Secondary facing biggest test of season Saturday
By GREG LUCA | Nov. 9, 2011Like every other unit on the team, the Gators’ secondary has been through some tough times.
Like every other unit on the team, the Gators’ secondary has been through some tough times.
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To the blind eye, the Gators have nothing to worry about as they prepare for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Gators may have won their two most recent games in the O’Connell Center, but a road trip with back-to-back losses two weekends ago is still seared into the team’s memory.
ended when she suffered tears to the anterior cruciate ligament and
Don’t call it
After replacing sophomore center Jonotthan Harrison on Saturday, junior Sam Robey took the first-team reps in Monday’s practice.
Rick Chapman did not want to stay in Siberia.
After the guard-laden Gators proved in an exhibition they can put up impressive numbers from the 3-point line, the focus this week is showing they can pull down enough rebounds when they miss.
Florida escaped utter embarrassment at the hands of Vanderbilt on Saturday, and fans have no one to thank more than Commodores linebacker Archie Barnes.
Legs win races for
In a busy year for the Florida swimming teams, the extra commitment of an Olympic training regimen will affect no swimmer more than Elizabeth Beisel.
Florida redshirt senior quarterback John Brantley was held out of practice Monday after injuring his right arm against Vanderbilt.
Chloe Mann and Holly Pole are different players.
Tyler: University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides said Sunday that the SEC will expand to a nine-game conference schedule starting next season. SEC officials, for their part, went all “nothing to see here” and said they had not even discussed changing the current eight-game format.
The Gators have never been more ready to forget about the Southeastern Conference.
Headed into her fifth season as the Gators’ coach, Amanda Butler admits that due to the changing nature of the game, there are no universal solutions to her past obstacles.
Joanna Mather didn’t walk away from the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships this weekend with the collegiate grand slam title she was so close to capturing.
There were ample moments Saturday when it appeared the Gators might allow the unthinkable.
Florida’s defense faced an unfamiliar situation Saturday, and coach Will Muschamp wasn’t pleased with how the Gators handled it.