From starting his journey as a five-star recruit out of Columbia High School in Lake City, Florida, Laremy Tunsil has worked to become one of the NFL’s top offensive tackles. Overcoming Draft Night Tunsil went to Ole Miss after high school and announced his decision to enter the 2016 NFL …
Read More »Former Gators’ Assistant Coach Matt McCall’s Journey Through College Hoops
After starting as a student manager, Matt McCall worked his way up to becoming the Gator basketball assistant coach for head coach Billy Donovan. University of Florida During the 2002-03 season, McCall began his journey as a student manager at the University of Florida. Many years later, the Ocala native …
Read More »NBA Debating When to Reopen Training Facilities
NBA teams and staff are debating on when they should reopen the lavish training facilities to the players to keep them in shape. Right now, all team facilities are closed. Teams encourage players to work out and stay active but they want that without the presence of in-person trainers or …
Read More »UF Athletic Hall of Fame Welcomes 2020 Class
Monday, the University of Florida F Club and Gator Boosters announced nine inductees into the 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame class. Among those nine, eight are players from six different sports, and one is a former head coach. Breaking it down by sport, let’s meet the 2020 class of the …
Read More »NFL Draft: Florida Football Players Heading to NFL
Over 55 million viewers were tuned in nationwide to witness the first virtual NFL Draft in history. The SEC topped other conferences with 63 total players drafted from 13 league teams. Seven of those 63 players are former athletes from the University of Florida. Florida Players Drafted Gator Nation made …
Read More »Former UF Hoops Player Now A Division I Head Coach
Clayton Bates was born and raised in Gainesville Florida. Growing up in his native home town, it was always his life long dream to attend the University of Florida and become a Gator. Luckily, he was able to make that dream come true in 1992 when he joined the Gator …
Read More »Dolphins get Tua and the Bucs help Brady in 2020 NFL Draft
The 2020 NFL draft has come and gone. the Dolphins got their guy for the future, while the Buccaneers walked away with plenty of help for newly signed Tom Brady. Dolphins address quarterback early Everything new @MiamiDolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa does is for his family. Now, he's living out his …
Read More »Nembhard and Mann Opt for NBA Draft
Heading into the 2020-2021 season, Florida could be without its top guards as Andrew Nembhard and Tre Mann have declared for the NBA Draft. Florida teammates Andrew Nembhard and Tre Mann have both declared for the draft and will test the waters, via @GoodmanHoops. Nembhard has signed with Jaafar Choufani, …
Read More »Jacksonville Jaguars draft selections focus on strengthen defense
The Jacksonville Jaguars continued to reinforce their defense and add some new weapons for quarterback Gardner Minshew in the 2020 NFL Draft. Friday Night Lights Round 2, Pick No. 42: WR Laviska Shenault Jr., Colorado In his final season at Colorado, Shenault led the Buffs with 764 receiving yards and 11 …
Read More »NFL Draft: Sunshine State Recap
The Sunshine State shined bright on the NFL’s biggest stage Thursday night. The Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a total of six selections and two trades in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Miami Dolphins The Dolphins entered the draft with an embarrassment of …
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