Coming off a year in which the Gators won their seventh national championship, the women’s tennis team will be looking forward to a strong season with the help of many upperclassmen.
After Week 1 of the NFL's regular season, many former Gators had huge performances for their respective professional teams. Here’s a look at how some of those players did this weekend in this edition of Gators in the NFL:
Week 1 of the 2017 NFL regular season came and went this past weekend, and boy do I have a pair of fiery, red-hot takes to pass on to you.
Hurricane Irma may have gotten Florida’s home opener against the star-studded Northern Colorado Bears canceled this weekend, but nothing is ever strong enough to interfere with an alligatorSports weekly picks column.
With Category 4 Hurricane Irma threatening to reign over Florida, the Gators men’s and women’s cross country season began earlier than planned this year. After saying goodbye to standouts such as Taylor Tubbs on the women’s team and Carlos Miranda on the men’s team, younger players have proven they can rise to the occasion after Thursday’s performance at the North Florida Invitational in Jacksonville, previously scheduled for Saturday morning.
Although Hurricane Irma looms over the state of Florida, it’s business as usual for the Gators men’s golf team, which begins its season on Friday.
After losing their season opener to Michigan in Texas, the Gators were looking for a confidence booster. Florida’s matchup with Northern Colorado was supposed to be the team’s get-back-on-track game before its conference schedule begins Sept. 16. But with Hurricane Irma approaching, No. 22 Florida’s chance at a tune-up game is gone.
Florida’s first home football game was canceled Thursday because of Hurricane Irma.
Florida running back Mark Thompson wants to talk about football and the Florida Gators. That’s understandable. He’s a football player for the Florida Gators, so usually, that’s what he’s asked about. On Tuesday, that changed.
When cornerback Chauncey Gardner walked off the field with crutches and a walking boot after Florida’s season opener against Michigan on Saturday, it looked like the Gators’ already young secondary was about to lose one of its more experienced defensive backs.
Multiple former Florida rookies each made their respective team’s rosters, and some are expected to start right away.
What was scheduled as a 7:30 p.m. Saturday game against Northern Colorado has been moved to noon Saturday because of Hurricane Irma, UF Athletic Director Scott Stricklin announced Wednesday.
By the time Shawn Davis turned around, Tarik Black was gone.
Brandon Powell isn’t fazed by hurricanes.
Windy weather and rough conditions were not enough to stop the Gators women’s golfers on Tuesday, as they put together a strong finish in the third and final round of play at the Ocean Course Invitational in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
Anyone that’s active on social media or has read the news knows that Hurricane Irma is coming.
After a feverish ending to a matchup with Stanford that saw a barrage of shots and crosses into the Gators box in the final minutes, UF goalie Susi Espinoza had one more obstacle to face: the press.
It was a clean sweep for the Gators as they visited Puerto Rico to take part in the SEC-ACC Challenge. Over the weekend, Florida easily took down its two opponents, unranked N.C. State and then-No. 16 North Carolina, in sweeping fashion, as the team did not lose a single set in its two matches.
Around 55 percent, give or take.
After the Gators lost to Michigan, 33-17, in their season opener, Florida sits 122nd out of 126 teams in total offense, moving the ball only 192 yards against the Wolverines.
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