Upholding excellence: How Skye Blakely helped Florida to SEC Championship win
By Colby Kistner | 12:16pmSkye Blakely’s 2026 season demonstrates an upward trajectory, highlighted by late-season consistency and elite-level scoring.
Skye Blakely’s 2026 season demonstrates an upward trajectory, highlighted by late-season consistency and elite-level scoring.
The No. 15 Gators (11-4, 6-3 SEC) shut out No. 38 Alabama (12-5, 4-5 SEC) 4-0 Thursday at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
Under the gaze of 68 personnel from all 32 NFL teams, 13 Gators returned to Gainesville for Florida Football's 2026 Pro Day.
Despite falling under the umbrella of the same sport, indoor and outdoor track and field are inherently different when it comes to team composition at the collegiate level. With 21 events contested in the outdoor postseason as opposed to 17 indoors, it doesn’t just afford a larger volume of scoring opportunities, but a wider variety of where those opportunities are concentrated.
Ultimately, the Gators (32-2) topped Stetson (19-14) 3-2 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. This marks their 13th straight win against the Hatters, dating back to 2007.
Florida (20-6, 3-3 SEC) shut down the Seminoles (19-5, 5-1 ACC) 5-0 in Jacksonville Tuesday night, as the Gators have now won 26 of the last 34 matchups against their in-state rival.
No. 16 Paula Francisco is quickly becoming a star in the college golf world.
Through Florida’s six spring practices, quarterbacks Tramell Jones Jr. and Aaron Philo have jumped ahead as frontrunners for this year’s starting spot. However, Sumrall has made it clear that the quarterback room will remain in competition up until – and even into – the 2026 season.
While Jon Sumrall has made his home at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, he has surely not been confined to the football field. Seen at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center and in the stands at Condron Family Ballpark and Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, he has wasted no time taking advantage of the premier athletics found in Gainesville.
Her decision to come to Florida, she explained, was rooted in that competitive environment. “Now I’m in an environment of champions,” Reiss said. “That’s why I chose the University of Florida.”
Florida is expected to hire Rhode Island’s Tammi Reiss as its next head women’s basketball coach, per On3.
When the sun set on March 19, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ended. For Florida freshman distance runner Oussama Allaoui, it symbolized not just the fulfillment of the fourth pillar of Islam, called “sawm,” but also a return to a normal training regimen after just over four weeks of daily fasting.
Stepping onto a college campus as a freshman is already a challenge. The transition from home life to college life is something people anticipate for years. When you’re the No. 1 recruit in America, sometimes that moment comes early.
With the Gators season now over, several issues plagued UF in its defeat. Here are five areas that cost Florida a chance at the Sweet 16.
Despite the Benchmark International Arena being covered in Gator fans dressed in blue and white at tip-off, it was the Hawkeyes who got the last laugh.