The Florida softball team opens its 2019 campaign in Tampa on Friday, where it will play five games over the course of three days. Gators Look To Gain Early Momentum https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1093538793330798592 No. 5 Florida will begin the USF Opening Invitational against Illinois State on Friday afternoon at 4:45 p.m. The …
Read More »Former NFL and Eastside High Football Player Kenyatta Jones Passes Away At 39
Gainesville tragically lost one of its own earlier this month. Former Eastside High School OL Kenyatta “Bear” Jones passed away at the young age of 39 in Colorado. His mother, Jessica Hadley-Brown, confirmed to the Tampa Bay Times that his passing was due to cardiac arrest. Jones grew up in the …
Read More »NCAA Regional: Gators Softball Play Bethune-Cookman, Players Honored
The Florida Gators softball team will host its 14th consecutive NCAA Regional at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Only Oregon precedes the Gators as the nations top seed. Bethune-Cookman (31-24), South Florida (38-21) and Ohio State (34-14) are joining Florida in the Gainesville Regional. Florida will battle the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats on …
Read More »Gator Baseball Hosts USF In Final Midweek Matchup
Coming off its 18th consecutive regular season series win, the Gator baseball team (38-11, 18-6 SEC) is set to take on the USF Bulls (29-15, 11-7 AAC) in its final midweek game of the season Tuesday night. The game will be at 6 p.m. in Gainesville and will be broadcast …
Read More »Another Barnhill No-Hitter As Gator Softball Run Rules USF
Gator softball pitcher Kelly Barnhill tosses her fifth complete game no hitter of the season to help the Gators beat USF 9-0 in five innings Wednesday night in Gainesville. Barnhill improved to 12-1 for the season as she struck out 12 in the game on just 71 pitches. Amanda Lorenz …
Read More »Gators Softball Finishes Tournament Undefeated
Wrapping up a game-filled weekend, Florida Gator softball finishes undefeated in their first tournament of the season. The Gators took down both the UAB Blazers, 6-0, and the USF Bulls, 14-3 on Sunday to end the tournament 5-0. UAB (1-4) vs. Florida (5-0) The Gators started the third day of the …
Read More »Gators Soccer Advances In NCAA Tournament After 1-0 Win Over USF
The Florida Gator soccer team beat the University of South Florida 1-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Gainesville. This was the first meeting against USF since 2014 (2-0 UF win) and the 13th time that Gator soccer makes it to the round of 16 …
Read More »Gators Soccer Hosts USF in NCAA Second Round
Tonight the Florida Gators will play against the University of South Florida Bulls in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Gainesville. The Gators come to this game after showing a fantastic performance against the South Alabama Jaguars in the first round of the tournament (3-1). Collectively, the Gators …
Read More »USF-Temple: A Battle Between Two Former UF Coaches
Thursday night’s game between the (3-0) No. 21 South Florida Bulls and (2-1) Temple Owls has many storylines. None more worth noteworthy than the similarities between Temple head coach Geoff Collins and USF head coach Charlie Strong. Yes, they are both in the midst of their first season at their …
Read More »Strong First Win for USF
Charlie Strong has had a very inconsistent collegiate coaching career. He has spent time coaching at Florida, Texas A&M, Southern Illinois, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Louisville, and Texas. He acquired his first full-time coaching gig as a wide receiver coach for Southern Illinois in 1986, and then moved …
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