Notebook: Pittman OK after in-game injury against LSU
By RICHARD JOHNSON | Oct. 13, 2014Late in Florida’s 30-27 loss to LSU Saturday night, a silence enveloped the more than 88,000 fans in attendance.
Late in Florida’s 30-27 loss to LSU Saturday night, a silence enveloped the more than 88,000 fans in attendance.
Jeff Driskel is the Gators’ starting quarterback as of right now, but fans will get another glimpse of what true freshman Treon Harris has to offer when Florida takes on Missouri on Saturday night.
Florida (3-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) can still very well win the SEC East and make it to the conference championship in Atlanta for the first time since 2009. They have four SEC matchups remaining on the schedule — all of which are against Eastern Division rivals. The first of those games is against Missouri (4-2, 1-1 SEC) on Saturday night in the Swamp at 7. Here are four points to watch out for when the Gators face their second set of Tigers in as many weeks.
When freshmen embark on the first semester of their college careers, one of three things undoubtedly occurs: They forget their families at home exist, they become incredibly homesick and call them every night or they cheerfully manage to keep up relationships with their families while also balancing and enjoying school like an ultimate pro. Kudos to those who can swing that. We’ve all been through that tough first break from the comfort of home, whether it’s hardest breaking away from your family, your friends or just your pet. College is always an adjustment period.
Three Gainesville residents were arrested Friday after an attempted drug deal.
Four years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill plagued the Gulf of Mexico, the third and largest phase of gulf restoration projects was announced — almost 70 percent of which Florida will head.
Two people tried to cross West University Avenue toward UF’s campus late Friday night before police said they were struck by an eastbound vehicle near The Swamp Restaurant.
Alumni can get up and give all throughout the week as part of an annual Homecoming tradition.
UF’s College of Education has received the largest donation from an alumni in its history.
Have you ever gotten comfortable at your desk and realize 10 minutes later that you’ve forgotten to get something? It’s a college student’s worst nightmare.
Celebrities are not the only ones having their personal pictures leaked online.
A UF alumnus challenged himself to a 156-mile bike ride along the east coast to support a cause he said does not get enough attention.
On Oct. 8, Lindsay Alexander wrote a column opposing the approval of Amendment 2, which would legalize medical marijuana in Florida. Alexander’s concerns about Amendment 2 are misguided.
About 127 people were either arrested or ejected from the UF vs. Louisiana State University football game Saturday night — 13 more than the last LSU home game in 2012.
In the technological age of the 21st century, access to public records and information should be a fairly straightforward and efficient process. Unfortunately, in Florida, the methods of obtaining public information are anything but.
Paul Myers, administrator of the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County, is taking his talents to Tallahassee.
Question: What is the best salon to get a haircut with regards to price and quality? — Anonymous
Beginning in December, Gainesville Police will offer Rape Aggression Defense training to its officers.
Last week, Twitter caught on fire after “That’s So Raven” star Raven-Symoné did an interview with Oprah Winfrey and said she did not want to be labeled an African-American, but rather, just an American.
Bennye Alligood started working at Santa Fe College as a 17-year-old student, just two years after the college was first established in 1965.