The Back Nine comes at you after the first abbreviated weekend of college football that I refuse to call by its cliché name. It was Week One. This is Week 2. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. 10. IT’S GATOR GAME WEEK!! Gosh, it feels like I …
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Coleman, Saints Hope to March in Opposite Direction
Bailey Coleman’s first year as the Santa Fe Saints head volleyball coach started with a bang Wednesday, defeating Lake-Sumter State College 3-1. .@SFsaintsvball Turns it Up to Taste Victory in Season Opener over Lake-Sumter, 3-1. #SicEmSaints Story: https://t.co/InREqqcRZq pic.twitter.com/cNypRXHfdb — Santa Fe Saints (@santafesaints) August 25, 2022 This isn’t Coleman’s …
Read More »Gator Sports Round-Up
Gator Football Trophy Watchlist The Football Writers Association of America named Gervon Dexter Sr., O’Cyrus Torrence to the Outland Trophy Watch-List and Kingsley Eguakun to the Rimington Trophy Watchlist. Torrence also collected a Preseason All-American by Phil Steele from Sporting News and Walter Camp. He earned All-SEC honors by Athlon, Phil Steele and …
Read More »Florida Gators Shine in APR Again
The Gators Academic Progress Rate shines again this year. With an overall average APR of 989, they are above the NCAA average of 984. What is an Academic Progress Rate? In the early 2000s, institutions would determine their athletes’ academic success by graduation rate. This rate was found to be …
Read More »Gabby Essix Feature
Gabrielle Essix is a freshman on the Gators Volleyball team from Hoover Alabama. Before entering collegiate Volleyball, Essix had a laundry list of accolades. In 2020 she was a member of the U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team. She was also AVCA Under Armour All-American Second Team in 2020. She …
Read More »Gainesville Softball Complex Credited to Cindy Boulware
The athletic director for Gainesville High School, Cindy Boulware, was honored in a ceremony Tuesday night. While her retirement was made public, the crowd was also informed that the GHS softball complex would now take on the name “CJ Boulware Softball Complex”. Phillip Knight, who is now the head coach …
Read More »Cheyenne Lindsey Talks Gator Softball, Future Plans
On Thursday’s edition of Sportscene, Steve Russell spoke with Gator softball player Cheyenne Lindsey about the team’s ability, her history with softball and what she’s passionate about off the field. Early Start in Sports Lindsey committed to UF when she was just 15. One look at her stats will tell …
Read More »Russia banned from sports following Ukraine invasion
The International Olympic Committee has urged all sports to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and teams from international competitions. Following this statement, more and more sports are enacting bans on the country. The sentiment is to have Russia banned from sports. Russia Banned From World Cup Russia is barred from …
Read More »NCAA Rules on Transgender Athletes
The NCAA Board of Governors decided to hand over the power of determining transgender athlete eligibility within their transitioned-to gender. Effective immediately for winter championships, national sports’ governing bodies will serve as the de-facto mold for each sports’ transgender athlete policy. The policy replaces the NCAA’s 2010 ruling, which based …
Read More »Rose Bowl Berth on the Line in Pac-12 Championship
Although a spot for the playoffs is out of reach, a chance to win a conference championship and play in a New Year’s Six bowl is still on the line in the Pac-12 Championship on Friday. No. 10 Oregon (10-2, 7-2 Pac-12) takes on No. 17 Utah (9-3, 8-1 Pac-12) …
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