Former Gators

First-year coach Billy Donovan and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled out an unexpected win Monday night when they matched up against the Golden State Warriors in Warrior territory. The Warriors and the Thunder played each other three times in the regular season, each time the Thunder came up short. It did not look …

Jeff Driskel had somewhat of a rollercoaster run with Florida football.  He was projected as the “Next Tim Tebow”. Driskel started for the Gators as a sophomore and performed with strong statistics. He won 10 games with a 63.7 completion percentage, 12 touchdowns versus five interceptions, and 408 rush yards. …

The first two picks of Thursday’s NFL Draft likely won’t come as any surprise, with quarterbacks Jared Goff and Carson Wentz seemingly destined to go No’s. 1 and 2 in some order to the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. The suspense goes away when two teams with holes at the QB …

GAINESVILLE, Fla—The half-time buzzer sounds off. She looks up at the scoreboard one more time, walks towards the tunnel as she high-fives Gator fans of all ages who are eagerly leaning over the rails screaming, “Go Gators” and then she’s headed to coach up her team for second-half play. This …

With the NFL draft kicking off in just eight days, deals continue to be made as teams jockey for draft position.  Today, the Philadelphia Eagles swung a trade with the Cleveland Browns that will allow them to have the second pick in this year’s draft, and most draft experts believe …

Will Grier has finally picked a school. The former Florida Gator quarterback will be transferring to West Virginia. Grier threw for 1,204 yards and 10 touchdowns with just three interceptions in six games with the Gators last season. He was suspended for one year in October after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Grier …

Denver Broncos’ outside linebacker and former Florida Gator alum Lerentee McCray was honored and recognized at the Marion County Commission as not just a Super Bowl Champion, but a local football star. Lerentee was born and raised in Ocala, Fla. Lerentee attended Dunnellon High school, where he was coached by …

Events for the past three days have all been leading up to this years 80th edition of the Masters that will take place this Thursday, April 7 at Augusta National. This tournament is a week long celebration full of tradition and anticipation as the most elite golfers are looking to don the …

The No. 6 Florida Gators Women’s Tennis team looks to remain undefeated in the SEC. The team conquered the South Carolina Gamecocks this past weekend in a Top 10 matchup in Columbia.  The Gators swept the Gamecocks in singles but finished the match 4-1.  The team dropped just the second doubles …

Former Assistant Gator Men’s Basketball coach Larry Shyatt resigned from his job at University of Wyoming today. Shyatt began a head coaching position at Wyoming in the late 90’s (1997-1998). After his short time there, he landed a head coaching position at Clemson from 1998-2003. When he left Clemson, Shyatt made his …