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College football, a former Gator goes back to his roots, NBA, NFL and more in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** Mississippi State defensive coordinator Geoff Collins accepts the same position with the Gator football program; it is the first staff hire for new Gator coach Jim McElwain. ** McElwain also …
Read More »UF Football Has New Defensive Coordinator
New Gator football coach Jim McElwain has made the first hire on his new staff. Mississippi State defensive coordinator Geoff Collins will take the same position with the Gators. The hire was first reported by Sports Illustrated at SI.com. Current Gator defensive coordinator DJ Durkin is Florida’s interim head coach for …
Read More »Tuesday Sports Update (12/16)
In a slow sports day, we’ll talk NFL, NBA, some college football and more in our Tuesday Sports Update.. ** Monday Night Football sees the New Orleans Saints take the lead in a weak NFC South with a 31-15 win over the Chicago Bears. Despite being 6-8, the Saints lead …
Read More »Dolphins Trounced by Patriots 41-13, Playoff Hopes Look Bleak
The Miami Dolphins fell further in the AFC wild card hunt as they dropped to 7-7 after losing 41-13 to the New England Patriots on Sunday. The Dolphins kept up with the Patriots early, ending the first quarter only down four points. After that, it was all New England as …
Read More »Monday Sports Update (12/15)
Football, hoops, a local coach stepping down and more in our Monday Sports Update… ** Both Gator basketball teams are victorious on Sunday; the Gator men blast Jacksonville 79-34 while the Gator women beat Stetson 59-54. Both teams have exams now and won’t play again until this weekend. ** In …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Throttles Jacksonville
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team moved to 6-4 on the season by dominating the Jacksonville Dolphins (2-9) 79-34 Sunday afternoon at the O’Connell Center. The Gators led by just 10 points at halftime, but outscored JU 45-10 in the second period to pull away in dominating fashion. Forward Dorian Finney-Smith …
Read More »Gator Women’s Hoops holds on to beat Stetson
The Gator women’s basketball team (6-4) effectively snapped its three game losing streak on Sunday afternoon after escaping with a 59-54 victory over Stetson (7-3) at the O’Connell Center. It was not a pretty sight offensively for either team as they both shot under 40 percent from the field and …
Read More »NFL: Dolphins, Buccaneers, Jaguars Preview
It’s Week 15 in the NFL and most teams are doing everything possible to win each week in hopes of making it to the playoffs. With the exception of the Miami Dolphins at times, it hasn’t been the greatest of seasons for Florida’s NFL teams. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers(2-11) are …
Read More »Roller Coaster Weekend for Gator Volleyball Ends with Loss to Stanford
The second weekend of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament pitted the best 16 teams in the nation in search for the best eight, and then the best four teams. The eighth seeded Florida volleyball team had an interesting challenge when they were slated to face the ninth seed Illinois in the …
Read More »Muschamp New Defensive Coordinator At Auburn
Former Gator football coach Will Muschamp, after being fired at Florida, was not unemployed long, as he accepts a job as Auburn’s new defensive coordinator. A statement was released to confirm the announcement. Reports had surfaced that Muschamp had interviewed for the vacant head coaching position at Houston but many …
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