Nick VanZandt

Nick VanZandt is a senior journalism student at the University of Florida and this is his third semester working for WRUF.

FSU Survives in Death Valley, Defeats Clemson

College Football

In the most important ACC game of the year, Florida State defeated Clemson 31-24 in an overtime thriller at Death Valley on Saturday afternoon. FSU ended a seven-game losing streak to Clemson. Clemson squandered countless opportunities and several coaching mistakes proved to be the downfall for the Tigers. GLORIOUS! VICTORIOUS! …

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Tennessee Looks to Bounce Back Against UTSA

The Tennessee Volunteers (2-1) host the UTSA Roadrunners (1-2) inside Neyland Stadium Saturday afternoon. Both have looked worse than expected. UTSA has won two straight C-USA titles and are currently 31-12 under Jeff Traylor. Despite this, they’ve begun the season just 1-2. Tennessee was expected to challenge Georgia for the …

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Bucs Chasing 2-0 Start Against Bears

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Bucs (1-0) and Chicago Bears (0-1) are taking two diverging paths after Week 1 of the NFL season. Both teams entered the season with a minuscule amount of hope of a playoff run. But a Bucs road win against the former NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings changed …

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Texas Conquers Alabama in Tuscaloosa

Week]

The 11th-ranked Texas Longhorns (2-0) traveled to Tuscaloosa and defeated the 3rd-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (1-1) 34-24 on Saturday. In a game circled on calendars everywhere, everyone except for Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide was ready for this matchup. Quarterback mistakes, penalties and Alabama’s pass defense were the root of Saturday’s …

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Marlins Avoid Sweep and Crush the Mets

Mets Marlins

The Miami Marlins spoil the New York Mets’ home opening series and dominate the struggling Mets 7-2 at Citi Field. Miami’s Early Start Entering Sunday’s game, the Mets have dominated the Marlins. New York won four of the last five games against Miami and outscored them 31-13. The Fish came …

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