Florida’s offense has for years wandered aimlessly through the Desert of Mediocrity. And for most of Saturday, it continued to do so.
There were fumbles. There were interceptions. There were goal-line stops and juked defenders and a 63-yard touchdown pass to win the game with zeros on the clock.
Mary Wise will be the first to tell you she doesn’t care how many wins she has.
After Hurricane Irma forced a 12-day layover for the Gators, some wondered if third-ranked Florida would show some rust against Florida A&M.
Tony McCoy had never experienced anything like it before in his life.
Chauncey Gardner Jr. felt disrespected. Gardner, a sophomore cornerback for the Gators, had just seen a picture of UF legend Steve Spurrier’s statue outside the Swamp with a bright orange Volunteers flag planted in his facemask, presumably by a Tennessee fan.
It’s been 308 days since UF has seen a college football game played in the confines of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
You’ve heard this before. You’ve heard it so many times that it has probably lost much of its meaning: Florida’s next game is a must win.
It’s been just under two weeks since the Florida volleyball team took the court for a meaningful game. After the cancellation of last weekend’s Active Ankle Invitational, the No. 3 Gators will return to the O’Connell Center to host a group of nonconference opponents.
After only a few weeks of training together as a group, Florida’s women’s tennis team will split up to compete in fall’s season-opening tournaments hosted in North Carolina and Rhode Island this weekend.
Melanie Monteagudo lost her defender with a quick turn towards the goal line. She delivered a cross into the middle of Mississippi box that found Mayra Pelayo’s left foot seven yards from goal. The junior midfielder found the back of the net just five minutes into play, scoring her first goal of the season.
Jim McElwain wasn’t himself. It was easy to see. Usually an upbeat guy, even following his team’s loss to Michigan two weeks ago and other low moments, the word that reporters used to describe the Gators football coach on Wednesday was somber.
For the No. 7 Gators, tonight’s matchup is a return to normalcy.
Imagine being an SEC coach. One under SEC expectations from SEC fans, looking down the barrel of a brutal SEC schedule. One stuck with a scarcely tolerable offense, even by SEC standards.
Despite the cancellation of the Active Ankle Challenge, which included matches against No. 23 Michigan State, American and North Carolina Greensboro, the No. 3 Gators found a way to be productive.
Coming off a year in which the Gators won their seventh national championship, the women’s tennis team will be looking forward to a strong season with the help of many upperclassmen.
After Week 1 of the NFL's regular season, many former Gators had huge performances for their respective professional teams. Here’s a look at how some of those players did this weekend in this edition of Gators in the NFL:
Week 1 of the 2017 NFL regular season came and went this past weekend, and boy do I have a pair of fiery, red-hot takes to pass on to you.
Hurricane Irma may have gotten Florida’s home opener against the star-studded Northern Colorado Bears canceled this weekend, but nothing is ever strong enough to interfere with an alligatorSports weekly picks column.
With Category 4 Hurricane Irma threatening to reign over Florida, the Gators men’s and women’s cross country season began earlier than planned this year. After saying goodbye to standouts such as Taylor Tubbs on the women’s team and Carlos Miranda on the men’s team, younger players have proven they can rise to the occasion after Thursday’s performance at the North Florida Invitational in Jacksonville, previously scheduled for Saturday morning.
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