Florida banned the "Gator Bait" chant in 2020 due to "horrific historic racist imagery associated with the phrase."

Here is what we've learned from the first game of the Florida Gators' 2026 season

Florida moved up one spot on The Athletic's first re-ranking of the 2026 season, following a convincing win over FAU.

Florida football dominated FAU in Jon Sumrall's debut as head coach at The Swamp. For the Owls, they entered the game as 26.5-point underdogs.

Here's The Post's quick take on Jadan Baugh, Aaron Philo, Caden Veltkamp and more as the college football season gets underway.

Former Doherty High athlete Kofi Asare is making an impact at the University of Florida in his final season.

The chomp, the cheerleaders, the fans all showed up in full force in The Swamp. They were not disappointed in the outcome. Check out pictures, videos.

Aaron Philo and Jadan Baugh fuel explosive Florida’s offense in Jon Sumrall’s debut, a 66-21 rout of Florida Atlantic, giving Gators fans plenty to celebrate as UF opens the 2026 season.

The Florida Gators will open their season at home Saturday against FAU with Aaron Philo as their starting quarterback.

Gator Walk begins at 3 p.m. Florida Victorious members have the opportunity to meet and greet the men's basketball team at the UF Bookstore inside the Reitz Union on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. To join Florida Victorious, click here.

On Saturday evening, the Florida football program got off to a strong start to the 2026 college football season with a blowout home win over Florida Atlantic. The Gators ended up winning this one by a score of 66-21 in what was Jon Sumrall’s first game as head coach for the team.