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In collaboration with Syltavius Kelley Click here to read Part 1. As much as the coaches believe in the players, the feeling is mutual. “We have the best coaching staff that there is,” freshman Kentavia Hagins said. “They help us on the court and off the court. They teach us …

Florida women’s basketball is back in the O’Dome Thursday to face the 14th ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs.  The Bulldogs will go down as Florida’s third consecutive top 15 match up this SEC season.  The Gators are 7-3 this season and will look to improve their record tonight at 6 p.m. …

There was no real surprise Tuesday night in a year full of surprises. Devonta Smith, second on my ballot for the record (Trevor Lawrence was third), won the Heisman Trophy and in a year that didn’t seem normal, it was fitting that a wide receiver won the Heisman, the first …

After building momentum through an undefeated SEC campaign and rising all the way to No. 2 in the polls, the UF Gymnastics team ended their 2020 season with a lack of conclusiveness. The early stages of what would become a nation-wide pandemic ended their season early and vanquished any hopes …

Florida women’s basketball (7-2) took on another top 10 opponent in No. 9 Texas A&M (10-0) on Sunday afternoon. The undefeated Aggies proved to be too much in the end taking a 92-67 victory over the Gators. Florida Keeps it Close The Gators kept the game close in the first …

The Back Nine comes at you with a sense of relief because I attended the Florida-LSU basketball game as a fan and did not jinx the mighty Gators. As a result, my daughter Kelsey said I am allowed to attend future games. 10. It would appear that Gator football fans …

Florida’s National Football League teams went 1-2 in their final regular season games. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took a big win over the Atlanta Falcons showing they are ready for the NFL Playoffs. With the playoffs on the line, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa got the start against a strong Buffalo Bills …

Dec. 30 was a big day for the Gators. The football team competed against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl, and the men’s basketball team traveled to Nashville for a match-up against Vanderbilt. While Florida football was unable to bring home another bowl win, the basketball team made up …

It is safe to say the Florida Gators’ Cotton Bowl debut did not go as planned. When the season started, all eyes were set on the playoffs and a national championship. Now, it ends with a three-game skid. The opt-outs, extremely noticeable. The defense’s performance epitomized how it performed all …

Pat Dooley of The Tailgate (weekdays 4-6 p.m. with Jeff Cardozo and back on the air on Monday) brings his legendary grading of the Gators to WRUF.com for the last time this football season (he’ll be back for the spring game). This week, Florida vs. Oklahoma in UF’s first-ever appearance …