Harrison Smajovits

Harrison is a sports coordinator at ESPN 98.1 FM/850 AM WRUF. He served as a beat writer for Florida Gators football for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He also contributes to WRUF's Gainesville Sports Center segments and makes appearances on the Clash on Harp on Sports. Harrison has been a content writer for WRUF since January 2019 as well.

Bridget Sloan Will Go into USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame

Gators gymnastics great Bridget Sloan will be immortalized. It was announced on Saturday she will be a part of the 2020 USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame class. Sloan found success at every level of competition. This includes college, national and international competition. Due to COVID-19, her induction won’t take place …

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Lightning Fall in Game 2

Turns out, overtime momentum doesn’t always come to fruition. This time, the Lightning failed to go toe-to-toe with the Columbus Blue Jackets and lost 3-1 in Game 2. The Bolts can’t be swept this time, but they certainly don’t want to get knocked out by Columbus again. A Short-Lived Lead …

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WRUF to Carry Buccaneers Football

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have found a new radio home. ESPN 98.1 FM/850 AM WRUF will start carrying Bucs games starting this upcoming season. “We are thrilled to be Gainesville’s home for the Bucs,” Seth Harp, WRUF Operations Coordinator, said. “With the additions of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski the …

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Issues That Remain in College Sports

NCAA

For six of the 10 FBS conferences, college football is starting soon. Most are understanding of the decision by the other four conferences to opt-out of playing in the fall. However, some issues stand out as a result of the differences in decision making. A major one appears to be …

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FSU, DeSantis All In On Playing Football

If you ask FSU and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, football is a must. Governor DeSantis and FSU administrators held a roundtable at FSU football’s practice facility. The message of the day: Let’s play football. Football is Important Governor DeSantis said he feels taking away the season would do more harm …

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Big Ten, Pac-12 Postpone Seasons

This story is currently in development As August drags on, whether we have college football or not remains uncertain. Two FBS conferences have already decided to not play this fall: the Mountain West and the MAC. However, no Power Five conferences had made official decisions entering Tuesday. The two Power …

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Gators Gain Highest-Rated Recruit

Florida

The 2021 recruiting class for Florida Gators football received a big boost. On Sunday, they gained five-star cornerback Jason Marshall. According to CBS Sports, Marshall chose Florida over Alabama, Miami, LSU and Oregan. He is the highest-rated recruit of his class.  Marshall said the relationships he built with Florida’s staff …

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