Defense stifling early foes, still needs work
By JOSH JURNOVOY< | Aug. 24, 2011The Gators’ defense was stingy from the start last year, allowing just one goal through its first five games.
The Gators’ defense was stingy from the start last year, allowing just one goal through its first five games.
When Lerentee McCray switched to defensive end in fall 2009, his days roaming the middle of the defense appeared to be behind him.
Gators coach Will Muschamp is looking for any competitive edge he can get entering his first season.
Coach Will Muschamp recently credited the Southeastern Conference’s dominance to the league’s defensive lines, but it’s the running back position that may be the most talented.
In 2003, Georgia Tech’s volleyball team rode a fast-paced, unique offense into the NCAA Regional Finals.
Last season, UF coach Becky Burleigh had more players on the roster than in any of her previous 15 years at Florida, but it still wasn’t enough.
Wide receiver Quinton Dunbar was helpless last season.
If the Florida coaching staff accidentally found itself lining up alongside their players, Jaye Howard knows who he’d want to pick up.
Greg: Apparently the Gators are stepping up to challenge the Miami Heat for the title of most overrated team in Florida.
Mary Wise just wants it to be 2009 again.
Senior forward Tahnai Annis knows how it feels to contribute as a freshman.
Coach Will Muschamp said Saturday that he is standing behind wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill despite the assistant’s connection to the University of Miami scandal that was unearthed last week.
With a new semester and a new football season around the corner, the Gators aren’t the only ones “trying to get better each and every day.”
After two achingly close chances at a first career goal during the Gators’ two-game swing in Miami, freshman Tessa Andujar wasn’t going to miss her next opportunity.
If there’s one thing Brooke Chancey has learned as a career backup goalie at UF, it’s that she has to earn every minute she gets on the pitch.
CWS Run Ends On Sour Note: Florida’s baseball team rode Preston Tucker’s bat and a strong pitching staff to its first SEC Tournament Title since 1991. But the season will be remembered by a sweep at the hands of South Carolina in the CWS Finals in Omaha, Neb.
John Brantley is all too familiar with the rigors of a Southeastern Conference schedule.