The Florida Gator men’s basketball team received an invitation to the Phil Knight Invitational (PK80) celebrating the Nike co-founder’s 80th birthday during Thanksgiving weekend in November 2017. The first-year tournament hosts 16 powerhouse teams in Portland, Oregon in two separate eight-team events. Each team plays three games and one winner …
Read More »Rece Davis Speaks on Vols-Gators and More
On Wednesday, ESPN journalist Rece Davis joined Sportscene with Steve Russell to talk about the Tennessee Volunteers, preparing for College GameDay, the Florida Gators, the SEC as a whole, and the College Football Playoff. Davis on Tennessee When talking about Tennessee, Davis expressed concern over the shaky 3-0 start for …
Read More »The Gator Soccer Team Will Face Auburn in SEC Showdown
Thursday night, the Florida Gator soccer team (6-2, 1-1 SEC) will take on Auburn at home. Non-conference play is over, so now Florida will only face SEC teams for the rest of the regular season. Sophomore Mayra Pelayo said that playing in SEC matches is the most exciting part of the …
Read More »Former UT Head Coach Phillip Fulmer Talks Vols/Gators Rivalry
Written by Charlie Jordan and Sara Perlman The Tennessee Volunteer football team has not beaten the Florida Gators since 2004.The last UT coach that was able to take down the Gators, however, was Phillip Fulmer. Fulmer was the head coach of Tennessee’s football team for 17 years, from 1992 to …
Read More »Gators Women’s Tennis Snag Two Singles Titles in Duke Bonk Invite
Florida’s first tournament of the season took place in Cary, North Carolina this past weekend in the Duke Bonk Invite, as junior Josie Kuhlman and senior Belinda Woolcock both won singles titles. Coming off a season that saw Florida go undefeated in Southeastern Conference play and finish the year ranked #1 …
Read More »Dak Prescott Impressive Through Two NFL Starts
It’s difficult to say that the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys is ever under the radar, but rookie Dak Prescott out of Mississippi State might have just been that when the 2016 NFL season kicked off. With much of the attention going into the season on the injury to Tony …
Read More »Gator Defense Shines in Shutout Against North Texas
The Florida Gator football team (3-0) beat the visiting North Texas Mean Green (1-2) 32-0 Saturday night, earning their first shutout since September 6th, 2014—a 65-0 home win over Eastern Michigan. Gator football head coach Jim McElwain says this was “a good win, not a great win”, after struggling offensively in …
Read More »SEC Preview: No.17 Texas A&M at Auburn
Two SEC West schools will have their SEC opener at Jordan-Hare Stadium when the Texas A&M Aggies and the Auburn Tigers face-off Saturday afternoon. At this point of the season, these two teams are in different mindsets. The Aggies started off the season with a bang when they upset the previously …
Read More »SEC Preview: Ole Miss Tries For Third Straight Win Against Alabama
Since the start of 2014, Alabama football owns a nearly spotless 26-3 record. But of those three blemishes, Ole Miss proudly claims two. On Saturday, the Rebels try for their third win against the Tide in as many years when they open their SEC slate. Ole Miss going for 3 vs Alabama Saban …
Read More »North Texas, Littrell Prepare For First Power-5 Opponent in Gators
The North Texas Mean Green are off to a 1-1 start to the season, but head coach Seth Littrell knows the Florida Gators will be his hardest challenge yet. The Mean Green won their first game of the season last week against Bethune-Cookman, 41-20, but dropped their opener to SMU, …
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