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Four-star DE set to announce decision
Aug. 1, 2011For Ocean Lakes High (Va.) defensive end Eli Harold, today is significant.
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The Challenge: Where sports and entertainment meet for a marvelous orgy
By JESSE SIMONTON | July 28, 2011MTV’s “The Challenge: Rivals” is the best damn show on TV not starring Larry David.
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UF’s showcase fails to wow recruits
July 27, 2011Friday Night Lights is marketed as one of the nation’s grandest showcases for top-tier high school football players.
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Demps announces intention to return
By MATT WATTS | July 27, 2011The university announced Tuesday that running back Jeff Demps will return to the football team this fall.
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Agholor shines at Gridiron Kings, yet to list favorites
July 25, 2011KISSIMMEE, Fla. — With the mid-July sun beating down on the two football fields at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex over the weekend, 64 of the nation’s top high school football players participated in an inter-regional battle for touch football supremacy.
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Run, Demps, Run: Back should leave Gators in dust
By MATT WATTS | July 25, 2011Routinely referred to as the fastest man in college football, Florida running back Jeff Demps has an alter ego, one that has always come second to football.
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Update: Elam, 19, cited Sunday for alcohol possession
By JOHN BOOTHE< | July 25, 2011For the second time in just over a year, Florida safety Matt Elam was cited in downtown Gainesville for underage alcohol possession.
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Five-star WR Diggs dominates Friday Night Lights
By JOHN BOOTHE< | July 25, 2011While Will Muschamp’s first crack at hosting a Friday Night Lights camp didn’t produce any new commitments on Friday, it clearly left an impression on many of the undecided recruits in attendance.
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UF safety Elam cited for alcohol possession
By JOHN BOOTHE< | July 24, 2011On Sunday, Florida safety Matt Elam was cited for alcohol possession for the second time in his career, according to a report by The Gainesville Sun.
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Despite no commitments, top prospects shine at Friday Night Lights
By JOHN BOOTHE< | July 22, 2011While Will Muschamp’s first crack at hosting a Friday Night Lights
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Friday Night Lights Teaser
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Radical change: Slive proposes big athletics reform
By MATT WATTS | July 20, 2011HOOVER, Ala. — Addressing members of the media Wednesday at the Southeastern Conference Media Days, commissioner Mike Slive laid the foundation for monumental change.
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State champs foursome ready to shine at FNL camp
July 20, 2011When the hip hop music blasts and UF coaches begin issuing orders at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Friday, four reigning 3A state champions will take the field for Florida’s seventh-annual Friday Night Lights camp.
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Ex-Gators track star nets high profile attorney
By JOHN BOOTHE< | July 20, 2011Three weeks after his arrest on a sexual assault charge and subsequent dismissal from Florida, former track and field athlete Dumisane Hlaselo has employed an attorney familiar to most Gators football players embroiled in legal troubles.
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Notebook: Brantley confident, eager to return Florida to elite status
By MATT WATTS | July 20, 2011HOOVER, Ala. — Defensive end William Green and wide receiver Deonte Thompson believe Florida quarterback John Brantley has found his long-lost mojo.
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No. 1: Brantley - Is UF’s QB primed for rebound year?
By JOHN BOOTHE< | July 18, 2011After four years of futility in Urban Meyer’s offense, John Brantley may finally be comfortable at Florida.
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Maye makes it official on visit
July 18, 2011Marcus Maye has known for a while how he feels about Florida. On Monday, he decided to make his feelings public.
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Recruiting notebook: Florida loses two from wish list
July 18, 2011Last Friday, Georgia held its “Dawg Night” camp, a high school prospect event similar to Florida’s Friday Night Lights. In one night, the Bulldogs got five oral commitments — two from top recruits who the Gators had on their wish list.
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Former Gator Wambach ignoring personal accolades, focusing on Final
By JOHN BOOTHE< | July 17, 2011When U.S. women's soccer coach Pia Sundhage first evaluated former-Gators star Abby Wambach in 2007, she demanded more out of the aggressive striker than just her usual aerial theatrics.
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No. 2: Schedule - Can UF win despite daunting slate?
By MATT WATTS | July 13, 2011The Gators have much to overcome in coach Will Muschamp’s first year, but one of the biggest obstacles out of their control is the schedule.
