that swept the Southeastern Conference and the College Football Playoff last season. And it goes well beyond their 3-5 record and two-game losing streak. Players are...
The Southeastern Conference, once known more for churning out 1,000-yard rushers, has become a hotbed for elite receivers and tight ends flourishing in more wide-open passing games. DeVonta Smith is piling up yards, touchdowns and highlight-reel catches at Alabama. Ditto for Florida's Kyle Pitts and...