On Friday, nine Florida Gators student-athletes signed NIL deals with OpenLocker. The nine student-athletes include Trevor Etienne and Shemar James in Football; Trinity Thomas, Morgan Hurd and Victoria Nguyen in gymnastics; Aliyah Matharu, Zippy Broughton, and Alex Klatsky in basketball; and Elisha Dees in diving. In addition, the student-athletes would …
Read More »SEC Decides on 8-Game Conference Schedule
Thursday, the Southeastern Conference announced each school will play eight conference games and one opponent from another Power Five conference beginning in 2024. Additionally, the East and West divisions will be eliminated. When Texas and Oklahoma join, the top two teams in the conference will face off in the SEC …
Read More »SEC Announces Florida Football Game Times
The SEC has officially released the game times for the Gators‘ first four football games of the season. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/1663968592445214723?cxt=HHwWhsDU4cynzZcuAAAA Utah Florida travels to Salt Lake City on Aug. 31 to compete against Utah to open the season at the Rice-Eccles Stadium. The game is set to air on ESPN at …
Read More »SEC to Talk 8-9 Game Schedule
All of the SEC travels to Destin Florida this week to discuss the future of college football for the south. Some questions still remain unanswered from last year, like the proposal to increase the regular season schedule to nine games instead of eight. The Arrival of Oklahoma and Texas With …
Read More »Georgia and Florida to Keep Annual Game in Jacksonville
The famously known Florida-Georgia game that has been played in Jacksonville since 1933 will stick around for two more years. Having to make a final decision before June 3o, the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs announced Wednesday that both schools will have their annual rivalry football game in Jacksonville during …
Read More »Napier Provides Updates on Gators Football
On Monday night, Gators football head coach Billy Napier‘s annual speaking tour wrapped up in Gainesville in front of the Fightin’ Gator Touchdown Club. Before the event, he addressed the media. Here are some key points he made. Florida – Georgia On May 11, the Mayor of Jacksonville proposed the …
Read More »From the Orange and Blue to the Garnet and Gold
With one minute left to play in the first playoff game of 2022, the Bobcats are trailing the Pace High School Patriots 34-27. It’s 3rd-and-5, and the Patriots have the ball. Defensive back Donny Hiebert is set up to his right. His eyes are on Patriots sophomore quarterback Nick Simmons, …
Read More »Gators Set for NFL Draft
The day is finally here as the NFL Draft kicks off from Kansas City. Thirty-one athletes will hear Roger Goodell call their name and change their lives forever as they enter into the NFL world. Eleven former Gators have decided to pursue the NFL Draft. However, expect them to be …
Read More »CFP Committee Meets to Discuss Expanded Playoff Logistics
The College Football Playoff Committee is currently meeting in Irving, Texas, for its annual spring meetings, which started on Tuesday and conclude on Thursday. With a 12-team playoff beginning in 2024, the CFP committee is currently discussing and planning the logistics for the expansion including postseason schedule, locations and revenue …
Read More »SEC Considers Drastic Penalty for Field Storming
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said on Tuesday that the conference is having “meaningful discussions” about its longstanding policy on field storming. Potential Penalties Since 2004, the SEC has implemented a rule against storming the field or the court. A school is fined $50,000 for its first offense, $100,000 for …
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