The Gators got humbled mightily by their biggest rival and Ethan and Brian are here to break it down. The boys talk about what flaws this exposed about the program and how far the Gators still have to go to match up with the Dawgs. Plus, Brian puts a bow on a good rebuilding season for Gator soccer. Then the boys discuss the black uniforms making t…

Ethan and Brian are back after the bye with one major question: how the hell are the Gators going to win this game? A full breakdown of the Florida-Georgia game ensues. The boys discuss the impact of Brock Bowers' absence, and what this game could mean for Billy Napier. Then Brian walks us through a big week for the soccer and volleyball teams. Fin…

The Gators bounced back with a resounding win over Vanderbilt in The Swamp. Ethan and Brian break down the win and the latest stop on this season's roller coaster. What does it say about where the program is? Does it bode well for the rest of the season? Then, the boys are joined by the immediate past president of the Gator Dugout Club, Henri Logan…

The Gators got killed by Kentucky and Ethan and Brian are back to break it all down. What does this mean for the future of the Gator program? How much confidence do the two have in the future of the Florida program? They answer those questions. Anthony Richardson has played well in his Rookie season so far. Does that put even more pressure on Billy…

Ethan and Brian share their concerns after the Gators' rather luckluster win over Charlotte. How does the performance make them feel about the huge matchup with Kentucky this weekend? Hint: not great. Ethan dives into his interviews with a couple Gator legends. Then, Brian walks us through all the other action going on around campus, including the …

The Gators picked up a huge win over Tennessee over the weekend! Ethan and Brian break down the win and Ethan tells you why he thinks it is a jump-start win for the program. The two also discuss what improvements the Gators still have to make if they want to win eight-or-more games this season. Then, Brian tells us about the epic atmosphere inside …

We welcome our new host Ethan Budowsky to The Gridiron Growl Podcast. Ethan and Brian start off by recapping the first two games of the Gator football season. They then dive into the other Gator sports in season right now: soccer and volleyball. Brian tells us about the incredible start to the Gator volleyball season, then dives into the state of a…

Mark McLeod opens the third season of The Gridiron Growl Podcast sharing his thoughts on UF's Media Day and the open of Billy Napier's first Fall Camp in Gainesville.

Reports from various media outlets have two names rounding out Billy Napier's staff at Florida. One of those is expected to be made official soon. Do you like what Napier and his staff have been doing with regards to the transfer portal and recruiting? Mark McLeod, Jake Hitt, and ChompTalk.com founder Brian Foley Jr. tackle all of these topics and …

Jake Hitt and Brian Fox Jr. discuss Florida football recruiting and the recent positive changes Billy Napier's made. Plus some discussion on the national championship.

QUarterback Jack Miller has committed to Florida. Head coach Billy Napier and his staff delivered quite an early signing class in just two weeks of work. He also continues to add to his staff. And there is a bowl game vs UCF in Tampa! Mark McLeod & Jake Hitt tackle all of these topics!!

It's a bumpy ride on the recruiting trail, but Florida head coach Billy Napier and his staff are on the road trying to convince those recruits to sign on to a new beginning. Mark McLeod & Jake Hitt discuss the decommits, transfer portal, and Florida staff as the early signing period is upon us.

Jake Hitt plays the host role with Mark McLeod out. Gator Slant co-host Ryan Haley joins the show to discuss Billy Napier's introductory press conference, some other coaching hires nationwide and a flurry of coaching announcements coming from the Gators program.

One of the worst kept secrets in college football has been made official as Billy Napier takes the reigns on the Gators football program. He still has some work to do at UL, but he is already putting together a staff. Who? Mark McLeod and Jake Hitt discuss some names. And despite losing their head coach, two assistants, and suffering through a diff…

Dan Mullen was fired on Sunday. The search for Mullen's successor begins. Mark McLeod asked several Gators fans and a few former players who they would like to see hired to fill the vacancy. Mark and Jake Hitt discuss ALL of those names.

Florida rallied to get the win over Samford and travels to Columbia to face 5-5 Missouri on Saturday. Mark McLeod, Brian Fox Jr., and Jake Hitt discuss Dan Mullen's job security, potential hires for Florida, and preview the Missouri game.

Mark McLeod & Jake Hitt discuss Christian Robinson's opportunity as the new Florida defensive coordinator. Who are a few other potential defenisve coordinator/offensive line replacements? And we discuss Mullen's future with a regular season finish against Samford, Missouri, and Florida State.

Florida dismissed defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and offensive line coach John Hevesy. Was it too late? Where is your trust with Dan Mullen directing the Gators program after South Carolina blistered Florida 40-17? Mark McLeod discusses it in the lastest Gridiran Growl podcast.

