Florida quarterback Graham Mertz said the experience gained last year will make a difference in the 2024 season for the Gators. Stepping Up UF coach Billy Napier said when he recruited Mertz from Wisconsin in early 2023, his goal was for Mertz to play cleaner and tighter football. That’s exactly what …
Read More »Gators Baseball Outhits Rattlers For 10-7 Win
It was not the prettiest of wins, but the No. 6 Florida Gators won a midweek game at Condron Family Ballpark. Gators defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers 10-7. Solid relieving pitching, hot bats and Jac Caglianone being a one-of-a-kind player were the key factors in Tuesday’s win. Florida (17-11) has …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Baseball Making Things Interesting
The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend and I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Sunday. I know I did. 10. Let us start with baseball where the Gators had two walk-off wins in a series for the first time in 10 years. On Friday night, …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Beats Georgia For First Road Win
The Florida Gators beat the Georgia Bulldogs 4-2 to get their first road win of the season Sunday. Georgia (10-11, 3-6 SEC) made an impressive comeback to win doubles, but it was Florida (10-9, 4-5) which got the win after outplaying the Bulldogs in singles. Comeback During Doubles The deciding …
Read More »Caglianone Saves Day For Gators In Series-Clinching Win Over MSU
On a crisp Easter Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark, the No. 6 Florida Gators were looking for a miracle of their own. Facing a one-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning, designated hitter Jac Caglianone entered the batter’s box with a man on first and no outs. Facing …
Read More »Gators Surrender Five Home Runs In 12-2 Loss To MSU
For the second time in a row this weekend, the No. 6 Florida Gators found themselves facing a multi-run deficit at the hands of the No. 21 Mississippi State Bulldogs. But whereas the Gators managed to pull off an impressive comeback in their series-opening win Friday, they did not have …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Wins 11th Game In Row, Downs Vanderbilt
No. 11 Florida Gators lacrosse team extended its win streak to 11 games Saturday with a 20-5 win against Vanderbilt. They Gators are now 2-0 in AAC conference play and 11-2 overall on the season. https://twitter.com/GatorsLAX/status/1774150448372429304 Vanderbilt (6-4, 0-2 AAC) got on the board first about three minutes in the …
Read More »Florida’s Josh Liendo Wins 100 Fly in NCAAs
Josh Liendo won the 100-yard butterfly in Day 3 of the NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships in Indianapolis on Friday. https://twitter.com/GatorsSwimDv/status/1773851570540564494 The Gators sit in third in the standings with 273.0 points. Arizona State leads with 343.0 points and California is second at 286.5. Performances The finals …
Read More »Cade Kurland Leads Gators To Walk-Off Win Over Mississippi State
Entering the bottom of the ninth inning against the No. 21 Mississippi State Bulldogs, things looked bleak for the No. 6 Florida Gators facing a two-run deficit. But the Gators refused to back down at Condron Family Ballpark. Junior Ty Evans cut the deficit to one run with a single. …
Read More »Injury Gives Florida Football’s Justus Boone New Perspective
Florida redshirt junior edge Justus Boone is slowly returning to the field after a season-ending ACL injury prior to the 2023 football season. Being sidelined has given Boone a new outlook on life. “I learned a whole lot about myself and leaned on my spiritual-ness and my relationship with God, …
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