Tennessee football coach Butch Jones is well aware of the expectations heaped on his team this season. But being picked to win the SEC East for the first time in a decade isn’t fazing him or his squad — in fact, he says they’re ready to shoulder the burden. The …
Read More »Former Gator Coach Carolyn Peck Reminisces About Pat Summitt; Takes New Coaching Job at Vandy
A former Florida Gator women’s basketball head coach recently accepted a job at her alma mater to get back into the coaching ranks. Carolyn Peck, started her basketball career at Vanderbilt University in 1985 and she is returning to her alma mater as an assistant coach after a stint working as an analyst for ESPN. Peck …
Read More »Will They Play Together Again?
Jordan Williams of Micanopy, Florida and Trevarris Saulsberry of Hawthorne, Florida have known each other since the third grade. What started out as an elementary school friendship while playing basketball turned into a brotherhood of football. The two outstanding defensive linemen developed their skills together starting with Pop Warner football, continuing …
Read More »SEC Tournament Preview: Gators Square Off Against Razorbacks, Egbunu Injured
A tale of two cities is the story of Thursday’s SEC tournament matchup between the Florida Gators (18-13) and the Arkansas Razorbacks (16-15). Each team will come into the game with their own unique philosophy and recent momentum. The Gators have lost four out of their last five games degrading …
Read More »Former UF Assistant Coach Shining as Face of Chattanooga Men’s Basketball
Leaving a place that you have had such a strong connection to for nearly your entire life is intimidating, scary, and overwhelming, to say the least. That is exactly what Matt McCall had to do when he was offered the job to be the head coach of Chattanooga. After graduating from …
Read More »SEC Hoops Preview: Tennessee Volunteers Host Arkansas Razorbacks
An important SEC match-up this Saturday as the Arkansas Razorbacks head to Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville to face the Tennessee Volunteers. Both teams are currently close to one another in the bottom half of the standings. The Volunteers, sporting a 13-15 overall record and a conference record of 6-9, are coming …
Read More »Next Up, the SEC Championships for Swimming and Diving
The University of Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished the regular 2016 season with a victory over Tennessee on Saturday in the Allen Joes Aquatic Center. The #3 men’s team posted a 185-115 win over the #12 ranked Tennessee team and the women ended the meet with …
Read More »Florida Swim Prepares to Take on Tennessee
The fourth ranked Gator men’s swim team and 11th ranked women’s team are preparing for their final dual of the regular season at Tennessee this Saturday. Gator Head Coach Gregg Troy says the men’s team has some work to do after a close fall to Auburn last Saturday with a final …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Team Stumps 12th ranked Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thursday night, the Gators defeated the 11th/12th ranked Tennessee Volunteers, 74-66. Florida ends an 11-game losing streak to the Lady Vols. pic.twitter.com/9d5gsDmiab — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) January 8, 2016 The Volunteers had lingering bragging rights that date back to 2006. The Gators haven’t been able to …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For SEC Road Opener vs. Tennessee
The Florida Gators (9-4) have won three of their last four games, won their SEC opener on Saturday against Georgia, and in that game shot above their season average in both field goal percentage and three point percentage. While the team is certainly happy with the way they’ve started out …
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