Momentum and Turnovers are killers. The World's Largest Outdoot Cocktail Party was no different. Mark McLeod and Jake Hitt bring a little post-game audio from Georgia head coach Kirby Smart for you to hear and take a look at some of our thoughts from Jacksonville.

Mark McLeod, Brian Fox, and Jake Hitt discuss the week-long celebration that is Florida/Georgia. What do you see happening with the Florida quarterback situation? Can Florida resolve many of their own issues? What do the Gators need to do to upset the 'Dawgs? Will Dan Mullen get outcoached by Kirby Smart?…

There have been several issues to address with the 2021 Florida football team that head coach Dan Mullen and his staff haven't fixed. Mark McLeod & Jake Hitt discuss those and more.

Florida gets the uninspiring win over Vanderbilt. Head coach Dan Mullen has plenty to work on before the Gators trip to Baton Rouge to face the LSU Tigers. Mark McLeod & Jake Hitt discuss the high's and low's of the game and staff. Will embattled head coach Ed Orgeron have his 'Cats ready?

Florida didn't have a pleasant experience in Lexington Saturday night as their October is off to a spooky start after the 20-13 upset loss to the Kentucky Wildcats. Jake Hitt and Brian Fox Jr. discuss the loss, what it means, questions going forward and updates to the Top 25.

Emory Jones and a stingy Gators defense helped Florida pull away from Tennessee. Mark McLeod & Jake Hitt dicsuss those keys from the game. We look at the strengths & weaknesses as we preview the Kentucky game. Mark pulled a few quotes from Dan Mullen that you will want to hear from the post-game.

Florida had it all right in front of them, but dropped a heartbreaker to Alabama. The Gators opened a lot of eyes. Mark McLeod & Jake Hitt break it down with special guest, the Pitmaster himself, Shannon Snell.

Mark McLeod and Jake Hitt discuss Florida quarterbacks Emory Jones and Anthony Richardson. How does Dan Mullen go forward? We are also joined by special guest Drew DeArmond, host of "Talkin' Ball" on ESPN Radio FM 97.7 for an Alabama preview. We finish off this extended edition of the Gridiron Growl with a few comments on other keys for the Gators.…

Gators beat FAU in season opener. Mark McLeod and Jake Hitt discuss so much, incuding the obvious two-quarterback play employed by Dan Mullen to beat the Owls. Anthony Richardson is everything we heard about during August drills. New and improved Florida defense? How about that running back room! What we saw from the big men up front.…

Check out the debut episode of the second season of The Gridiron Growl Podcast Host Mark McLeod is joined by Brian Fox Jr. to discuss some early thoughts on the Gators quarterbacks and secondary. What was missing this weekend (week zero)? Then, First Coast News College football analyst Brent Beaird provides some thoughts on the Gators and gives us …

A huge celebratory edition of The Gridiron Growl Podcast is in store for you all as we do a little something different for this anniversary edition as we talk a little gator football and we shoot the breeze with these special guests: Clifford Taylor IV, David Waters, Zach Gooddall, Shane Matthews and Josh Pray all on this special 2 part anniversary…

David Soderquist and Brian Fox Jr catch up on the big recruiting month with Connor Clarke from GatorsTerritory at Rivals. Brian Fox Jr, Ryan Hayley and Jake Hitt also catch up on some interesting NIL bill nuggets that will take in affect July 1st. David Soderquist also makes a HUGE announcement regarding The Gridiron Growl Podcast on Chomptalk.com …

Mark Mcleod from 96.5 FM / 1420 AM joins David Soderquist and Brian Fox Jr to talk a little Too Early Preseason predictions and opinions on the offense and defense, where we expect Florida to be as a whole on both sides of the football and overall record expectations going into the 2021 football season. We also discuss a big Sunday for recruiting a…

David Soderquist, Brian Fox Jr and Jake Hitt join Zach Alboverdi to discuss implications of the proposed 12 team playoff that will be voted on soon. Ryan Haley from Chomptalk and the Alligator also joins us to give us his opinions and takes. Jake Hitt has a horse fly problem (blooper reel moment) before he covers super regionals with Brian Fox and …

David Soderquist and Brian Fox Jr are joined by Ryan Haley who covers Basketball for Chomptalk and baseball for The Alligator and also Graham Hall from The Gainesville Sun talking the mass amounts of elite recruits that visited this past week and the buzz it generated all over social media and they also go deeper into the contract extension for Dan…

Corey Bender from Gators Territory previews a huge recruiting week in Florida Gators football with David Soderquist from Chomptalk.com as they discuss every position of need in this recruiting cycle and kids who could possibly commit this weekend or commit in the future and a ton of blue chip talent who recently announced that they will be visiting…

David Soderquist and Jake Hitt quickly cover their questions for the 2021 season. Brian Fox Jr. joins us from Hoover, Alabama to cover other sports with Jake Hitt.

