Scott Stricklin
New Florida head football coach Billy Napier, right, and athletic director Scott Stricklin pose for a photo as Napier is introduced during a news conference at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. [Brad McClenny/The Gainesville Sun via AP)
Florida's Stricklin gets extension, nearly doubles salary

By Mark Long Dec. 27, 2021 06:11 PM EST

Louisiana-Lafayette head coach Billy Napier, right, watches Louisiana-Lafayette quarterback Levi Lewis (1) warm up before an NCAA college football game against Louisiana-Monroe in Lafayette, La., Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Florida hires La-Lafayette coach Napier to replace Mullen

By Mark Long Nov. 28, 2021 01:54 PM EST

Florida quarterback Emory Jones sits in his end zone after an incomplete pass during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Florida fires coach Dan Mullen, completing stunning fall

By Mark Long Nov. 21, 2021 01:33 PM EST

Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei is knocked to the turf by Georgia defender Travon Walker on a broken play during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
SEC beefing up schedules, moving away from early cupcakes

By Mark Long Sep. 08, 2021 05:39 PM EDT

Florida, Arizona State schedule football series for '28, '31

Nov. 12, 2019 02:05 PM EST
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida and Arizona State have agreed to play a home-and-home series beginning in 2028. The school announced the...

Florida AD Stricklin would welcome 2-for-1 series vs UCF

By Mark Long Dec. 07, 2018 05:13 PM EST
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin would welcome a two-for-one series against in-state opponent UCF, which has the nation's longest...