How many different ways has it been said that this year has been a dumpster fire? For college athletics, the chaos of 2020 has unearthed deep cracks in a system of dysfunctional leadership divided by geography, politics, and mixed messaging. A single multi-billion dollar business in which a multitude of …
Read More »NCAA cancels some Fall championships
On Thursday, NCAA president Mark Emmert said there will be no championships for Soccer, Cross Country and Volleyball. These sports fell below the 50 percent participation line that Emmert said was needed to have a truly viable championship. With conferences and schools beginning to bow out of fall sports, the …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball About to Get a Whole Lot Faster
Florida men’s basketball coach Mike White joined Sportscene with Steve Russell this past week to discuss how Florida basketball is about to change. The Gators finished at 9-12 last season and finished fourth in the SEC with a record of 11-7. With high hopes for the upcoming season, White talks …
Read More »NCAA releases COVID-19 guidelines
The NCAA has released guidelines on medical testing to reduce the risk of COVID-19. This is an attempt to create uniformity across Power 5 conferences. According to CBS Sports, those minimum guidelines include testing requirements, response strategies, contact-tracing methods and specific protocols for games to be canceled amid numerous positive …
Read More »Tre Mann Withdraws from NBA Draft and Returns to Florida for Sophomore Season
Tre Mann announced on Tuesday that he will withdraw from the NBA draft and play with Florida for his sophomore season. He posted the announcement in his social media as he stated that he wanted to “continue growing as a player and as a person”. Let’s work! 🧡💙 pic.twitter.com/inF81NdAbN — …
Read More »Florida Greats Join NBA Teams
Two former Florida Gators will see action in the NBA’s return. Joakim Noah signed to stay with the Clippers and Corey Brewer is staying Sacramento. Both players were coasting on 10-day contracts as of late, especially Brewer, before getting contracts that last until the end of the season. Both get …
Read More »Former Gator Udonis Haslem speaks about George Floyd
Udonis Haslem spoke passionately about George Floyd on Sunday at a press conference in Miami. The former Gator basketball star was born in Miami, currently plays for the Heat and cares deeply about the city. Miami Heat player Udonis Haslem speaking at Miami PD press conference. Calling for justice and …
Read More »Nembhard backs out of draft, announces transfer from Florida
Florida fans accepted the initial departure of point guard Andrew Nembhard. Losing him twice, however, is a sucker punch to the gut. On Saturday, Jeff Goodman reported via Twitter that Nembhard planned to withdraw from the NBA Draft and transfer. He also declared for the draft after his freshman year …
Read More »SEC: weighing the effects of the recent vote to open athletic facilities
It just means more in the SEC. Nothing means more to the conference at this moment than the recent decision to open up campuses for athletes. On May 22, the SEC voted to allow schools to open their athletic facilities for individual workouts for football and basketball players. SEC commissioner …
Read More »SEC announces return for athletes
SEC fans have been waiting for an announcement on the return of sports since March 12, when the conference suspended all in-person athletic events. Earlier today, that announcement finally came. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said that universities can open for voluntary activities, starting June 8. “At this time, we are …
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