Roster includes most starters and key reserves. And Jordan Herald was announced as associate director of creative media, football recruiting. [1] In four years as the Patriots' starting quarterback, Leak led his team to three consecutive North Carolina 4-A state championships. [12] Navy's victory over Notre Dame subsequently snapped the longest streak to make Florida/Kentucky the second longest. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Florida started the fourth quarter with a 2414 lead. The outcome was never in doubt; the Gators 2nd half lead was always greater than 20 points. As players began trickling out in November, Napier noted that many of them wanted to contribute more elsewhere. Five defensive backs who were on the depth chart in the season finale against Florida State left for Power Five schools. The coaching staff remained, surprisingly, intact after 2006, which gave Meyer a third straight season at Florida with the same coaching staff. [16], Leak worked in football development and youth outreach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015. (); : He finished his Gators career with 87 catches, 1,138 receiving yards and six touchdowns. However, the momentum was short-lived, as Florida went on a 6-play, 81-yard scoring drive without throwing a pass to open the 2nd half and cruised from then on. Florida has lacked explosive run plays, and Bowman can bring that capability. : Napier and the Gators are scheduled for the third day. Florida has won fifteen of the last eighteen contests, but are 2 and 2 in the last 4 games. Trask set a single-season school record with five 400-yard passing games; he was one of two FBS players this year and one of two SEC players (Mac Jones) since at least 1996 with five such games in a season. Who the Gators choose will ultimately determine whether this much attrition was healthy. ESPN national recruiting director Tom Luginbill said last month that Floridas new staff had to figure out which holdovers belonged in the rebuilding process and which ones didnt. Cooper's younger sister, Lindsey, also attended the University of Florida, where she played for the Florida Gators women's soccer team. They beat No. Cooper hauled in a career-high and team-best four catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 59-yard grab in his 2007 debut against Western Kentucky. He becomes the first Gator since Dorian Finney-Smith (2015 and 2016) to earn repeat All-SEC honors. Elam has spent time playing in the XFL, Indoor Football League and Canadian Football League since leaving the NFL. Deonte Thompson. [12], On February 27, Cooper signed an extension deal valued at $25 million over five years, with $8 million fully guaranteed. And in this episode of Gators Breakdown, David is joined by Will Miles and Nick Knudsen with Read and Reaction to break down the roster on the offensive side of the ball, going position by position of what they like and what questions need to be answered. The Gators countered by mounting a drive before the half that culminated in a Tebow 1-yard "jump pass" to Aaron Hernandez. [note 1] The special teams chipped in with two blocked punts, and, after allowing an early touchdown, the young Gator defense shut out their opponents for the rest of the half. In fact, his play earned Tebow honors as the Southeastern Conference offensive player of the week.[8]. The XFL returned over the weekend to kick off its 2023 season, and there are half a dozen former Gators split across four rosters. [20] In October 2016, the 16-year-old victim declined to press charges and the investigation was closed. In November 2007, Leak announced his intentions to play for Team Florida in the All American Football League. His performance was solid throughout the BCS championship game, completing his first nine passes at the start of the game, and finishing with twenty-five completions in thirty-six attempts for 213 yards and one touchdown. The Gators traveled to Lexington to take on the Kentucky Wildcats for the 57th time. GAME RECAP: Diarras 3 spoils Gator comeback, A&M wins 83-80 in OT. Did the Gators upgrade? Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. [1] The Scout.com recruiting service ranked Leak as a five-star prospect and the third-best quarterback in the 2003 recruiting class. [11] Tennessee still leads the overall series by a narrow 19-18 margin. The Gators would open the season in Gainesville against Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. [13] That capped a wild finish that saw ninth-seeded Florida lead a total of 39 seconds, all in overtime, after closing regulation with a 21-8 run over the last five minutes. