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The Florida Gators football team runs onto the field before a football game between the South Florida Bulls and the Florida Gators on Sept. 6, 2025, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

I attended my first Gator football games as a freshman. I get the hype now.

By Isabella Cabrera | Sep. 16

Before arriving at UF, I never truly understood the thrill of college game day. My parents were never particularly big football fans, let alone college football. Even though I grew up in Miami, I only went to one University of Miami football game (don’t worry, I believe orange goes much better with blue than green), and even then, the atmosphere wasn’t as impressive as what I have already experienced here.

Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier during a football game between the Louisiana State Tigers and the Florida Gators on Saturday, Sept. 13th, 2025, at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.
SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

After USF spit ejection, Brendan Bett returns against LSU

By Curan Ahern | Sep. 15

In college football, punishments can come for a slew of reasons and range from fines to suspensions. When Florida redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Brendan Bett was ejected for spitting on USF junior offensive lineman Cole Skinner, head coach Billy Napier looked for remorse, kept the discipline internal and allowed Bett to continue play in UF’s third game of the season.

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