On Tuesday night, for the second time this season, the Florida men’s basketball team will play at their updated home, the Exactech Arena at the O’Connell Center. This time, it’s not Arkansas Little-Rock, but their first SEC opponent in the Ole Miss Rebels. The Gators were 2-0 against the Rebels last season, winning games …
Read More »FEATURE: Cancer Survivor Jon Gould
With offers from Division III football teams and an academic scholarship from the University of Delaware, Jon Gould had the chance to play for a team under scholarship. However, after touring the University of Florida campus during his senior year of high school and stepping into the Ben Hill Griffin stadium, …
Read More »College Football Playoffs Semi-Finals Preview
The time for debating, What Ifs, and If Onlys ended about a month ago. The college football playoff committee tabbed Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Washington in that order to fight for a chance at a championship berth on New Year’s Eve. Each team has a title under its belt, …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Opens SEC Play With Win Over Arkansas
The 25th ranked Florida men’s basketball team opened SEC play on the road at 11-1 Arkansas Thursday night and the Gators come away with an 81-72 win. This was a somewhat of a homecoming for Justin Leon and KeVaughn Allen, two Gators that hail from Arkansas. The crowd didn’t seem …
Read More »Scarlett Ready for Hawkeyes
At the beginning of Florida’s 2016 season, Jordan Scarlett was one of five tailbacks contending for playing time in the backfield. Along with Scarlett – Mark Thompson, Mark Herndon, Jordan Cronkrite, and Lamical Perine all had opportunities to showcase their talents this fall. Now, as Florida (8-4) prepares for their …
Read More »Appleby Looking Forward to Outback Bowl
Amid rumors that head coach Jim McElwain would burn Feliepe Frank’s or Kyle Trask’s freshman redshirt, Florida’s starting quarterback Austin Appleby says his process never changed. According to Appleby, he’s been preparing to start every day following the 54-16 loss to top ranked Alabama in the SEC Championship. And now for the …
Read More »Florida Gearing Up for SEC Opener at Arkansas in Fayetteville
After a disappointing 1-4 finish to SEC play last season, essentially costing them a guaranteed spot to the big dance, Florida is greatly looking forward to Thursday night, when they open up SEC play against the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville. The Gators are 20-11 all-time against the Razorbacks and have …
Read More »Tabor Focused on Finishing Season “The Right Way”
When asked if some of Florida’s defenders had been snubbed from postseason accolades, Gator All-American cornerback Teez Tabor agreed, citing “politics” as his reasoning. Defensively, Florida has been stellar this year, finishing sixth overall and sporting the third-best pass defense in the country. It’s no surprise that one of Florida’s most …
Read More »SEC Bowl Previews: From Auburn to Vanderbilt
A whopping 11 out of 14 SEC teams are going bowling this year, ranging from Vanderbilt vs. NC State in the Camping World Independence Bowl to Alabama vs. Washington in the College Football Playoffs. In chronological order, here is an all-encompassing preview of every non-CFP bowl game that has an …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Routs Arkansas-Little Rock In Home Opener
Santa came early for the Florida men’s basketball team this year. With the first game at the newly renovated Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center being played Wednesday night in Gainesville, Florida came away with a 94-71 win over Arkansas Little Rock. Florida improves to 9-3 on the …
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