Highly ranked Florida squad starts season with high hopes
By BRITNEE MCCOY< | Jan. 15, 2014Coach Roland Thornqvist is excited to be back in business.
Coach Roland Thornqvist is excited to be back in business.
The last time the Gators had a home winning streak of 24 games, Billy Donovan was coaching Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer and Al Horford to two straight national championships.
Florida’s list of starting quarterbacks the past four seasons has been a who’s who of wasted talent and missed opportunity.
National Signing Day is fewer than three weeks away, and despite Florida currently having 20 commits — including nine early enrollees on campus — there is still a lot of work to be done on the recruiting trail.
Kurt Roper walked into the South End Zone Meeting Room in black slacks, black shoes and a blue Florida Gators jacket. At 41, his glasses and bald head made him look like the cool, yet insightful, college professor.
For the second straight Southeastern Conference game, the Gators will be without their leading scorer Casey Prather due to a bone bruise in his right knee.
A midweek bye is just what the doctor ordered.
Arkansas was going to make Scottie Wilbekin win the game for No. 10 Florida, and he did.
Florida’s nine-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La.
The tail end of last week was a whirlwind of recruiting news for UF’s 2014 class.
With three of its starters ailing, Florida needed forward Dorian Finney-Smith to step into a starting role for only the second time this year and produce against Arkansas.
Injuries continue to plague former Gators receiver Percy Harvin.
No. 1 Florida defeated No. 4 UCLA on Saturday — but just barely.
Florida dominated the Day 2 of the UAB Blazer Invitational at the Birmingham CrossPlex on Saturday.
Savannah Jordan is continuing her dominance off the college pitch.
After a dominant performance in the preliminary round Friday, the Gators picked up where they left off on the second day of the UAB Blazer Invite on Saturday.
Arkansas was going to make Scottie Wilbekin win the game for No. 10 Florida. And he did.
Putting on a show and breaking records is what the UF men and women’s track team did at the season-opening indoor UAB Blazer Invite Friday afternoon.
The Gators will be without their leading scorer Casey Prather on Saturday when they travel to Arkansas.
Another Southeastern Conference foe, another victory for the Gators.