The 22nd Home Depot College Football Awards are history now after the program took place last night down in Orlando.   The Gator football program had two players up for awards in sophomore punter Kyle Christy and redshirt senior placekicker Caleb Sturgis. Sturgis was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award for the second consecutive …

Former Gator assistant coach and current Louisville head coach Charlie Strong has declined a contract offer from Tennessee.  Strong was offered the contract Wednesday morning but decided to decline it a few hours later. Tennessee fired head coach Derek Dooley after an embarrassing loss to Vanderbilt.  There are now reports that they …

Coach Billy Donovan will go for his fourth consecutive win over in state rival FSU on Wednesday night.  The Gators (6-0) will battle a Seminoles squad that has struggled as of late.  The Noles started the season 4-1 but have dropped two straight including an embarrassing loss to Mercer last Sunday.  …

The coaching roller coaster has taken an abrupt turn with many vacancies either filled officially or expected to be filled soon. Sources say Arkansas gets a new coach in current Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema while Auburn has officially hired former assistant Gus Malzahn who was the head coach at Arkansas State …

The Florida women’s basketball team returns to Gainesville to host the Troy University Trojans tonight.  The last meeting between these teams was way back in 1979. Florida is returning from a four game road trip over the past two weeks.  On the trip they compiled a record of 2-2 beating out N.C. State and …

The outspoken, billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks has often been fined by the NBA for speaking his mind.  Monday night at the Phillips Center, the opposite happened.  The University of Florida paid him. Discussing a multitude of topics ranging from sports to business, Cuban told his audience the same …

The Washington Redskins get a huge Monday Night Football win, some baseball players change teams Gator men’s hoops moves up too in our Tuesday Sports News And Notes… ** The Washington Redskins move to within one game of NFC East leading New York with a 17-16 win over the Giants …

At the start of the college football season, there was hardly a Gator football player to be found on any preseason All-SEC teams. But after an 11-1 regular season, several Gators are selected first team All-SEC by the Associated Press.   On offense, running back Mike Gillislee and tight end Jordan …

University of Florida football coach Will Muschamp announced today the hiring of former Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips as Florida’s new wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. Phillips played for the Wildcats and coached at Kentucky in many different capacities, eventually being named head coach to replace a retiring Rich …

The final BCS standings are out! The Championship game will feature the top ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on the 2nd ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. Notre Dame finished their season undefeated, while Alabama defeated Georgia in the SEC Championship. Despite a host of one-loss teams, BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock says …