Sophomore embodies Gators’ hard-nosed mentality on defense
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN | Oct. 17, 2012Since the season began, coach Mary Wise has described No. 11 Florida as a grind-it-out team.
Since the season began, coach Mary Wise has described No. 11 Florida as a grind-it-out team.
The Gators were historically good on defense last season.
On Nov. 13, 2010, a trip to Atlanta was at stake.
If Jeff Driskel were a defensive coordinator, he knows how he would try to slow down Florida’s offense.
This season has been one of tests for Florida. UF visited Texas A&M and the 12th Man, traveled to Knoxville to face pass-happy Tennessee and hosted a top-five team that dominated them just a year ago in LSU.
Florida entered the final round of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with a seven-stroke lead but could not secure the win in Vestavia Hills, Ala.
McKenzie Barney has scored many goals in her career at Florida, but after suffering season-ending facial fractures in 2011, one goal overshadowed the rest: staying healthy.
Carlie Needles expected to contribute heavily last season.
Last season, Kenny Boynton had an opportunity to advance the Gators to the Final Four.
On March 10, Casey Prather leapt into the national spotlight.
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.
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.
Even as Chloe Mann tied her career high with 20 kills in just three sets, the Gators’ defense stole the show.
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.
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.