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The Florida football team, led by coach Billy Napier, faced major scrutiny at points in the 2024 season. However, after starting 4-5,  the Gators won four consecutive games, concluding with a 33-8 Gasparilla Bowl victory against Tulane for an 8-5 final record. Now, recruits are flooding in. After flipping the …

Lexi Carson and Chance Thyhsen contributed to this story Welcome to ESPN Gainesville’s Insider Look. In this episode, we are telling the story of rising star, Na’Haviya Paxton.  Paxton is a 5’7 junior point guard hailing from Columbia High School girls basketball in Lake City, Florida, and she currently has …

An Optimistic Start to a Unique Season The first Oak Hall Eagles Varsity Boys Baseball team home game was supposed to start this Monday, March 8th. However, the game was canceled due to scheduling issues. The next game of the season will be this Wednesday night, March 10 at 6:30 …

The NCAA Division 1 council announced Wednesday that it would extend the college recruiting dead period. The extension applies to all sports through May 31. However, the ban on in-person recruiting is still in place. With the deadline ending near June, it will be nearly 14 months since any live …

Oakleaf topped Gainesville 37-6 at home on Friday night, led by a driven group of talented upperclassmen. Early Slugfest While the end result wasn’t what they hoped for, Gainesville’s defense and special teams showed up to play early. Oakleaf’s first two drives ended in three-and-outs, including one punt block that …

Today is national signing day for college football and the Gators are looking to add some new faces to their roster. After Florida and their coaching staff found success in the early-signing period they have just nine remaining scholarships for their 2018 football class. Three of these spots are expected to …