Notebook: Jenkins injures hamstring; Driskel has quiet day passing
By JOE MORGAN | Oct. 7, 2012Jelani Jenkins finally got back on the football field during Florida’s 14-6 win against LSU on Saturday. However, he quickly returned to the sidelines.
Jelani Jenkins finally got back on the football field during Florida’s 14-6 win against LSU on Saturday. However, he quickly returned to the sidelines.
The Florida defenders believed their 2011 performance at LSU was an aberration.
With every open hole Mike Gillislee plowed through and every would-be tackler he dodged, the Gators moved closer to reestablishing themselves as one of the best teams in college football.
In a hostile environment at College Station, Texas, the underdog Gators tuned out the noise.
Florida senior Lauren Embree was the No. 1 recruit coming out of high school, won two Southeastern Conference Player of the Year awards and secured the Gators’ national championship with a comeback victory in 2011.
As Ziva Recek goes, so do the Gators — for better or for worse.
Florida Gator senior Lauren Embree has the opportunity to win the first national singles title of her career after winning four consecutive matches in the Riviera/ITA All-American Tournament.
Florida Gator Lauren Embree advanced to the round of 16 last season in the Riviera/ITA All-American Tournament before losing out to 35th-ranked Petra Niedermayerova of Kansas State, 6-1, 6-4. But this year, she has come back with a vengeance.
In senior Erika Tymrak’s first game back from a left ankle sprain, her goal made the difference for UF.
Although Friday night might have started off with a kill for redshirt senior Betsy Smith, but it was her blocking that dominated the match.
Two Gators find themselves in the round of 16 of a college grand slam tournament after Thursday afternoon.
When Madison Monserez first sees Arkansas send a ball over the net on Friday at 7 p.m. in the O’Connell Center, her mind will be shut off.
During his recruitment, Omar Hunter was far from a lock to attend Florida.
For Jordan Reed, the journey to success didn’t begin with long days on the football field.
When redshirt senior Kat Williamson suffered a meniscus tear in her right knee against FIU on Sept. 2, freshman center back Christen Westphal lost her mentor.
Hunter Joyer feels he has something to prove.
The Gators’ defense will have some reinforcements to help slow down the Tigers’ offense on Saturday.
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Omar Hunter has been through two head coaches and three defensive coordinators during his five years at Florida. Throw in a national championship and a six-loss season, and he’s seen a lot in his time with the Gators.
With no prior NCAA individual tournament experience, freshman Danielle Collins was an unlikely candidate to advance to the main draw of the Riviera/ITA All-American Tournament. But on Wednesday, she did just that.