On the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist and Brian Fox talk about Emory Jones and all things Florida football with Zach Goodall from Sports Illustrated's AllGators website. Jake Hitt then joins the call to share his thoughts and talk the other sports on campus with Brian. If you don't know, Florida has a lot of progra…

On the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist and Brian Fox talk to Darren Heitner of Heitner Legal to discuss the NIL bill that he helped draft and promote in the state of Florida. The two are then joined by former Florida TE Clifford Taylor IV for his thoughts on the bill and other Florida football tidbits. Finally, Bria…

On the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist and Brian Fox are joined by Graham Hall of the Gainesville Sun to recap the NFL Draft. The trio discuss how each drafted Gators fits in to their teams' roster. Graham also weighs in on the successful weekend of the Florida baseball team. David and Brian are then joined by Jake …

David Soderquist and Brian Fox are once again joined by Andrew Spivey of GatorCountry.com. The trio discuss the Florida Gators that are expected to be selected on days one and two (rounds one through three) of the NFL Draft. The Brian and David take you around the campus before discussing the All-Access Spring Special that debuted on Monday.…

On the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist, Brian Fox, and Jake Hitt are joined by GatorCountry.com recruiting and football analyst Andrew Spivey. The four talk at length about the guys most likely to be selected on day three (rounds 4-7) of the NFL Draft before talking about the best scenarios for the headliners, Kyle …

On this Episode of the Gridiron Growl Podcast David Soderquist, Brian Fox and Jake Hitt join Connor Clarke from Gators Territory and Rivals.com to discuss current recruiting storylines heading into the Spring, positions of need this cycle, Nick Evers stock rising as a high school player and other positions Florida will need to hit on this recruitin…

On the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist and Brian Fox are joined by Graham Hall of The Gainesville Sun and GatorSports.com. The trio discuss the results of Florida's Pro Day and preview the upcoming NFL Draft. Brian and David then dive into talk about the men's basketball program and what's going on around the Florid…

On the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist and Brian Fox are joined by Coach Kyle Hayes from CoachHayesFootball.com to talk about all things college football and more. The trio discuss his coaching career, the star rating system, the transfer portal, bowl games and the playoff system and more in this action packed episo…

Check out the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist, Brian Fox, Jake Hitt, and Ryan Haley interview former Gators walk-on tight end Clifford Taylor IV. Taylor shares his journey to the UF football team, his thoughts on position-mate Kyle Pitts, the guys to watch for in 2021, and much more. The guys then discuss March Madn…

David Soderquist, Brian Fox, and Jake Hitt discuss the Gators' haul on the recruiting trail over the last week. The three then discuss their "wish lists" for the 2022 class before getting into the other sports happening on campus and sharing a few practice notes. Brian and Jake share their thoughts on Florida's NCAA Tournament matchup with Virginia…

David Soderquist, Brian Fox, and Jake Hitt discuss the rumblings surrounding Florida's spring practice and their first scrimmage. The trio discuss the quarterback play, the defense, and much more in this episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast and they also go into the other sports and news around the program. Give us a rating on Apple Podcast or you…

David Soderquist, Brian Fox, and Jake Hitt discuss the latest in the recruiting world. In case you missed it: former 5-star TE Arik Gilbert opted to decommit from Florida and 5-star DB Sam McCall (a former UF pledge) committed to rival Florida State on Sunday. The trio sound off on the job the staff has done and their perceived lack of efforts on t…

David Soderquist, Brian Fox, and Jake Hitt take a look at the Florida Gator's running back room. Florida returns key contributors Dameon Pierce, Malik Davis, and Nay'Quan Wright but also added five-star transfers Lorenzo Lingard (expect to be completely healthy) and Demarkcus Bowman. The three discuss the merits of each back and what they offer and…

David Soderquist and Brian Fox are joined by former Gators QB (and UF Athletic Hall of Famer) Shane Matthews. Shane shares stories about his rise up the UF depth chart, playing for Steve Spurrier, his NFL career, and why he made Gainesville his home. The three then discuss Florida quarterback play as Kyle Trask prepares for the NFL Draft and Emory …

David Soderquist and Brian Fox Jr cover this years 2021 recruiting class and who they think will be their standout 3 star players and some of the elite recruits in this class that could also stand out. We also talk about the Gator Standard of recruiting and give our takes on this year's recruiting class and the newest addition Florida gained last S…