Florida soccer coach, players win SEC’s three biggest awards
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Oct. 29, 2012Gators coach Becky Burleigh will have to make some more space on her already crowded mantel.
Gators coach Becky Burleigh will have to make some more space on her already crowded mantel.
Track and field head coach Mike Holloway exemplified the range of emotions for the Gators following their performance at the Southeastern Conference Championships on Friday.
After leaving the men’s basketball team on Friday, Cody Larson faces an uncertain future.
JACKSONVILLE — As Florida sat in the locker room on Saturday following its first loss of the season, no one pointed the finger.
Redshirt senior Tangerine Wiggs has made the most of her three rotations this season by racking up 165 kills, but Friday night she outperformed herself when she set a new school record in Florida’s 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-11) win against Mississippi State.
The Gators finished 18 holes on Sunday at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite with a 5-over 293.
JACKSONVILLE — On Saturday, Florida finally broke.
JACKSONVILLE — After knocking off the Gators for the second year in a row, Georgia leapfrogged Florida in the BCS standings.
JACKSONVILLE — A heavy coat of makeup can mask even the worst blemishes.
After saying that Florida was the “perfect” place for him on Oct. 10, sophomore forward Cody Larson decided to leave the men’s basketball team on Friday.
Florida entered Thursday night’s matchup with South Carolina in control of its finish in the Southeastern Conference. But, for the first two-thirds of the game, the Gators passed on their opportunity to seize control.
Although Omar Hunter’s hometown of Buford, Ga., is only about 45 miles west of Athens, Florida’s matchup against Georgia doesn’t have any special meaning.
At long last, Josh Izewski is finally healthy. The redshirt senior has battled through injuries in almost every season of his collegiate career, struggling to stay out of the trainer’s room. Now, finally ready for competition, he can simply focus on running as the Gators head to Nashville, Tenn., for the Southeastern Conference Championships on Friday.
Florida was eager to prove that it was capable of contending in every tournament it entered in 2012.
Florida State delivered more than a gut check to Florida on Wednesday night. The Seminoles punched the Gators square in the mouth with a three-set sweep in Tallahassee, Chloe Mann said.
Mark Richt didn’t hesitate to categorize Aaron Murray as one of the best quarterbacks he has coached.
Erving Walker is playing overseas in Italy, but his name is still prominent in Florida’s record books.
The Gators have been playing with fire all season. They just haven’t been burned.
After struggling with drops throughout last season, Jelani Jenkins held onto the ball on Saturday.