Buck Rogers' Road To Glory
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Confidence was high in Gator's practices this week. Coming off of a blow out win over FCS Furman, the Gators felt prepared to take on their in-state rival Seminoles. Buck Rogers has truly become a team leader this season and has earned enough trust from his coaches to provide some input into some of the play calling.
Game - #18 Florida State at #9 Florida
Both schools entered this rivalry game with a chance to get their tenth victory of the season. The Gators ... Read More
Buck Rogers status remains day to day after suffering a strained left shoulder in the Gators week 11 victory over South Carolina. Rogers took all of the snaps with the first team offense and stated to the press that he felt good and will be ready on Saturday. Florida coaches were a little less optimistic stating that they will continue to monitor Rogers health and decide on Saturday whether or not to play him.
Game - FCS Furman at #10 Florida
Buck Rogers did get ... Read More
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
After escaping last week's game against Vandy with a win, the pressure was high in Gainesville leading up the this weeks game against South Carolina. The pressure was noticeable at the beginning of practice as the offense struggled. Rogers was able to pull it together and get on the plane to Columbia with confidence.
Game - #12 Florida at #7 South Carolina
The Gators moved up the ranks in the BCS this week to #12. The Gamecocks came off their loss to Arkansas ... Read More
Coming off of the big win against Georgia, Buck Rogers has become a hometown hero in Gainesville. Rogers has struggled in the second half of games and needs to work hard in practice to clean that up. Practice this week was average. The emotional high of the win over Georgia and the talk about a week 11 match up with South Carolina have seemingly caused the Gators squad to run through the motions this week on the practice field.
Game - Vanderbilt (2-6) at #15 Florida ... Read More
Monday, October 3, 2011
The Florida Gators enjoyed a bye in week 8 and got back to work in week 9 to prepare for a match up with their bitter rivals, the Bulldogs from Georgia. Practice was closed to the media, with the Florida coaching staff stating that there was extenuating CPU issues during practice that did not allow for it to be shown. Despite his second half struggles, Buck Rogers' fame is growing around Gainesville and he is on his way to becoming a bit of a Hometown Hero.
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
On the heels of leading a come from behind victory in week 6 over the LSU Tigers, Buck Rogers has been elected to be a team captain by the players and coaching staff. This means that he will be given some latitude to provide input on play calling in certain situations. The Gators did not look sharp in practice this week but are favored over the Auburn Tigers.
Game - #16 Florida (5-1) at Auburn (3-3)
The field conditions were once again sloppy with rain pouring ... Read More
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Buck Rogers and the Florida Gators got back to work on the practice field following the tough loss to #1 Alabama in week 5. Practice began slow as they were trying to solidify their screen game. As practice went on, Rogers solidified his position as a veteran quarterback.
Game - #18 Florida (4-1) at #12 LSU (3-2)
A sellout crowd at Tiger Stadium greeted the Florida Gators and Freshman QB Buck Rogers. The Gators won the toss and were able to force a turnover ... Read More
The Florida Gators confidence was high after coming home from their first road trip of the season in which they were able to outlast the Kentucky Wildcats to remain undefeated on the season at 4-0 (2-0 in the SEC). The Gators' coaching staff were pleased with the poise that young Buck Rogers demonstrated in his first game in a hostile environment. Gators Head Coach stated that they now consider Rogers to be a veteran quarterback and with that they expect him to be able to begin ... Read More
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Having already secured the starting QB role in week 3, Buck Rogers was able to enter week 4 focused on learning the playbook and trying to earn enough trust from the coaching staff to have some additional control of the play calling at the line of scrimmage. Rogers practiced with precision and accuracy an showed that he is well on his way to becoming a veteran QB.
Game - #21 Florida (3-0) at Kentucky (3-0)
The field conditions were sloppy as #21 Florida traveled ... Read More
Buck Rogers' first career start was a success as he threw for 3 TD passes and over 200 yards, leading the Gators to a victory over UAB. Rogers' performance earned the confidence of the head coach and put him into position to challenge for the starting job at QB. Rogers' confidence was evident as he was able to secure the permanent starting job in the first half of practice.
Game - Tennessee at #22 Florida Gators
The Tennessee Volunteers came into Gainesville ... Read More
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Buck Rogers performed well in his first week and was called upon to finish the 4th quarter when the starting QB went down with an undisclosed injury. Rogers would take all of the snaps in practice with the first team offense but it appeared that the pressure of his first potential start was getting to him as he was still unable to gain enough of the coach's trust to challenge for the full time starting position.
Game - UAB at #21 Florida Gators
Despite the lack ... Read More
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Rogers stated, "If you asked me a year ago, I would have never expected that a SEC school would be heavily recruiting me. Ultimately I felt that the location, tradition, players, facilities and coaching staff at the University ... Read More
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