Former Gators

The NFL Pro Bowl will return to Orlando where 88 players, 44 from each conference, compete in a multi-day AFC vs. NFC competition. The games will consist of competition skills and a highly anticipated flag football game. Event Overview The Pro Bowl will span two days. The Pro Bowl Skills …

With the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles set to face off in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years, there are four former Florida Gators looking for the glory that comes with hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. For the Chiefs, it is offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor and D.J. …

Former Florida quarterback Brian Schottenheimer was named the coach of the Dallas Cowboys on Friday. Schottenheimer, who backed up UF Heisman Trophy winner and 1996 national champion Danny Wuerffel, will be officially introduced today at noon at the Cowboys’ news conference. Schottenheimer played for previous coach Steve Spurrier from 1994 …

Gators great No.21 Ben Shelton was looking to punch his ticket to his first Australian Open final with a win Friday against world No.1 Jannick Sinner. But after an eventful first set, that Shelton let get away, it was all Sinner, taking the following two sets with relative ease, 7-6 …

Former Florida tennis star No.21 Ben Shelton will face off against No.1 ranked Italian Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of the Australian Open after defeating Lorenzo Sonego (6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6). Shelton is the youngest male player in 22 years to make it to this level of the Australian Open. …

For the fourth consecutive year there will be a former Florida football player on the NFL team that hoists the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season. Each of the four teams still alive in the playoffs have at least one Gator, with the Buffalo Bills leading the way …

Former Gators tennis star Ben Shelton advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the second time in his career Monday after Gaël Monfils was forced to retire mid-match with a back injury. Shelton, who reached also the quarters in Melbourne in 2023, led Monfils  7-6(3), 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 1-0 before the …

Former Florida football coach Urban Meyer was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Time at UF Meyer led the Gators to two national championships in 2006 and 2008 throughout his five-year stay at Florida. During his time in Gainesville, Meyer compiled a 65-15 record, which placed …

Former Florida standout Ben Shelton defeated fellow American Brandon Nakashima in the first round of the Australian Open in straight sets Tuesday. Shelton, the No. 21 seed, advances to round two of the tournament in Melbourne against Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta. https://twitter.com/LiveupdatesUS/status/1879108240245682410 How It Happened Despite winning in three sets, Shelton …

In a world where the game of baseball is different form than it once was, one thing will always be uniform: those playing the game are human beings with feelings, motivations, personal goals, physical challenges and more. For players who pursue a career in baseball, the odds are against them …