On the strength of 11 teams placing in the top five in their respective sports, Florida finished fourth in the 2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings, the National Association of College Directors of Athletics announced Wednesday. Gators earns 4th in the Nation 🐊 🔸 Florida is the only program to finish …
Read More »FAU Men’s Basketball: Looking to Make Another Long Run in NCAA Tournament
Looking back on their 2023 season, Florida Atlantic men’s basketball took the world of college sports by surprise. Making History Ending the season with a 35-4 record, the Owls entered the 2023 NCAA tournament as a nine seed and defeated 8 seed Memphis 66-65. The Owls went all the way …
Read More »College Football Playoff Could Expand to 14
This year, the College Football Playoff is finally expanding to 12 teams, but this format may be short-lived. College football fans could get a new 14-team CFP as soon as 2026. The CFP Management Committee met last week and discussed multiple new playoff models with the 14-team format gaining the …
Read More »Congress Holds NIL Meeting
Congress hosted an NIL meeting on Wednesday morning. NIL conversations have been at the top of college sports for the past few years, heavily affecting where athletes take their talents while also being used as a tool for coaches in the transfer portal. Consequently, a lot of negatives are being …
Read More »Santa Fe College Gets Their First Conference Win of the Season
The Santa Fe Saints softball team got their first conference win of the season against the Daytona State Falcons as they won 3-0. The Saints were coming off a three-game losing streak after the College of Central Florida swept them in their three-game series. After this win, the Saints improved …
Read More »Florida Baseball Falls to Seton Hall
The Florida Gator baseball team (13-4) loses the final game of a three game series against Seton Hall on Sunday by a score of 6-4. The win gives the Pirates (1-12) their first win of the season. Game three final. Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/jG3yVk8Fyg — Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) March …
Read More »Issues That Remain in College Sports
For six of the 10 FBS conferences, college football is starting soon. Most are understanding of the decision by the other four conferences to opt-out of playing in the fall. However, some issues stand out as a result of the differences in decision making. A major one appears to be …
Read More »College Football Faces Uncertainties
The college football season is much closer than we realize. The Florida Gators’ first game is scheduled for Sept. 5 against Eastern Washington. From that standpoint, the season is a little over seven weeks away. Keep in mind, players still need a sufficient amount of time beforehand to prepare before …
Read More »Stanford cuts 11 sports programs
Once the 2020-2021 school year subsides, Stanford plans to cut 11 of their 36 varsity sports. This decision came earlier this week in an attempt to reduce the programs and staffing. Stanford sports What sports will be seeing their last season? The 11 sports cut include men’s and women’s fencing, …
Read More »How an AD handles COVID-19
Even without sports to be played, athletic directors around the country are at work. Fall sports remain on the schedule, but there are question marks. Like professional sports, college sports need to assess if fans can come to games. Travel will be a serious consideration as a game might be …
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