Sunday, 4 a.m. As Florida’s final kick bent to the left in the final seconds, the Gators could see their possibilities dwindling toward their biggest goals. The college football playoffs? Suddenly, those are in doubt, even if the Gators could somehow upset Alabama in next week’s SEC title game. The Heisman Trophy? Kyle Trask’s chances […]

Friday, 4 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, December has always been the cruelest month. It’s the month that Jon Gruden’s final Bucs’ team went 0-4 down the stretch (after a 9-3 start) that led to his firing. It’s the month that John McKay’s first Bucs’ team was outscored 177-31 to finish 0-14. It’s that […]

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Four games to go. Four games to decide whether this is season is about the playoffs or the bust. Four games to decide if this team was kind of disappointing or really, really disappointing. Four games to go between the post-season and a punch line. So what do the Tampa Bay Bucs […]

Monday, 4 a.m. Here in the stretch run, the Bucs are wobbly but upright. You can see the playoffs from here. But can they? There are four games to play, and all of them are against average (or less) opponents. Surely, that bodes well, doesn’t it? Surely, you can count on the Bucs to make […]