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With Florida up by one with 10:14 left in the first half, “you can’t do that,” chants echoed from the Gators fans in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
Quarterback DJ Lagway has seen it all. From a sold-out Ben Hill Griffin Stadium chanting his name, to navigating a 14-interception season in which his head coach was fired, Lagway has experienced the ups and downs of college football.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect Gary Greenblatt's occupation as an artist and Loren Meza's work as a spotlight specialist.
After opening conference play with a loss Saturday at Missouri, which cost Florida its national ranking, the Gators are in unfamiliar territory.
Liv McGill drove into the lane but ran into traffic. She kicked the ball out to the corner, finding Emilija Dakic just beyond the arc with no defender. The freshman caught and fired, draining the triple to give Florida its first lead of the night.
Following a Trent Pierce 3-pointer, a packed Mizzou arena in Columbia, Missouri, roared as the Tigers took a 56-46 lead over the Gators with 12:40 remaining in the second half.
Around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Edgar Rodriguez’s mom shook him awake, saying, “They attacked Venezuela.” The 20-year-old UF history and Latin American studies alumnus was so perplexed he couldn’t form words, he said.
The defending national champion Florida Gators begin Southeastern Conference play, ready to defend their title. But first, they meet one of the four teams that beat them last season.
SEC play is here, and Florida will look to defend its Southeastern Conference title.
In their first Southeastern Conference matchup of the season, Florida and Tennessee were locked in a dogfight. The teams traded control throughout, and fourth-quarter flagrant fouls on both sides underscored the physicality of the contest. However, one team pulled away late: the Vols.
The Florida Gators open conference play Thursday against Tennessee (8-3) after finishing the non-conference portion of the schedule with a 12-3 record. That stretch showed consistent scoring production and defensive efficiency, while also revealing areas for improvement in turnovers and free-throw shooting.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed a new member to the New College of Florida’s Board of Trustees: former UF football head coach Urban Meyer.
Following a lackluster 2025 season for Florida football, one in which a leadership change marked the beginning of a new era and the Gators fell to 4-8, a number of top athletes have announced their plans to enter the transfer portal.
On Monday night, Florida’s frontcourt showed why it stacks against some of the best in the nation.
Jon Sumrall and Florida are set to suffer a big loss heading into the transfer portal cycle Jan. 2.
Every time a Gator scored, a Paladin scored. Every time a Paladin rebounded, a Gator did too. Neither team could pull away, and by the end of the first period, it was all tied up and anyone’s game.
The Gators’ non-conference schedule, which included matchups against three of the top six ranked schools in the nation, is coming to an end.
Writer’s Note:
Former UF President Ben Sasse announced his terminal cancer diagnosis on social media this morning. The post was met with an outpouring of sympathy from former and current colleagues from the U.S. Senate and UF administration, along with other top politicians and public figures.
Former UF President Ben Sasse announced his stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis in a post made on X Tuesday morning.
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