Five of the best UF sports moments of the decade
With the decade coming to a close, five of our writers picked out their favorite UF sports moments of the decade across a handful of sports. Here are our selections:
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With the decade coming to a close, five of our writers picked out their favorite UF sports moments of the decade across a handful of sports. Here are our selections:
It was January of 2017 in my freshman year at UF when I got the call.
Florida’s football team has met both unquestioned success and abject failure over the last four years.
Every year, the U.S. Military and Naval academies run a relay between West Point, New York, and Annapolis, Maryland, in their long-standing rivalry during game day weekend.
The sweet aroma of fried chicken and hamburgers on the grill fills the air as I walk around campus Saturday morning. It’s here. Football season has arrived.
The Gators did it.
The Gators’ meetings with the Gamecocks this season and last have both come at precarious times in Florida’s grueling schedule. For the second year in a row, the Gators will head into the game following a loss, which is quite the coincidence considering UF has lost just four games in the past season and a half.
University Police are trying to find a man accused of sexually battering a woman who was on her way to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday.
Kyree Campbell was right: The Gators indeed played “big boy ball” Saturday night.
As the Gator growled, the line dancing began.
A morning of festivities led into an afternoon of football in Gainesville, surrounded by a raucous Florida crowd. College GameDay, a top-10 matchup and an SEC rivalry incited more than 90,000 fans into a frenzy, and every tackle produced a near-earthquake cheer.
It has been a long time since there was this much anticipation for a game in Gainesville.
Between seemingly impossible frisbee trick shots, beating cancer and paragliding down a 7,000 foot tall mountain, Brodie Smith and Kurt Gibson know all about beating the odds.
Any lingering doubts about Florida redshirt junior quarterback Kyle Trask were put to rest on Saturday.
UF football coach Dan Mullen met with the media on Monday to discuss his team’s upcoming bout with Towson, injuries, scheduling and more. Here are a few of the most interesting takeaways:
Karem Scott-Kotb, 33, walks down the steps of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Wednesday as part of the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb hosted by The Grit Foundation, UF Student Government and UF Collegiate Veterans Society. Participants climbed 1,980 steps, equivalent to the number of stairs in one of the World Trade Center buildings. About 300 people attended the event, which raised money for The Grit Foundation to buy equipment for local first responders.
More than 500 people gathered in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Wednesday to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Michael Ricks, 26, walks down the steps of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Wednesday evening while holding a military flag. Ricks was one of about 300 participants in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, which donated all proceeds to The Grit Foundation, an organization that raises money for first responders.
Michael Ricks, 26, walks down the steps of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Wednesday evening while holding a military flag. Ricks was one of about 300 participants in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, which donated all proceeds to The Grit Foundation, an organization that raises money for first responders.
Karem Scott-Kotb, 33, walks down the steps of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Wednesday as part of the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb hosted by The Grit Foundation, UF Student Government and UF Collegiate Veterans Society. Participants climbed 1,980 steps, equivalent to the number of stairs in one of the World Trade Center buildings. About 300 people attended the event, which raised money for The Grit Foundation to buy equipment for local first responders.