Johnson’s Journal: UF improving, but not there yet
(01/16/15 12:16am)
The Florida Gators are doing what Billy Donovan expressed so many doubts about - they’re learning how to win.
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Notebook: Florida getting healthy, Walker needs to run
(01/12/15 11:50pm)
An hour before Florida’s Southeastern Conference opener, Florida announced two of the most surprising suspensions of Billy Donovan’s 19-year tenure.
Eli Carter rounds into form in Florida’s win against Mississippi State
(01/10/15 11:01pm)
The memory of a broken leg, a mid-foot sprain, strep throat that caused him to lose 13 pounds — seven of which he’s gained back — have all combined to give guard Eli Carter an adventurous season.
Wes Chandler inducted into college football hall of fame
(01/09/15 7:10pm)
For the 11th time in school history, and the fifth time in the past 10 years, the Florida Gators have an inductee in the college football hall of fame.
Notebook: Collins prepping Florida's 'psycho' defense
(01/09/15 12:00am)
Geoff Collins is a psycho — or at least, that’s the name given to his brand of aggressive defense. "The psycho defense" is ready to be installed as Collins and the rest of the Gators staff officially took over with a team meeting Monday night and the defensive assistant coaches met with the media Thursday.
Johnson’s Journal: UF men’s basketball not tournament team
(01/07/15 12:11am)
I had thoughts, many of them about how this Florida basketball team would end up — it appears I thought wrong.
Johnson's Journal: Fowler's UF career ends on a high note
(01/03/15 7:24pm)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — There is a finality that can’t be felt until something actually ends.
Mike Taylor, Max Garcia express respect for interim coach Durkin
(01/02/15 7:00pm)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Respect is not given, it is earned. If you listen to the players D.J. Durkin coaches, respect for their interim headman oozes from them. That’s the ultimate goal for a coach according to Durkin.
Gators quarterback Treon Harris charged with misdemeanor
(12/19/14 2:54pm)
Florida quarterback Treon Harris has been charged with a second-degree misdemeanor for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, first reported by the Gainesville Sun. The University of Florida Police Department issued Harris the uniform traffic citation, and court documents as well as a UPD incident report show that he has never had a license. Harris is scheduled for an arraignment on Jan. 15 at 1:30 p.m.
Billy Donovan optimistic transfer Alex Murphy will be cleared for Wake Forest game
(12/18/14 8:27pm)
Florida coach Billy Donovan will be paying closer attention to his team’s fall semester grades than usual, with the structure of UF’s lineup against Wake Forest Saturday depending on when the grades are posted.
Notebook: Durkin, Gators preparing for Birmingham Bowl
(12/18/14 5:42pm)
The season of head coaching searches has given way to the transitional season around the Florida football program.
McElwain hires Geoff Collins as defensive coordinator
(12/16/14 4:30pm)
New coach Jim McElwain has made his first hire. Mississippi State defensive coordinator Geoff Collins has been picked for the same position at Florida, the school announced Wednesday and he will replace current defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin following Florida’s final game of the season in the Birmingham Bowl Jan. 3.
Students protest Ferguson, Eric Garner cases outside Florida basketball game
(12/12/14 9:53pm)
A group of more than 75 people of all races comprised mostly of students stood shoulder to shoulder in non-violent protest outside of multiple entrances of the Stephen C. O’Connell Center shortly before Friday night’s Florida basketball game.
Florida loses two recruits, down to seven commitments
(12/08/14 2:01am)
Jim McElwain will get on the recruiting trail today, and the new coach’s job on the trail just got a little bit more difficult.
Johnson’s Journal: Foley’s approach to hiring McElwain isn’t surprising
(12/05/14 1:32am)
Finally, the sources and flight tracking are over. The Gators have their head man.
UAA planes blocked from Internet tracking
(12/03/14 8:28pm)
It’s plane tracking season on social media as journalists and fans hotly pursue the moves of UF athletics director Jeremy Foley.
UF AD Jeremy Foley travels to Colorado, meets with Colorado State head coach Jim McElwain
(12/02/14 4:01pm)
For Florida football, love is in the air.
Johnson’s Journal: In rivalry tilt both teams did what they do best
(11/30/14 11:21am)
TALLAHASSEE — As Treon Harris lined the Florida offense up with fourth and the ballgame to go, I scanned the crowd of 82,485 at Doak Campbell Stadium. My eyes met briefly with a female Florida State fan, and she smiled at me. It wasn’t one of those happy smiles, it was a nervous one, an "oh crap there’s still a chance we might lose this game," kind of smile. I just assumed she was new around these parts. Perhaps she had woken from a coma last Sunday and this was her first FSU game this season.
SENIOR SPECTACLE: Florida routs Eastern Kentucky, wins home finale
(11/22/14 9:33pm)
Mike McNeely used to wear his number, the player Will Muschamp holds up as an example for silver spooned scholarship athletes scored the final touchdown of the Will Muschamp era in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Family motivates new Mr. Orange and Blue as he transitions to role
(11/21/14 1:38am)
Bunduki Ramadan can do it all. He is the mic man you see on the sidelines during football games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, leading chants and cheers — a position he auditioned for after hearing about it through his first friend at the University of Florida.
