One of the biggest questions facing the Florida football team this spring is who is going to replace receiver Ricky Pearsall. Pearsall totaled 1,626 yards and nine touchdowns on 98 receptions in two seasons with the Gators. The dynamic wideout also returned punts and was a factor in the run …
Read More »Year At Florida Has Mertz Prepared For Season 2
Florida quarterback Graham Mertz said the experience gained last year will make a difference in the 2024 season for the Gators. Stepping Up UF coach Billy Napier said when he recruited Mertz from Wisconsin in early 2023, his goal was for Mertz to play cleaner and tighter football. That’s exactly what …
Read More »Napier: Plenty Of Positives In Florida’s Spring Scrimmage
Florida coach Billy Napier shared his thoughts on the Gators ahead of the Orange and Blue Game on April 13. Lagway Showing Potential Napier had high praise Saturday for true freshman quarterback DJ Lagway. The third-year UF coach commented on how Lagway learns quickly and applies concepts from study rooms …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Baseball Making Things Interesting
The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend and I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Sunday. I know I did. 10. Let us start with baseball where the Gators had two walk-off wins in a series for the first time in 10 years. On Friday night, …
Read More »Caglianone Saves Day For Gators In Series-Clinching Win Over MSU
On a crisp Easter Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark, the No. 6 Florida Gators were looking for a miracle of their own. Facing a one-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning, designated hitter Jac Caglianone entered the batter’s box with a man on first and no outs. Facing …
Read More »Florida Places 3rd At NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships
Florida finished in third place at the NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships on Saturday, the second-best finish in program history. The last time both the UF women’s and men’s team finished in the top three was 37 years ago in 1987. The UF women’s team finished third at the …
Read More »Gators Surrender Five Home Runs In 12-2 Loss To MSU
For the second time in a row this weekend, the No. 6 Florida Gators found themselves facing a multi-run deficit at the hands of the No. 21 Mississippi State Bulldogs. But whereas the Gators managed to pull off an impressive comeback in their series-opening win Friday, they did not have …
Read More »Florida Softball Completes Comeback to Clinch Series Win At MSU
The No. 10 Florida Gators softball team defeated the No.17 Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-6 to win the series Saturday at Nusz Park in Starkville. The Gators (31-5, 7-2 SEC) came back from a 6-2 deficit against the Bulldogs (25-9, 6-6). Jocelyn Erickson hit a two-run home run in the seventh …
Read More »Florida’s Josh Liendo Wins 100 Fly in NCAAs
Josh Liendo won the 100-yard butterfly in Day 3 of the NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships in Indianapolis on Friday. https://twitter.com/GatorsSwimDv/status/1773851570540564494 The Gators sit in third in the standings with 273.0 points. Arizona State leads with 343.0 points and California is second at 286.5. Performances The finals …
Read More »Cade Kurland Leads Gators To Walk-Off Win Over Mississippi State
Entering the bottom of the ninth inning against the No. 21 Mississippi State Bulldogs, things looked bleak for the No. 6 Florida Gators facing a two-run deficit. But the Gators refused to back down at Condron Family Ballpark. Junior Ty Evans cut the deficit to one run with a single. …
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