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. Leak became a graduate assistant, helping coach the team's offense. LSU immediately countered with a long drive of their own, going 80 yards in 16 plays, scoring on a Ryan Perrilloux option play to cut the Gator lead to 107. Tebow's numbers were solid as well; he completed 18 of 25 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns (with no interceptions) and rushed 19 times for a team-high 93 yards and 2 more TDs. This was only the second meeting between the two storied programs with the first having taken place a short five seasons ago in the Outback Bowl. He appeared in 49 games for Florida over four seasons (2016-19) and made 31 starts. Leak began his career at Florida as a freshman, seeing playing time in the first few games, and taking over as the starter in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats. Conferences. Only Texas A&M (27), Arkansas (27) and Mississippi (25) lost more players to the portal this cycle than the Gators (23), according to recruiting site On3. Completed 552-of-813 passes for 7,386 yards and 69 touchdowns in 28 game appearances with the Gators. LSU moved the ball right before the half, but kicker Colt David missed a 43-yard field goal. But on the first play of the possession, Erik Ainge's handoff to running back Arian Foster was mishandled, and Gator linebacker Dustin Doe scooped up the loose ball and took it into the endzone for a Florida touchdown. Theres a chance these numbers are incomplete. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. He spent time with New York (Giants), Baltimore (twice), Kansas City (twice), Tennessee and Houston before being released in December of 2022. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow set a career-high in passing yards in the game with 304 yards. The result was successful with the team winning its last two games against ranked competition. (); : That number . Castleton averaged 17.9 points per game in conference. The XFL plays on Saturdays and Sundays through the spring with the playoffs beginning at the end of April. They also committed 14 penalties for 127 yards, with several of the miscues either stalling Gator drives or helping the Rebel's scoring chances. Find out more. 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Nine of 11 starters were replaced from their championship defense. He was signed to a four-year contract on July 13, 2010.[10]. Kentucky opened the scoring on an Andre' Woodson 33-yard pass to Dicky Lyons to take an early 70 lead. Cooper accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2006 to 2009. Theres nothing wrong with that Napier said then. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. The Gators mounted a long drive to start the second half, but freshman Volunteer cornerback Eric Berry picked off a Tim Tebow pass (his first interception thrown in 2007) and returned it 93 yards for another Tennessee touchdown. Letsgetstarted. Roster; Game Logs; Splits; More 2007 Florida Pages. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Despite suffering a fractured hand on that run,[19] he remained in the game and threw his third touchdown pass of the game in the 4th quarter, giving him 5 total TDs in the contest and 51 for the season. The SEC unveiled the schedule for this years football media days, which will be held July 18 to 21 in Atlanta. He finished his career with over 11,000 yards punted and an average of 46.2 yards per punt. After it was announced that Garcia's former backup, Omar Jacobs, would start the next game, Leak was suspended after skipping the following team practice. Notable additions: Wisconsin QB Graham Mertz, Ohio State linebacker Teradja Mitchell, Notable losses: Offensive lineman Ethan White (not yet committed), defensive back TreVez Johnson (Missouri), Notable additions: South Carolina tight end Jaheim Bell, Virginia defensive back Fentrell Cypress, Notable losses: Defensive back Sam McCall (Texas A&M), running back Treshaun Ward (Kansas State), Notable additions: Tennessee offensive lineman RJ Perry, Florida running back NayQuan Wright, Notable losses: Running back Brian Battie (Auburn), receiver Jimmy Horn (Colorado), Notable additions: Alabama offensive lineman Javion Cohen, Washington State linebacker Francisco Mauigoa, Notable losses: Blue-chip quarterback Jake Garcia (uncommitted), defensive lineman Darrell Jackson (FSU), Notable additions: Alabama offensive lineman Amari Kight, USF quarterback Timmy McClain, Notable losses: Quarterback Mikey Keene (Fresno State), defensive back Davonte Brown (Miami). Cooper caught eight passes, gaining 182 yards and scoring two total touchdowns in 2007. The only player in school history responsible for more in a season is Tim Tebow (55 in 2007). Leak was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1985. The Gators roster listed 109 players for their 2021 SEC finale at Missouri UFs last game under Dan Mullen. Appearing to kick another long field goal, LSU instead ran a brilliant fake with the holderquarterback Matt Flynnwho scooted eight yards for the first down. Trasks 69 career touchdown passes rank sixth in school history, while his 7,386 career passing yards and 552 career completions rank eighth in school history, and his 813 career attempts rank 10th in school history. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Kyle Trasks 43 touchdown passes led the nation by two, broke Danny Wuerffels 24-year-old school record of 39, and tied him for third on the SEC single-season record list. