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What if: Will Grier never got suspended?

It felt like a renaissance, a return to glory for the Gators.

Observations from a sports writer from New Jersey

Growing up in New Jersey, an April afternoon looks quite different than one around Gainesville. The temperature is probably going to peak at 50 degrees, the trees and the flora are bare for the most part, and a trip to watch a Rutgers baseball game leaves you in the company of maybe 100 people.

Governor Ron DeSantis opens sports in Florida

Sports may be back at the Swamp sooner than later, but Ben Hill Griffin Stadium may not host the team you’re used to seeing.

The Swamp Restaurant Reopen

People gather at The Swamp Restaurant May 5, one day after Gov. Ron Desantis began to re-open the state economy. 

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People gather at The Swamp Restaurant May 5, one day after Gov. Ron Desantis began to re-open the state economy. 

Inside Gainesville restaurants’ first week reopening doors

While COVID-19 has caused uncertainty around the world, local restaurants are hoping to offer customers a sense of comfort through full stomachs.

Induct him: He isn’t Urban Liar anymore

Anytime someone referenced Urban Meyer, I was quick to correct them. 

The Best Game I Ever Saw Live: The Swamp hasn’t been the same since

Sitting in the chair backs of the south endzone at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is a weekly routine of mine (when classes are in session and there isn’t a global pandemic, that is). My time in The Swamp typically gives me whatever I need – whether it be time to study or time to self-reflect.

A pandemic's deafening silence

Leaving many without work and even more with uncertainty, the COVID-19 out-break has shifted the way the Gainesville music industry functions.

Best Game I Ever Saw Live: The Swamp Comes Alive at Night

Editor's note: this article is part of alligatorSports' "Best Game I Ever..." series. To find the rest of our articles, visit this page.

‘It’s like a black eye’: an oral history of the last game at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

No. 1 UF hosted No. 19 Florida State on March 10. The Gators had won 16 games in a row to start the season and 11 in a row against the Seminoles dating back to 2016. FSU won the game 2-0 behind stellar pitching and held UF to just three hits.

The Best Game I Ever…

It’s been two weeks without sports and they haven’t gone by easily. Naturally, this hiatus has prompted us to reminisce to a time where you could turn on the TV late at night and find an NBA game on the West coast still going on in earnest. What a luxury that was.

Coronavirus updates: Fuchs addresses UF community, no graduation decision, city holds emergency meeting

Editor's Note: If you think you might have COVID-19, contact the Alachua County Health Department at (352) 334-7900 or the Student Health Care Center at (352) 392-1161. 

River Phoenix: old haunts and movements

River Phoenix was 18 when his family bought a ranch house on the northern edge of Paynes Prairie in 1988, according to the Gainesville Sun.

Gators down Tigers in the Bayou

It was a battle between the most dominant predators of two different biomes — the swamp and the jungle.

Gators knock down another top-5 team

It had the makings of last weekend’s blowout loss at home against No. 5 Loyola-Maryland.

After a mid-week rout, No. 8 UF awaits another ranked opponent

It was a week of highs and lows for the Gators.

Swamp Fest

“It’s on us now”: The Light and Legacy of Edward Aschoff

Whether you’re a sports fan or not, everyone recognizes the three Heisman statues poised in front of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at UF.

Seniors leave the Swamp on a high note

Freddie Swain needed to make a move.