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As football approaches for the Florida Gators, injuries still remain a hurdle in sophomore quarterback DJ Lagway’s ability to be a full participant in practice.
Florida starting quarterback DJ Lagway is dealing with a lower-body injury as Florida heads into its fall training camp, sources told The Alligator.
In the eyes of many fans, DJ Lagway’s first year at Florida was nothing short of spectacular. His success and exciting end to Florida’s 2024 season cemented the 19-year-old as the face of the team’s potential and put expectations for the Gators in conversation.
Florida sophomore quarterback DJ Lagway was among the 80 players named to the preseason Maxwell Award watch list on Monday.
Billy Napier’s third year was set to be a crucial one. Following two consecutive losing seasons, the honeymoon phase for the former Louisiana head coach was over, and the pressure was on for the Gators to return to their winning ways.
Is college just a contest to see who can suffer the most?
After an NCAA Final Four run, three All-SEC honors and ITA-All American honors, rising senior Rachel Gailis’ journey as a Florida Gator has ended.
After a year of packed game-day crowds and graduation celebrations, the summer air settles in the college town of Gainesville. Once busy streets empty out, bars and clubs become relics of what they were during the fall and spring semesters as thousands of students leave town and head off to whatever their summer may hold.
Florida women's tennis finished the 2025 spring season with a 9-14 record, going 4-11 in conference play, marking UF’s lowest winning percentage since 1981 and the first time they've failed to qualify for the NCAA National Championships since 1986.
Newly graduated students and other members of Gainesville’s musical scene came together Saturday night for a nostalgic and atypical backyard show headlined by Good Neighbours.
A little less than five years ago, UF’s campus looked completely different. With everyone having just started to pick the pieces of their life back up amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida Gators football cautiously made its return to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Among the team was an eagle-eyed 18-year-old Derek Wingo, preparing for his collegiate debut.
Florida took home its first national championship in 18 years after a neck-and-neck game between the Houston Cougars on Monday night. The Alamodome supported a boxing ring, much by Houston’s invention, and with a national championship hanging in the balance, top-seeded Florida and Houston traded haymakers.
When UF’s Final Four matchup against the Auburn Tigers ended in triumph, Gainesville roared. Students stormed the streets. Bar floors shook. Fireworks exploded. The Gators had just advanced to their first National Championship since 2007.
Weather, back-and-forth matches and limited court availability resulted in a nearly four-and-a-half hour long contest between Florida and Kentucky.
In San Antonio, Gators men’s basketball is gearing up to take on the Auburn Tigers on Saturday night. But back at home in Gainesville, Florida fans will have their eyes glued to the TV, whether that screen is at a bar, home or on campus.
“Shells.” That was the story from Florida football’s third spring practice. The term would be only loosely interesting if you were at the beach. It’s even less intriguing in the context of college football. But on Tuesday, the Gators took the next step of the NCAA’s mandated spring football schedule, putting on guardian cap-less helmets and shoulder pads — shells — as they completed their third practice.
Right in the middle of downtown Gainesville lies The Wooly, a venue characterized by warm lighting, comfortable seating and, on March 8, energetic French house music. Daft Disko, hosted by DJ Ricardo Ponce, brought in enthusiastic crowds who danced fervently for as long as the music was playing.
The spring signifies a lot of things: a much-needed time change, the blooming of irises in Gainesville’s swamps and the ability to hear music blaring any direction within half a mile of the Heavener Football Center. The latter would be because the Gators are back on the field.
The only typical thing is the opening.
With the Gators down 2-0, junior Rachel Gailis came back to secure a major upset over Auburn junior and national No. 2 DJ Bennett. Senior Alicia Dudeney followed suit by winning her singles match, providing a positive light to Florida’s tough defeat.
Solutions by The State News
