The Gauntlet: How Rusty Whitt plans to toughen up Florida football
By Curan Ahern | Feb. 6“Weak things break.” This is the mentality Rusty Whitt brings to Florida as its newly hired director of football performance.
“Weak things break.” This is the mentality Rusty Whitt brings to Florida as its newly hired director of football performance.
Alex Condon may serve as the blueprint for a Gators basketball victory. An essential member of the 2025 National Championship team, Condon is one of Florida’s biggest assets.
On Jan. 11, Auburn bested the Gators 60-50, keeping UF winless in conference play. However, nearly one month later, the tides had shifted.
Six months ago, Riley Smith underwent two abdominal surgeries to remove his gallbladder and repair an umbilical hernia. On Saturday, the Gainesville native became the third Gator to ever break the four-minute barrier in the mile.
La lucha del director financiero de Florida, Blaise Ingoglia, contra inmigrantes indocumentados podría generar dificultades económicas para las comunidades de inmigrantes del condado de Alachua
For a young high school baseball player, there are only a few moments in life that beat having the winning hit, homerun, or even successful tag out. But one of those moments was Tuesday’s college commitment ceremony for seven seniors of the Buchholz High School Bobcats baseball team.
The temperature range in Alachua County this winter has been a rollercoaster ride. While people can simply add or subtract layers, the temperature extremes pose a larger problem for farmers.
T-minus 213 days. Gators football has just over 30 weeks until it is set to face Florida Atlantic University at the Swamp to kick off the 2026 regular season. Until then, Florida’s coaching staff will hone in on the winning culture of the program.
Looking ahead to the 2026-27 season, nearly half of the Florida roster will be brand new. The Gators welcomed 50 new players, including 29 transfers, 20 high school recruits and one junior college recruit.
It is unclear if the board will continue to pursue a “Way of Work” training session.
A common theme presented itself throughout Florida football’s 2025-26 season: The Gators defense could hold its own against top offenses, but UF lacked the offensive firepower needed to win games in the SEC.
The Bird Window Collision Project advocates for bird-friendly building techniques, especially when it comes to windows like that of the HPNP building, which is just one of many potentially harmful areas on campus.
Feng E, currently on his Southeast tour of the U.S., made his claim to fame at 10 years old when his performance of Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel’s version of “Classical Gas” went viral. The ukulelist has since appeared on “The Ellen DeGenerous Show,” “Asia’s Got Talent” and “America’s Got Talent.”
The proposed legislation has raised concern among immigrant communities and legal experts throughout Alachua County for its potential impact on employment, banking and housing stability.
The No. 5 Gators had their work cut out for them from the start of the Sea Best Invitational. With record-low temperatures in Atlantic Beach, Florida, on Monday morning, the tournament began at noon instead of its normal 8 to 9 a.m. window.
For much of the Therese Hession Regional Challenge, No. 6 Florida was putting up average numbers. They were in last place for the first half of Round 1 until teams such as Miami and California had bogey trouble.
Gators star big men Rueben Chinyleu and Alex Condon received weekly awards for their play last week.
Nearly two weeks after becoming one of the five Gators to receive USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason First Team All-American Honors, Gianna Monaco decided to step away from Florida for personal reasons. She will not return to the program.
The rezoning will take effect next school year.
Farmers markets are supposed to be the city’s antidote to industrial food: shorter supply chains, more money staying in the region and a direct relationship between the person who grows the food and the person who eats it.