Dunbar, wideouts looking to improve on dismal 2011 campaign
By JOSH JURNOVOY | Aug. 22, 2012Florida's wide receivers were virtually non-existent much of last season.
Florida's wide receivers were virtually non-existent much of last season.
There was no doubt that Taylor Brauneis was Louisville's dominant setter for the last two years. The junior led the team with 1,100 assists in 2010, and continued her top performance in 2011 when she was responsible for 85 percent of the Cardinals' assists.
The Gators lined up to defend four corner kicks in their season opener Friday night. Two of them ended up in the back of the net.
The last two NCAA women's tennis seasons have ended with Lauren Embree.
As the top-ranked team in the nation heading into the College World Series, Florida looked primed to win its first-ever national championship in 2012 after coming just two wins short last season. Instead, the Gators made their earliest CWS exit in school history.
Despite making history, the Gators season ended in disappointment.
The Gators appeared primed to make a run in the NCAA Tournament before being done in by a trio of costly suspensions.
Former Gator Ryan Lochte cemented himself as one of the greatest Olympians of all time this summer, hauling in five medals to bring his career total to 11, which ties him with Mark Spitz for second all-time among male swimmers.
Throughout their junior year at UF, Christian Taylor and Will Claye were known for finishing most meets in first and second place. The 2012 London Olympics were no different.
Fourteen years ago, Abby Wambach and Heather Mitts celebrated Florida soccer's first NCAA title.
After the first game of the 2012-13 athletic year, Florida is already hoping for a change of pace.
Jacoby Brissett smiled when asked about the potential of starting at quarterback for Florida.
Behind the cluttered facemask that adorned bits of turf and paint from the field, he peered into the roaring depths of orange and blue that drowned the stands of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Florida coach Will Muschamp called last year’s team soft. With new offensive coordinator Brent Pease, the tone is changing.
With the Gators’ turnovers at a minimum last season, the interceptions naturally followed suit.
Chris Thompson scored six touchdowns last season for Gainesville High School. His mother saw every one.
With Jaye Howard gone to the NFL and Ronald Powell injured, Sharrif Floyd and Dominique Easley will try to pick up the slack for Florida’s 2011 sacks leaders.
At times last season, the Gators seemed embroiled in chaos — much like what the citizens of Gotham City experienced at the hands of The Joker in “The Dark Knight.” But with a little help from Batman, the people proved resilient and outlasted the terrorist clown.
He has hijacked SportsCenter broadcasts for three years now. He turned Cortland, N.Y., a city of 19,212 people and the site of the New York Jets training camp, into a media circus.
Media members had a surprise visitor during player availability Wednesday afternoon.