Florida coach Becky Burleigh started two underclassmen at center back against Florida Gulf Coast on Friday, but she had an All-American waiting in the wings.
Linebacker Neiron Ball (ankle) and wide receiver Andre Debose (sprained knee) are doubtful for Florida’s game against Jacksonville State on Saturday. Ball injured his ankle early in Florida’s 27-20 win against Louisiana on Saturday, while Debose missed the game entirely.
Polished experience and raw talent were the perfect recipe for success on Sunday afternoon.
With 7:30 left in the game, Alabama State’s Timothy Coleman went for the jumper, only to be denied by center Patric Young. Although it was only his second block of the game, Young led the No. 10 Gators’ defensively in at 84-35 win against the Hornets.
After sitting out Friday’s game due to personal reasons, Jennifer George returned Sunday and helped the Gators pick up their second win of the season.
Three Gators from Florida’s women’s tennis team entered the 32-person pool in Flushing, N.Y., and four entered the tournament in Lakewood, Fla., on the weekend with high aspirations.
The circumstances weren’t ideal, but Jacoby Brissett wasn’t caught off guard.
Sharrif Floyd couldn’t believe his eyes as the football fluttered in the air.
Quarterback Jeff Driskel suffered a sprained right ankle during Florida’s 27-20 win against Louisiana on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Coach Will Muschamp did not know the severity of Driskel’s injury following the game.
USS BATAAN — When the Gators retook the court for the second half of their season opener on Friday, they quickly discovered that the hardwood was unplayable.
Annie Speese was getting frustrated with her shots.
Sydney Moss flirted with a triple-double Friday night in her first career game for the Gators.
Matt Mizereck knew that the Gators’ season would be in jeopardy if they didn’t finish in the top two at the NCAA Regional Meet in Tallahassee on Friday.
Every morning, junior Matt Mizereck pulls out his iPod and listens to Rocky Balboa's “Keep Moving Forward” speech. The recording helps Mizereck fight through his recovery.
Florida will be without starting point guard Scottie Wilbekin in its season opener against Georgetown tonight. The team suspended the junior indefinitely on Thursday for undisclosed reasons.
Dan Quinn did the same thing for 10 years.
To coach Becky Burleigh, she’s a "beast" and a "monster."
At the 2012 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in New York, Florida’s women flourished. Senior Lauren Embree, junior Sofie Oyen and freshman Danielle Collins all flew in to the big city with high expectations, and they all responded well Thursday afternoon.
When the Gators and Hoyas take the court on the deck of the USS Bataan tonight, chills will run down their spines for reasons other than patriotism.
Amanda Butler has won more games through her first five seasons than any coach in program history.
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