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. Big Ten, . Do you have a sports website? Tim Tebow rushed for his 20th touchdown of the season in the 2nd quarter setting a new SEC record for rushing touchdowns in a season. Things never did get much better for the visitors, as Florida rolled to an impressive 5920 victory in the SEC opener for both teams. This inexperience was evident in their contest with the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Mississippi. [21] He currently lives in Orlando, Florida, Leak (second from left) and teammates visit President. [1] He was recognized as a Parade magazine All-American as well as Parade's Player of the Year in 2003. Florida answered on consecutive drives with a 10-yard Tim Tebow pass to Cornelius Ingram and a Tebow to Louis Murphy 66-yard pass to put the Gators up by a touchdown. The second half began with another Gator score, as Tebow found Andre Caldwell in the end zone on an 8-yard pass. The Gators rallied back with a quick touchdown but were never able to take the lead. [6] However, Leak only saw playtime during the final game of the preseason, where he completed eleven of sixteen passes for 88 yards, an interception and a touchdown. Leak led the Florida Gators to their second consensus national championship with a 4114 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 8, 2007, taking home the offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the game. All Rights Reserved. Attrition is healthy to some degree.. This excessive celebration was known as the "Gator Stomp", and that play was only the first of three TDs in the game that ended in penalties for excessive celebration, with Georgia's Mohamed Massaquoi and Florida's Wondy Pierre-Louis drawing the other flags. Despite the challenges of youth, the Gators were ranked in the top 5 in some preseason polls.[2]. Of the 59 players who participated at Missouri, 22 went to the portal; 15 remain. The schedule for the Gators played in their favor this season, as they faced their toughest opponentssuch as Tennessee, Auburn, and Florida Stateat home in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. He totaled 28 yards on two receptions in the BCS National Championship Game, including a crucial 17-yard catch from Tim Tebow on 3rd-and-12. On December 12, 2017, Cooper announced his retirement from the NFL via Twitter. He dressed but did not compete in the Capital One Bowl against Michigan, which the Gators lost. He put it inside the 20-yard line 90 times and booted the ball over 50 yards just as many times. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. There are no statistics available for this player. Lito Sheppard was among the OG defensive backs coming out of Florida that earned the institution the moniker "Defensive Back University" as the team transitioned from the fun-and-gun approach under Steve Spurrier to a more defensive-minded philosophy under the infamous Ron Zook. While they happened to have America's Golden Boy, they also had a roster full of trouble-makers. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[6] and GatorZone.com.[7]. Hill also played in the 2020 iteration of the XFL. [5] He spent the summer of 2007 working with the team, and training under former Gator quarterback Rex Grossman. Floridas football staff continues to expand. Coming off of two consecutive regular season losses, the Wolverines were attempting to break their four bowl game losing streak. Florida senior forward Colin Castleton has earned second-team All-SEC honors from the leagues coaches, the SEC office announced Tuesday. For the 2008 season, Leak tried out with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Tigers drove down the field, and Flynn hit Demetrius Byrd for a 3-yard touchdown to cut the Gator lead to 3. Who are the guys that are going to buy into what were doing? This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tebow was tied with Emmitt Smith and Buford Long with 14 rushing touchdowns in the season entering this game. Make no mistake, however, despite the rumblings on the sidelines, this defensive back kept things locked down on the field and kept the opponents off balance on special teams. Let us know here, and well share our responses to your questions. The first of these five rushing touchdowns broke the school record for most rushing touchdowns. [21][22] Tebow finished the regular season with the second highest passing efficiency in the nation with 177.8. The Orlando Guardians have three former Florida football players on the team, safety Matt Elam, running back Kelvin Taylor and punter Johnny Townsend. The score stood at 49-7 after two quarters, the Gators having racked up over 350 yards of total offense, Tebow throwing 3 touchdown passes and running for another score in an impressive display of all-around dominating football. Cooper passed on the contract and played college baseball for the Florida Gators baseball team as an outfielder. [1] Cooper was a three-time all-county selection, received all-state honors as Looka wide receiver and free safety after his junior and senior seasons, and was his football team's captain as a senior. Do you have a blog? Exclude walk-ons, and the number of holdovers drops to 27. The 2006 season proved to be a