Fernando Juncadella

Senior at the University of Florida. Working at ESPN Gainesville for four years, covering Florida football, softball, and baseball.

Florida Football In The Trenches

Florida head football coach Jim McElwain decided to keep one coach from the Will Muschamp era, offensive line coach Mike Summers. Summers was brought in last year and coached up an offensive line group that allowed the third-fewest sacks in the SEC. Not to mention the same group paved the …

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Gator Defense Poised For Greatness

If you go by the statistics, former Florida defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin did an exceptional job for the Gators. In 2014, the Gator defense finished fifth in the country in yards allowed per play, ninth in  yards allowed per rush attempt, and 10th in yards allowed per pass attempt. Now, …

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Florida Football Ready To Get Back To Practice

In terms of weather, it was a smooth first week for the Florida Gator football team’s spring schedule as there were no postponements or delays. Monday’s practice however could not survive the heavy rain that went through Gainesville, causing practice to be postponed to today. Weather will not be an issue …

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New Offense Under New Coordinator Nussmeier

The Kurt Roper Era in Gainesville did not last long. After being hired last year to the offensive coordinator position by former Florida head coach Will Muschamp, Roper improved the offense in some areas. Yet, he did not survive the coaching changes made after athletic director Jeremy Foley hired head coach Jim …

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Quarterback Competition Taking Shape For The Gators

Treon Harris taking first snap of practice on Wednesday. For the first time in recent memory, quarterback Jeff Driskel is not on the Florida football team, as the senior transferred away.  So, Florida will have a new starting quarterback in 2015.  There are four gunslingers on the Florida roster, but …

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Florida Football Opens Up Spring Practice

If there was one word to describe the first spring practice for the Florida Gator football team on Monday, it would be fast. Right out of the gate, players were juiced with energy and offensive guard Antonio Riles is glad with the way things are heading. “I like the direction …

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Florida Softball Loses Rubber Match to LSU

The top ranked Florida softball team lose big to the Tigers from LSU in a 10-3 rout on Sunday.   LSU improves to 27-1 on the year while Florida falls to 28-2 as the Tigers take two of three in the series. LSU shortstop Bianka Bell torched the Gators from the batter’s …

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