MIAMI - UF's win against then-No. 1 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship was an unforgettable experience for most members of the UF football team.
MIAMI - In two days, it all ends.
Not many saw this kind of start to the season coming, maybe not even the UF women's basketball team.
MIAMI - As sportswriters and fans, one of the fun things about following sports is debating the implications of wins and losses and the legacies of winners and losers.
If the Gators have learned one thing this season, it's that when the chips are down, Nick Calathes antes up.
MIAMI - It's time to pull back the curtain.
MIAMI - A lot has been made of Oklahoma cornerback Dominique Franks' comments on Sunday that the top three quarterbacks in the country play in the Big 12, referring to his teammate Sam Bradford, Texas' Colt McCoy and Texas Tech's Graham Harrell.
FORT LAUDERDALE - Finally, Superman's kryptonite has been found.
FORT LAUDERDALE - When Gerald McCoy was a young boy, probably even before he was making finger-paints in kindergarten, he was given a pointed lecture by his parents:
FORT LAUDERDALE - Alabama may have given UF its toughest contest of the season, but you wouldn't know it from the Crimson Tide's 31-17 loss in the Sugar Bowl to Utah on Saturday night.
FORT LAUDERDALE - The Gators' scout offense sure must be tired.
The Gators were hungry to prove they could beat a big-time opponent.Saturday, Nick Calathes fed his team's ambition.
A mistake-riddled first half left UF only 9 points ahead of Stetson as they walked into the locker room.
SUNRISE - Maybe it was the refreshing, sunny South Florida weather, maybe it was the four-day break for Christmas, or maybe it was playing a 1-9 team, but UF looked as good as it had all season with a 74-45 flattening of Winthrop on Sunday night in the Orange Bowl Classic.
Walter Hodge may have had "DEFENSE" shaved into the side of his head, but it was all about offense for the Gators on Monday night.
JACKSONVILLE - At times this season, freshman Kenny Kadji has looked all but lost out on the court. On Saturday night, he found the talent that brought him to Gainesville in the first place.
JACKSONVILLE - At times this season freshman Kenny Kadji has looked all but lost out on the court. Saturday night he found the talent that brought him to Gainesville in the first place.
NEW YORK - There should be a more succinct way to describe why Tim Tebow deserved to become the second player ever to win two Heisman Trophies.
NEW YORK - This was one comeback Colt McCoy couldn't complete.
Sometimes the sign of a good team is winning easily against lesser opponents.
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