redemption year for Leak: leading the Gators to their first SEC Championship since 2000, and a spot in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game against Ohio State Buckeyes (the Gators' first championship game appearance since 1996). Since, Marshall has split snaps within the Gators' secondary and has given up an impressive completion percentage (in his favor) of 43.3% on 30 targets, per Pro Football Focus. Hester scored a short touchdown with 1:06 to play in the game, giving the Tigers a 2824 lead. But he should have some chances this season to beat some one-on-one coverage if the run game is working., Its time for Demarkcus Bowman to get carries, David said. This was also Florida's first game of the season without leading receiver Percy Harvin due to a sinus infection. At home in Charlotte, North Carolina, he also worked with the Boys and Girls Club and the Steele Creek Youth Athletic Association, served as an inspirational speaker with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and spoke at area middle schools encouraging students to stay focused on their goals. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jags in 2021 but was cut once again at the end of training camp. 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It was also the first game in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium after the Gators won their 2006 SEC and national championships. In a rare reversal, Kentucky was ranked in the top 10 with the Gators on the outside looking in. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. The Gators won the Southeastern Conference championship in all three years he spent in Gainesville, and the speedy pass-catcher from Patterson, Louisiana, capped off his collegiate career with a national championship after the 1996-97 season. Leak won his first five games, including a big win over the SEC East rival Tennessee Volunteers, but struggled in the option portion of the Meyer's offense. With his 262 passing yards and 89 rushing, Tebow set a new school record for most yards of total offense in a season with 3,970, surpassing Rex Grossman's 2001 total. He led the Gators from 2002 to 2004 to a 23-15 record and recruited many of the players that led Florida to a national championship in 2007. Gators Breakdown host David Waters is taking a look at the offensive players on the Florida football roster. Follow us@GatorsWireon Twitter and like our page onFacebookto follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions. That sequence would set the tone for the rest of the game. After another practice squad stint, Hammond was elevated to the active roster for his NFL debut before going through one more round of signing and being cut. We dug ourselves a huge hole, of course, in the first half. According to the New York Times, "a roster on the university's website lists 121 players, 41 of whom were arrested either in college or after, and sometimes both. Florida Football: UF among 247Sports' top 12 rosters heading into 2023 GatorSports.com Schedule Teams SEC Alabama Arkansas Auburn Georgia LSU Tennessee Texas A&M ACC Clemson UNC Big Ten Iowa. Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasnt practiced or played since, got a ceremonial start on senior day in front of a sold-out home crowd. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign former Florida Gators quarterback Chris Leak," Canoe.com (June 3, 2008). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Once you identify that, youve got to move in another direction.. [12] On April 10, 2012, he was placed on the left squad list, effectively ending his time with the Sharks. Leak would lead the Alouettes to a 3917 win over the Bombers. [12], Though they looked dominant at times early in the season, the 2007 Florida Gator squad was a team that relied on many freshmen and sophomores in key roles. Join our linker program. Leak worked as a host on SiriusXM College Sports Coast-to-Coast multiple nights each week during the 2012 college football season, along with co-host Chris Childers. Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. Trask finished second nationally in passing yards per game (356.9). (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara), (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. The Gators took an early lead by kicking a field goal on their first drive. Elam played at Florida from 2010 to 2012 under Urban Meyer and Will Muschamp. Attrition is an unavoidable part of college football because rosters turn over every four or five years as players run through their eligibility. Leak also broke many Gators' passing records set by Heisman Trophy-winner Danny Wuerffel, including Wuerffel's record for career passing yards set during the 2006 SEC championship game. Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez is found dead in his prison cell Watch on Videos you may like FOLLOW US Kelvin Taylor, the son of Gators legend Fred Taylor, played at Florida from 2013 to 2015. