Covering Dixie: Nick Saban in Tennessee, Johnny Manziel, Jeff Driskel, and more.
Covering Dixie Like Mildew - The SEC. Accept no substitutes.
Behind Enemy Lines.
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban speaks in front of a 1,500-plus audience at an event in Athens, Tn. Needless to say, this didn't make Tennessee fans happy. (al.com)
Obligatory Johnny Manziel item of the day.
Texas A&M starting QB Johnny Manziel appeared on ESPN&...
Red Sox Use 29th-Round Draft Pick Florida Quarterback Jeff Driskel, Who Tweets He’s Not Joining Team
Jeff Driskel did not expect to be selected in this year’s MLB draft because he hasn’t played baseball since high school, but the Red Sox used a 29th-round pick on the University of Florida quarterback anyway.
This isn’t entirely uncommon in the MLB draft. Just last year, the Red Sox took University of Washington linebacker Shaq Thompson in the 18th round and then Arizona State...
Is Florida's Jeff Driskel a Top-Five Quarterback in the SEC?
If Florida wants to win the SEC East, its offense has to take a step forward in 2013. The Gators ranked last in the SEC in passing offense last...
Gators QB Jeff Driskel Needs to Watch his Tweets
A lot of college teams have banned their players from Twitter and with good reason. Too many kids tend to tweet without thinking (or while drinking) and fail to realize that there are thousands of people watching their every tweet. Any and every misstep is caught, retweeted, and used as fodder for late night jokes and bloggers everywhere.
So it is easy to see why coaches...
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Florida OC calls out Driskel on Twitter
Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel wrote on Twitter that he was bored, and offensive coordinator Brent Pease had a clever response.
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Florida QB's girlfriend taunts Florida State
The Florida-Florida State rivalry is one of the most entertaining and deeply rooted rivalries in all of college football. However, the hatred that was once just reserved for players is seeping into a different social group — the cheerleaders. Tarin Moses, the girlfriend of Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel, took to Twitter in the week leading up to the sunshine showdown to express...
No. 6 Florida QB Driskel will start at No. 10 FSU
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel will start Saturday's game at rival Florida State. Coach Will Muschamp announced Driskel's status Wednesday on the Southeastern Conference coaches teleconference. Muschamp says Driskel "looked very good in practice" Tuesday and will be "ready to go" when the sixth-ranked Gators (10-1) travel to...
Via Fox Sports South
November 21, 2012
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Gators chances at BCS game get better with Driskel
The number 4 Florida Gators weren’t sure they would have their starting quarterback in time for the trip to face number 10 Florida State this weekend, but according to coach Will Muschamp, Jeff Driskel will play in the game for the Gators.
“Jeff Driskel will play in the game,” Muschamp said. “What will be his percentage I don’t know right now. We will not practice him...
UF's Jeff Driskel prefers a life on the move
GAINESVILLE, Fla. Jeff Driskel prefers life on the move.
He doesnt know any other way after growing up in a Navy family.
He definitely is not a video-game kid. Hes not a big TV watcher, said Mary Driskel, Jeffs mom. Hes always active, always wanting to do something.
Driskels need for movement holds true whether he is on the field as the Gators dual-threat quarterback or trying...
Via Fox Sports Florida
October 05, 2012
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Driskel needs to avoid sacks and big hits
GAINESVILLE, Fla. Old habits are hard to break. That goes for starting quarterbacks, too.
Prior to his first career start on Saturday at Texas A&M, the last time Jeff Driskel took the field knowing the game was his from start to finish was in November 2010. He was a senior at Hagerty High and in his final game a loss to Lakeland in the state playoffs all Driskel did was account...
Via Fox Sports Florida
September 11, 2012
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