University of Florida President Kent Fuchs joined Steve Russell on the Sport Scene to discuss Gator athletics and the start of an unconventional school year. He prompts students to wear masks and follow safety precautions on campus. Fuchs expects the number of COVID-19 cases to jump with the start of …
Read More »Dallas Baker: former Gator reflects on playing and coaching career
After becoming a national champion in 2007 at Florida, Dallas Baker is currently the wide receivers coach at Marshall. Earlier, Baker spoke with Steve Russell on Sport Scene about his time as a Gator, coaching career and more. Relationship with Urban Meyer Baker played for the Gators from 2003 to …
Read More »SEC releases 2020 football schedule
Last night, the SEC announced its full football schedule for 2020 on the SEC Network. Previously, the conference announced its week one matchups at 3 p.m. that day. Analyzing the Gators’ Schedule The Gators’ schedule was revealed during the SEC schedule announcement. Florida begins its season in Oxford against Ole …
Read More »Gators Keep Prepping; Some Players Absent
Florida Gators football completed their first day of camp on Monday. The team continues to prepare for the season, as they work around the new protocols. One of the big topics, of course, during a pandemic is the health and safety of players. During his Monday presser, Gators head coach …
Read More »Gators Starts Practice; SEC To Release Schedule
Fall camp is underway for Florida Gators football. Normally, the team would be a few weeks in, but COVID-19 said otherwise. Regardless, the Gators enter camp with high expectations despite key departures. The Gators saw these key departures after 2019: Van Jefferson Lamical Perine Josh Hammond CJ Henderson Freddie Swain …
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 »Gators Gain Highest-Rated Recruit
The 2021 recruiting class for Florida Gators football received a big boost. On Sunday, they gained five-star cornerback Jason Marshall. According to CBS Sports, Marshall chose Florida over Alabama, Miami, LSU and Oregan. He is the highest-rated recruit of his class. Marshall said the relationships he built with Florida’s staff …
Read More »Florida Ranked Eighth in First Coaches Poll
On Aug. 6, the first Coaches Poll for the 2020 College Football season came out. Rounding out the top five is Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia and LSU. Florida ranked in the top ten at eighth. Back Where They Were Last Year This is the exact same ranking that Florida …
Read More »SEC Announces New Practice Schedule
The SEC announced a new fall preseason practice schedule on Tuesday. The first date in which practices will be allowed is Aug. 17. According to a press release by UF Director of Football Communications Skip Powers, the new SEC calendar provides student-athletes with more days off than required by the …
Read More »Sankey talks SEC Football Decision
After much talk and deliberation, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced that the conference will be playing a conference-only schedule. The conference follows the lead of other Power 5 conferences like the Big Ten and Pac-12. Additionally, the season will be pushed back to a Sept. 26 start. Tough Decisions Sankey …
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