Behind a statement pitching performance by Keagan Rothrock and Olivia Miller, the Florida Gators (46-7) took a 4-3 victory over the Florida State Noles (43-8) on Tuesday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Three days. Seven rounds. Two hundred and fifty-seven picks. Seven Gators. At the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, hundreds of collegiate players’ lifelong dreams came true as they were selected by one of 32 organizations.
With one more match in the regular season, Florida lacrosse was off to a slow start. In the first frame, the Gators only totalled two goals, courtesy of senior midfielder Kaitlyn Davies and freshman attacker Autumn Blair.
The first Florida player off the board of this year's NFL Draft isn't any surprise.
Ultimately, No. 5 Florida (43-7) continued its struggles against No. 10 Florida State (40-7), falling 3-1. The Gators have now lost eight of their last 10 matchups against the Seminoles.
In addition to retaining its head coach, UF saw many players return for another season, choosing to do so rather than declare for the NBA Draft or enter the transfer portal. Overall, eight players announced their return to Gainesville, while centers Olivier Roux and Micah Handlogten opted to enter the transfer portal.
Ultimately No. 12 Florida (28-14) fell to Jacksonville (22-18) 7-5 on Tuesday night at Condron Family Ballpark. The Dolphins have now won ten of their last twelve games and completed the season sweep over the Gators.
After three seasons with Florida and despite major buzz regarding his status in this year’s NBA Draft, junior forward Thomas Haugh will return to Gainesville for his senior season.
After five tournament wins in the 2025-26 regular season, No. 4 Florida men’s golf is poised to make a deep run in the postseason. Even though the Gators finished 10th in the Sahalee Players Championship to start the season, they placed in the top five in all nine tournaments thereafter.
The competitors' vastly different responses to hole 18 secured the 3-2 win for Auburn and knocked Florida out of the SEC Championship, extending its SEC title drought to nine seasons.
After a junior season filled with broken records, Rueben Chinyelu will be declaring for the NBA Draft, but retaining eligibility to return to Gainesville for his senior season.
The scratch of blades against the ice cut through the stadium as the crowd held its breath. The hope of victory still lingered, but it was fading away with every passing second.
Ultimately, No. 4 Florida (43-6, 16-5 SEC) cruised to a 7-1 victory over Auburn (24-21, 3-15 SEC) on Sunday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Following Florida’s matchup against Auburn, AJ Andrews, a former LSU standout and the first woman to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award in 2016, walked onto the field at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The fans who remained knew exactly what it meant.
Heading into April 18’s Four on the Floor meet for the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics National Championship, Florida had plenty of momentum as it looked for its fourth national championship and first in 11 years.
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