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The University of Florida has formally announced the hiring of Boise State offensive coordinator Brent Pease to the same position with the Gators. Florida football coach Will Muschamp talked about the hiring at a noon press conference on Wednesday. The Associated Press reports Pease has agreed to a three year …
Read More »Chandler Parsons Has Big Night; Sports News And Notes
Former Gator basketball star Chandler Parsons is a rookie in the NBA but he had a nice game on Tuesday for the Houston Rockets, leading our Wednesday Sports News And Notes… **Parsons scores 20 points to help the Rockets down the Charlotte Bobcats 80-72. Houston broke a four game losing …
Read More »Tide Rolls In BCS Title Game In Convincing Fashion
The University of Alabama used a stifling defense and just enough offense to dominate top ranked LSU 21-0 Monday night in New Orleans to win the BCS national championship. It is the second time in three years that Alabama has won the title and it is the third title overall …
Read More »Baseball Hall Of Fame Tabs Larkin For Induction
Major League Baseball has one more new member to its Hall of Fame today after former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin was elected to the Hall on Monday. Larkin, the 1995 MVP and also World Series champ with the Reds in 1990 is the only player elected to the Hall …
Read More »Gator Men's Basketball Hosts Georgia Tonight
The Gator men’s basketball team looks for its first SEC win of the year tonight when it hosts Georgia; WRUF Sports Radio 850 has live coverage starting at 5:30pm with the Countdown To Tipoff Show. Florida lost its SEC opener at Tennessee over the weekend and Georgia also lost its …
Read More »Gator Football Loses A Verbal Commitment; Sports News And Notes
The Gator football team loses a verbal commitment; Auburn loses a player but gains a defensive coordinator as those items lead our Sports News And Notes for this Tuesday… The Gator football team loses JUCO lineman Visesio Salt to Utah; Salt had originally pledged to Florida but went to Utah …
Read More »Tebow Helps Broncos To OT Win Over Steelers In NFL Playoffs
Denver Broncos quarterback and former Gator Tim Tebow threw an 80 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Damaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime to lift Denver to a 29-23 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL playoffs on Sunday in Denver. Tebow wasn’t particularly on target again …
Read More »Alabama And LSU Play For BCS National Title Tonight
They are SEC West rivals, they played an epic defensive game earlier this year in which LSU came out on top but now Alabama and LSU have to play one more time tonight in New Orleans for the BCS national title. Most again expect a defensive game as the two …
Read More »Gator Women's Hoops Falls To South Carolina
The University of Florida women’s basketball team sees its SEC record fall to 1-2 after losing 49-44 Sunday at home to the Gamecocks. In a game where each team had trouble scoring, it was Carolina who went out to a 31-15 halftime lead. But Florida turned the tables in the …
Read More »UF Offensive Coordinator Position Search Narrowing?
It appears the search for Florida’s next offensive coordinator could be narrowing. Several newspaper reports suggest Oklahoma co-offensive coordinator Jay Norvell is not going to leave the Sooners which could mean the search is down to Brian White, currently on the Gator staff, and to Brent Pease, the offensive coordinator …
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