The Florida Gators (6-2) will be as close to full strength as they have been all season just in time to take on the sixth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks (6-2) Tuesday in Gainesville as a part of the Big 12/ SEC Challenge. Guards Scottie Wilbekin and Kasey Hill have yet to be …
Read More »Florida Lacrosse in Unfamiliar Territory of Rebuilding
The University of Florida lacrosse team is a very cohesive unit. But, while they can agree on many things, one thing they can’t agree on is how the team will do this season. The Gator lacrosse team lost a majority of last year’s roster to graduation. The seniors that graduated …
Read More »Tuesday Sports Update
A cold Monday Night Football game, Heisman Trophy finalists announced and more in our Tuesday Sports Update. ** Six finalists for the Heisman Trophy have been announced with the winner being crowned in New York this weekend. The finalists are last year’s Heisman winner, quarterback Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M, …
Read More »Former Gators and NFL Tight End Cornelius Ingram: Back from Injuries with Hopes of Returning to the NFL
Cornelius Ingram Audio Story (click to listen) Cornelius Ingram was always a small town guy, with really big dreams. Growing up in the rural town of Hawthorne, Florida opened Ingram’s eyes to the things that truly mattered to him: his family, faith, and football. These three things helped Ingram realize at …
Read More »Catching up with Caleb Sturgis
Sturgis strives for consistency during season’s final weeks Florida’s struggles on the football field this season spanned nearly every position group on the team, but one of the biggest drops in production from 2012 was the kicking department. The Gators struggled to replace two-time All-American Caleb Sturgis, using three kickers …
Read More »Emmitt Smith Series Part 4: Life After Football
Emmitt Smith Part 4 Wrap Leaving the game of football was one of the hardest decisions Emmitt Smith ever had to make. After having one of the most successful careers in NFL history, Smith finally decided to hang up his cleats for good on February 4th, 2005. With multiple Super Bowl …
Read More »Bowl Season: The End of an Era
Brace yourselves; winter is coming, and with it, college football’s bowl season. 2013 is the final year of the Bowl Championship Series. Next year college football moves to a four-team playoff, with the teams selected by a committee of 13 people. But that’s next year. Starting December 21, 70 teams …
Read More »Monday Sports Update
A record field goal, lots of good NFL football, lots of SEC teams going bowling and more in our Monday Sports Update… ** A ton of SEC football programs will be going to bowls after the pairings were announced Sunday. Auburn of course will play for the national title against …
Read More »Florida Gators Baseball: A Fresh Start: New Year, New Faces, New Talent
[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/BONNIE-WRUF.mp4″ html5_file=http://localhost/Volumes/wrufsports/BONNIE-WRUF.mp4] The Florida Gator baseball team has high expectations entering the 2014 season. With the start of the season three months away and no seniors on the roster, Florida will have to rely on its younger players to step up and be key contributors to the team. …
Read More »Former Florida Football Coach Ron Zook on Life, Coaching and Football
Ron Zook Audio Story (click to listen) A successful University of Florida football coach resigns after bringing a national championship and a Heisman trophy winner to Gainesville. The man who replaces him has a record over three years that many teams would see as a successful run, but a very …
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