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Florida had outshot Tennessee 7-4 in the first half of its 2-0 loss to the Volunteers on Thursday. Midfielder Sarah Troccoli came close to scoring in the 35th minute but was stopped by a UT save.

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UF suffers eighth shutout of season in loss to Tennessee

By River Wells | Oct. 5, 2018

The Volunteers didn’t take long to make their mark.

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Tiger Watch: Q&A with LSU’s student newspaper

By alligatorSports Staff Report | Oct. 5, 2018

We got with Kennedi Landry, the sports editor of LSU’s student newspaper, The Daily Reveille, to ask a few questions about Saturday’s game. Here’s what she had to say about the Tigers and their chances of winning against Florida.

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alligatorSports Picks: Week 6

By alligatorSports Staff Report | Oct. 5, 2018

We never thought we’d say this, but it’s good to be back in Gainesville.

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Florida-LSU is the Gators’ most underrated rivalry

By Jake's on a Plane and Jake Dreilinger | Oct. 5, 2018

I wrote an article nearly three weeks ago highlighting the Florida football team’s game against Tennessee. That article started out with the phrase, “The Florida-Tennessee rivalry is the stuff of legends.”

Defensive end Jachai Polite (99) harassed Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald and recorded a pair of sacks. He finished the game with three solo tackles.

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The DBUs will have to depend on their D-Lines

By Mark Stine | Oct. 5, 2018

Florida and Louisiana State both lay claim to the title of ‘DBU’ because of the professional products that each program consistently churns out of their secondaries.

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Reese’s Pieces: David Reese’s ankle injury no longer holding him back

By Alanis Thames | Oct. 5, 2018

David Reese ambled toward the football field with a nervous kink in his stride.

Sophomore Victoria Emma (pictured) and her doubles partner, junior Tsveta Dimitrova, lost narrowly (8-7) to the tournament's No. 1 seed of Southern California's Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes, eliminating them from the ITA All-American Championships. Emma later took victory in the tournament's singles back draw.

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Gators come up short in California

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 4, 2018

The UF women’s tennis team suffered a loss in both the singles and doubles draws in the ITA All-American Championships qualifying rounds Wednesday, as it was bounced from the tournament hosted at Pepperdine University.

Junior Sierra Brooks (pictured) finished second on the team at the Windy City Classic and 14th overall at 2 over. She and Marta Perez (-2) led the UF women to a fourth place finish at the event.

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Men’s, women’s teams wrap up respective tournaments

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 3, 2018

Both UF golf teams enjoyed solid final rounds in their respective tournaments on Tuesday as the end of fall season draws nearer.

Senior McClain Kessler fell in the second round of singles play at the ITA All-American Championships as well as in the second round of doubles play with partner Sam Riffice.

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Florida’s ITA All-American slate continues into the week

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 3, 2018

Oliver Crawford and Andy Andrade made it into the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships on Tuesday night.

The Gators will miss star forward Deanne Rose, who's on international duty with the Canadian national team, when they host No. 9 Tennessee on Thursday.

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Florida set to open tough week with matchup against Tennessee

By Sam Campisano | Oct. 3, 2018

The only constant in the Gators’ offense has been inconsistency.

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Todd Grantham’s gambles paid off

By Morgan Meets the Eye and Morgan McMullen | Oct. 3, 2018

Remember that fourth-down blitz on Saturday from safety Donovan Stiner?

Former UF receiver and current Cleveland Brown Antonio Callaway has totaled seven receptions in the last two games. Rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield targeted him 19 times.

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Gators in the NFL: Alumni excel in Week 4

By Chris O'Brien | Oct. 3, 2018

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway continued his rookie season in a solid fashion. He’s only totaled seven receptions in his last two games, but Browns QB Baker Mayfield keeps looking his way — Callaway has 19 targets in those same two games. The wide receiver grabbed three receptions for 54 yards Sunday against the Oakland Raiders.

Wide receiver Trevon Grimes (8) is a former teammate of LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. "Before I left Ohio State, me and him were kind of close," he said.

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Grimes faces old teammate, O-line ready for another dogfight

By Jake Dreilinger | Oct. 3, 2018

There’s not a lot that followed Florida receiver Trevon Grimes from his time at Ohio State.

Middle blockers Rachael Kramer (pictured) and Taelor Kellum combined for 22 kills in Florida’s sweep over Alabama.

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Gators sweep Alabama in Tuscaloosa

By Dylan Rudolph | Sep. 30, 2018

Freshman Thayer Hall and junior Rachael Kramer jumped up simultaneously in the final rally of the match, rejecting yet another Alabama strike. Florida’s front row held firm from the continuous attacks from the Crimson Tide, who were trying to win its first set over Florida since 2008.

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At what point do we start giving Feleipe Franks credit?

By The Lost city of Alanis | Sep. 30, 2018

Now seems as good a time as any to say it: I told you so.

Florida safety Donovan Stiner (13) sacked Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald at the end of the game, forcing a turnover on downs and sealing the win for the Gators.

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Gators defense showing physicality, improvement Mullen wants to see

By Jake Dreilinger | Sep. 30, 2018

Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald never saw Donovan Stiner coming.

McClain Kessler will be in action today at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Florida struggles in pre-qualifying round

By Kyle Wood | Sep. 30, 2018

The Florida men’s tennis team did not fare well in the pre-qualifying round of the ITA All-American Championships.

Sophomore McCartney Kessler defeated UC Santa Barbara's Elizaveta Volodko in straight sets (6-1, 7-5) during the Gators' ITA Kickoff Weekend Saturday.

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Jarlskog, Kessler fall short of qualifying rounds

By Brendan Farrell | Sep. 30, 2018

McCartney Kessler and Ida Jarlskog needed just one more win to reach the doubles qualifying rounds of the ITA All-American Championships. They had already defeated Texas’ Marta Perez-Mur and Tijana Spasojevic earlier in the day, and were eight games away from escaping the pre-qualifying rounds.

Kadarius Toney threw his first pass of the season for the Florida Gators in its 13-6 win over Mississippi State, a 20-yard strike to Moral Stephens for the game's only touchdowns.

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Sidebar: UF won by getting the ball to its playmakers

By Mark Stine | Sep. 30, 2018

Feleipe Franks completed a nine-yard screen pass to Kadarius Toney on Florida’s first drive of the third quarter in its low-scoring war of attrition at Mississippi State.

Sophomore John Axelsen (-7) is in a three-way stalemate for first place at the Trinity Forest Invitational. The Gators sit in eighth overall.

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Gators middle of pack at Nike Collegiate

By Brendan Farrell | Sep. 30, 2018

Opening days for fall tournaments have been a mixed bag for the Gators. A miserable first day at the Carpet Capital Collegiate set the tone for a disappointing 13th-place finish. John Axelsen’s 64 on the opening round at last week’s Trinity Forest Invitational sparked a fourth-place finish for both Axelsen and the Gators.