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UF athletes compete for all of us, turn out to watch them

For those of you hiding under a rock (or in a library), UF is a sports school. Well, in the minds of many, a football school at least. And basketball too. The running joke is whenever the football team lost last year, we could remind our opponents that “at least we’re a top 10 public university!” We could begin reminding ourselves that we don’t have to be just a football school, though. Maybe we’re a baseball school or a gymnastics school. A lot of sports go unnoticed, unappreciated — sports that have been top-notch for a long time. These sports deserve attention too.

HoCo Letdown: Gators fall flat, suffer second consecutive SEC loss

Drew Lock saw Kam Scott the whole way.

The All-American Dane: Johannes Ingildsen tackles change

Johannes Ingildsen shows up to practice with sunscreen on his face not rubbed all the way in and his freshly bleached blonde hair poking through his Gators hat.

UF seeks to erase 2014 Homecoming memory

Even the touchdowns were pitiful.

Touchdowns and wedding bells: Football games aren’t the only thing happening in the stadium

The smell of sweat, beer and hot dogs is in the air at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. So is love.

Doggy day scare

The Man behind the FEST

Tony Weinbender has two great loves: music and Gainesville. Seventeen years ago he lost $500 trying to combine those, but in doing so, he created an event that became a city staple and a community that never stops coming back for more.

Happy Birthday Petty

Three facts about the orange and blue car across the street from the Reitz Union

Juan Leguizamon plans on pulling up to Jacksonville in a rented orange and blue car to watch the Florida-Georgia football game next week.

No Tickets? Top 7 places to catch the game

Gator gamedays are holidays in Gainesville. Therefore, residents and visitors alike should know the best places to observe the Gators battle on the field, even if they can’t score some tickets.

UF Navy ROTC unveils new mural in Van Fleet Hall

A 6-foot-tall scene of naval fleets sailing and aircrafts flying across a bright blue sky will now greet UF Navy ROTC members as they walk into their building.

Gators 2019 commit talks recruitment, coaching changes

Trent Whittemore has only ever had his sights set on one goal. He came of age just a few miles down the street from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. He patiently waited for that call from the University of Florida.

Under pressure: Franks needs more time

“Feleipe Franks isn’t as good of a quarterback as Joe Burrow.”

This was a different kind of win for Florida

People make sports special.

What Loneliness Can Teach Us

There are certain moments in college when you feel an inexplicable gladness, when you realize you are living the “college experience.” Friends feel it when they pay the bill at a restaurant but stay seated for another hour, lost in conversation. Fans feel it on Saturdays in The Swamp, when they look around at 90,000 people united around the same cause, and their adrenaline spikes.

UF pulls off upset in intense home environment

Dan Mullen raised his arms, pumping up the crowd before his team burst out of the tunnel.

Tiger Watch: Q&A with LSU’s student newspaper

We got with Kennedi Landry, the sports editor of LSU’s student newspaper, The Daily Reveille, to ask a few questions about Saturday’s game. Here’s what she had to say about the Tigers and their chances of winning against Florida.

Reese’s Pieces: David Reese’s ankle injury no longer holding him back

David Reese ambled toward the football field with a nervous kink in his stride.

A note from the Student Body President

What’s up, Gator Nation! I hope your semester so far has been safe, productive and enjoyable. We are about halfway through the Fall semester, and your Student Government has been busy working to get things done for all Gators. I’m so excited to tell you about some of the projects we have completed.

Oktoberfest

Ashley Rosser, a 21-year-old UF advertising senior, serves beer from Swamp Head Brewery at the second annual Oktoberfest held at Audi Gainesville on Saturday. Rosser was one of several members of Delta Nu Zeta who volunteered at the event with the Ronald McDonald House. All proceeds from the event were donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities.