Column: Drops costly in Florida's sub-par passing offense
By JOE MORGAN | Oct. 15, 2012Dropped passes are the only thing keeping Jeff Driskel from making West Virginia’s Geno Smith green with envy.
Dropped passes are the only thing keeping Jeff Driskel from making West Virginia’s Geno Smith green with envy.
Competing in his first tournament since last year’s Gator Invitational, senior Tommy Mou has powered Florida into first place at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
Jon Bostic just keeps doing the same thing over and over again.
Omar Hunter doesn’t care about the national attention that comes with the No. 2 ranking in the BCS standings.
Florida women’s basketball assistant David Lowery sat in his office, typing at his desk.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Gators have been quick to coin new mantras this season.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida won again, and as usual it wasn’t pretty.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Gators’ skill position players did less on Saturday than they had in any game all season, but Jeff Driskel made sure it didn’t matter.
The Gators have been a strong second-half team this season. For 10 minutes on Sunday, Mississippi State looked like it may put an end to that trend.
Even as Chloe Mann tied her career high with 20 kills in just three sets, the Gators’ defense stole the show.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida blocked a field goal, picked up 54 yards on a fake punt and got a 60-yard kick return out of a previously slumping Andre Debose during Saturday’s 31-17 win against Vanderbilt. The Gators special teams have come a long way in 2012.
Senior Isabelle Lendl earned her second consecutive outright victory at the Tar Heel Invite. She carded a 3-under 69, which was good enough to best Baylor’s Hayley Davis by three strokes.
The 2012 Pre-Nationals Meet was a success for both sides of the Gator cross country team on Saturday. The men and women each garnered top-ten finishes in a field heavy with talent while getting a preview of the course the NCAA Championships will be run on this fall.
After a tumultuous first round, senior Isabelle Lendl and sophomore Camilla Hedberg powered a resurgence that aided Florida to leapfrog five spots at the Tar Heel Invitational on Saturday.
Jo Dragotta was not happy about being tackled to the ground, and about 10 minutes later, she got her revenge.
When Florida’s top-two attackers hit their stride in the same match, opposing defenses have their hands full, coach Mary Wise said.
Competing against yet another strong field, Florida continued its season in Charlotte, N.C., where the team wrapped up the first round of play at the Tar Heel Invite in a tie for ninth place.
Through two tournaments, Florida's Emily Bastel has lived up to the hype.
For Taylor Burke, Texas A&M was a wake-up call.
The No. 11 Gators are atop the Southeastern Conference at the midway point of the regular season partly because the communication on the court has improved from previous years, Betsy Smith said.