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Florida vs. UConn: What the Gators must do to upset the No. 5 Huskies in New York
By Jeffrey Serber | Dec. 9The Gators prepare for a rematch of its Round of 32 victory during their championship run.
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Are freshmen still feeling the pressure? Checking back in as the Fall semester ends
By Madeline Herring | Dec. 9In the beginning of the semester, The Alligator asked four freshmen what clubs they were interested in joining. As the semester ends, we checked back in with them to see if they kept with them and how their commitments have impacted them.
The Avenue
Avenue roundtable: Our favorite movies of the year
By Summer Johnston , Juliana DeFilippo , Isabel Kraby , Aaliyah Evertz and Christopher Rodriguez | Dec. 9As the semester winds down, the Avenue desk wanted to reflect on some of our favorite films from throughout the year.
Sports
How motherhood refined Kelly Rae Finley’s coaching style
By Amanda Roman | Dec. 9For Florida women’s basketball’s head coach, motherhood and coaching don’t compete.
Sports
Buster Faulkner named FootballScoop's Offensive Coordinator of the Year
By Max Bernstein | Dec. 8Buster Faulkner, the reported next offensive coordinator at Florida and the current offensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, was named the 2025 Offensive Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.
Sports
Florida opened five-game home stretch with victory over South Alabama
By Amanda Roman | Dec. 7Liv McGill erupted for 32 points as Florida shook off a slow start, extending its non-conference home win streak to 13.
Sports
From potential to production: Me’Arah O’Neal is making her mark
By Isis Snow | Dec. 7Me'Arah O'Neal is shining with the Gators after a productive offseason.
Sports
Gators volleyball loses to SMU at NCAA Tournament
By Ava DiCecca | Dec. 6Head coach Ryan Theis’ first season with the Florida Gators officially came to an end in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Sports
Gators volleyball sweeps Rice, advances to NCAA Tournament Round of 32
By Ava DiCecca | Dec. 5An injury to one of the Owls' top hitters shifted momentum early on in the match.
The Avenue
From EP to NYC: It’s been a ‘Sweet’ year for The Nancys
By Isabel Kraby | Dec. 5Ever since “Sweet” released in September 2024 — it now has over 170,000 streams on Spotify — The Nancys have hoped their musical passion project could be their future.
Sports
Florida soccer hires Nick Zimmerman as head coach
By Adrian Carmona | Dec. 5"He made everyone want to run through a brick wall."
Metro
Gainesville woman arrested for hitting woman with her car
By Alexa Ryan | Dec. 5The two started arguing and Quinn suddenly accelerated and hit Bowers with the car, throwing her onto the hood, the witness told officers. Quinn then “sped off” with the victim hanging onto the side of the car.
Sports
Florida suffers second loss of the season in a nail-biter against Virginia Tech
By Isis Snow | Dec. 4Florida fell against ACC competitor Virginia Tech in an intense matchup on the road. The Gators missed out on tying a program record for most wins at the start of a season through 10 games.
Sports
Florida hires Buster Faulkner as new offensive coordinator
By Max Bernstein | Dec. 4After much speculation on who would be masterminding Florida’s offense going forward, UF is hiring Georgia Tech’s Buster Faulkner as its new offensive coordinator.
Sports
Billy Napier hired as head coach at James Madison
By Max Bernstein | Dec. 4Former Florida football head coach Billy Napier has reportedly been hired as the new head coach at James Madison University.
Sports
Florida volleyball eyes first round of the NCAA Tournament against Rice
By Ava DiCecca | Dec. 4Florida enters the NCAA volleyball tournament in round one to face Rice University. While the two haven't met in three decades, they saw similar results against the opponents they had in common this season.
News
Thomas Haugh proves he's the anchor among a flawed Gators team
By Luke Adragna | Dec. 4The Gators are one loss shy of their total losses during their 2024-25 championship run.
Sports
Early signing day: Live updates on the Gators’ commits
By Max Bernstein | Dec. 3Stay tuned for live updates from early signing day as Jon Sumrall and the Gators land official commitments.
News
Florida vs. Duke: Five takeaways from the Gators’ loss to the Blue Devils
By Jeffrey Serber | Dec. 2Florida has looked like a shell of its championship team.
News
Gainesville woman arrested for attempted murder
By Alexa Ryan | Dec. 2A Gainesville woman has been arrested on a charge of felony attempted murder after she attacked her partner with a meat cleaver during an argument, according to the arrest report.