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Spurrier's new team upset his old team in 2005, and only a blocked last-second field goal kept him from repeating that feat in Gainesville in 2006. On August 19, 2010, in a game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Montreal starting quarterback, Anthony Calvillo, got taken out with an injury which gave way to Leak to finish off the game. (); : See Full Boxscore. He also tallied 13 pass breakup, six interceptions, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. He was a first-round pick for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2013 draft but the team moved on from him by 2017 due to declining play. As such, the official record for Alabama is 26 (14). He also became the first quarterback in Division I-FBS history to pass for at least 20 touchdowns and rush for at least 20 touchdowns in the same season. Derrick Harvey. Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines. College Football Scores. Who are the workers, and who are the guys that are looking for the way out? Several Gators had excellent afternoons. Well hold off on answering for now; check back after the traditional February signing day and the spring transfer period. While mostly a reserve, he ended the season with 23 receptions for 248 yards and 3 touchdowns. [4] Lindsey is married to former University of Florida linebacker and current Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone. [15] Leak was promoted to the position of wide receivers coach in May 2014. Copyright 2023 News4JAX.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. 2007 Florida Gators Stats. Do you have any thoughts or questions about the Gators football program? Thats the biggest question surrounding Gator football as we head into spring practice, David said. Can incoming offensive tackle transfers Damieon George (Alabama) and Micah Mazzccua (Baylor) replace outgoing starters Michael Tarquin (USC) and Ethan White? [1] Leak received national attention as an 8th grader in 1998 when Wake Forest coach Jim Caldwell, who had just signed his older brother, C. J., offered him a college football scholarship. All rights reserved. The only starters from that game who havent left are defensive back Jason Marshall and offensive linemen Kingsley Eguakun and Richie Leonard. After missing another relatively short field goal, LSU took advantage of an errant pass by Tim Tebow which hit Ingram in the helmet. Leak led the Florida Gators to their second consensus national championship with a 41-14 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 8, 2007, taking home the offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the game. Florida Gators announce new defensive coordinator, Bucs plan to release running back Leonard Fournette. The Sporting News Ike Hilliard was among the best wide receivers to ever play at Florida and was a cornerstone of Steve Spurrier's fun-and-gun offense of the 1990s. He was released by the Eagles on February 8, 2016. NIL Value: -. Cooper was nominated SEC Freshman of the Week following his performance. From 1999 to 2002, Sheppard snatched eight interceptions six his sophomore year and two his junior year for 186 yards and a touchdown, while also 49 Keiwan Ratliff played during a transitional time in Gainesville, when the "Head Ball Coach" Steve Spurrier handed the baton to the infamous Ron Zook, which was a tumultuous time in Florida football history. However, he was on the short end of a 3817 score, going 15-for-27 for 135 yards with two interceptions and a fumble. [3] He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in sociology, with honors, in December 2006, and was a keynote speaker during the graduation ceremony. Cooper amassed 261 total yards on 18 receptions, three of which were touchdowns. He was drafted again in 2009 - in the twenty-fifth round,[7] the seven-hundred and fifty-fourth player chosen that year - after which he signed a deal to play baseball for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball but decided to delay his MLB career and returned to play football for the Gators football team in 2009. The Florida offense rolled up 556 yards of total offense, 255 on the ground. All rights reserved), Florida forward Keyontae Johnson (11) smiles after being introduced as a starter before the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey), (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. Floridas potential rides on Anthony Richardsons potential.. Record: 9-4 (20th of 119) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Capital One Bowl 41-35 versus Michigan. Ticket Office Student Tickets Baseball Tickets Men's Basketball Tickets Women's Basketball Tickets Football Tickets Gymnastics Tickets Softball Tickets Volleyball Tickets Gator Boosters Manage My Account . He also set a new school record for rushing touchdowns by a QB in a game with 5 breaking the old record held by ex-Florida QB Jesse Palmer. This was the second of three such games in the 2007 season. Tennessee's momentum was washed away by the roar of 90,000 Gator fans, and the home team never looked back. However, the Tigers were not to be denied. Cooper gained 92 yards on four receptions, three of which went for touchdowns, on the season. 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