For coach Becky Burleigh and the Gators, 2013 has been a year of many firsts.
With the speed and power of a runaway freight train, Miami’s Duke Johnson is almost impossible to stop on a football field.
D.J. Humphries (right MCL sprain) returned to practice on Wednesday, coach Will Muschamp said during the weekly Southeastern Conference Coaches Media Teleconference.
Florida-Miami was once a huge rivalry, but you wouldn’t know it if you looked at the schedules from the last decade. The two teams have played each other only five times this century. All but one of those were during the Ron Zook era.
Florida offensive coordinator Brent Pease hears what people say about his offense. But when describing his scheme, stay away from one adjective in particular.
Tyler Moore played his first game for Florida on Saturday, but he made himself known to Gators fans for the wrong reason early in the second quarter.
Henry Russell Sanders said it first.
When Florida swept Duke in three straight sets to capture the Campus USA Credit Union Invite on Sunday, they walked away with more than a trophy.
With the loss of five consistent playmakers to graduation following last season, Florida entered 2013 without definitive answers at key positions.
Gideon Ajagbe did not play a snap for the Gators in 2012.
Despite the Gators’ perfect 3-0 record to begin the season, coach Mary Wise said the team still has a laundry list of imperfections that must be corrected before the Big Four Classic starts Saturday.
After winning last year’s Southeastern Conference title, Florida’s women have not wavered.
Safety Josh Evans (9) tackles wideout Dorial Green-Beckham (15) during Florida’s 14-7 win against Missouri on Nov. 3 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Freshmen Pamela Begic and Meggie Dougherty Howard mastered the corner kicks.
With starting running back Matt Jones (viral infection) out for Florida’s season opener against Toledo, the Gators handed the running game to junior Mack Brown.
Gideon Ajagbe did not play a snap for the Gators in 2012.
Will Muschamp wasted no time unleashing the fiery outbursts for which the third-year coach has become known. It just didn’t happen on the field.
During Saturday’s home match against Duke, winning points became almost too easy for the ninth-ranked Gators women’s volleyball team.
After blowing out New Orleans in the first match of the day, No. 9 Florida came back down to earth against LIU-Brooklyn in the second game of the double-header Friday.
Florida goalkeeper Nora Neset Gjoen was no match to the Florida State’s physicality.
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