With head coach Billy Napier on the hot seat following Florida’s 1-3 start to the 2025 season, a few options stand out at the forefront for the interim head coaching position if the program bids him goodbye.
The accolades speak for themselves for Florida’s setters, sophomore and SEC-All Freshman Taylor Parks and redshirt junior All-American Alexis Stucky.
Florida soccer logged its first draw of the season in a matchup against the No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks. Gators goalie Paloma Peña logged a season-high amount of saves in the draw.
The Florida Gators have found the endzone just three times in their last three games. And there's no sugarcoating it — Florida’s leaders have said the offense sorely needs change.
Florida volleyball dropped its second straight match in a four-set performance against No. 7 Wisconsin. Florida outside hitters Jordyn Byrd and Aniya Madkin carried the Gators' offense but failed to get past the Badgers.
For the first time since November 26, 2016, Florida went without a successful third down conversion the entire game in its 26-7 loss to No. 4 Miami Sept. 20.
Florida defensive lineman Brendan Bett suffered a lower-leg injury in the fourth quarter against the Hurricanes. With five minutes left in the game, Miami running back CharMar Brown attempted to cross the end zone and a pile formed near the goal line.
Florida Gators defensive back Dijon Johnson suffered a knee injury in the third quarter against Miami. He will not return to the contest.
Florida defensive back Aaron Gates suffered an arm injury Saturday and will not return to the contest.
Florida football faces the No. 4 Miami Hurricanes on Saturday. Follow along for live updates throughout the contest.
Florida ice hockey
Ryan Theis falls to his former team on the road as the Gators are swept by Marquette, marking the second time UF has lost to an unranked opponent in three sets this season.
Miami Hurricane football reporter Anirudh Kannan previews the Florida Gators' matchup against the Miami Hurricanes. He has everything you need to know about Hurricanes football.
Florida soccer dropped its second straight conference matchup and third straight match overall when it lost to the Oklahoma Sooners Thursday night.
Florida's University Athletic Association announced the hiring of Michael Ceilley
Florida women's golf
Florida Gators associate head coach and running backs coach Jabbar Juluke received a three-game suspension following his involvement in a pregame scuffle against Louisiana State on Saturday.
Before arriving at UF, I never truly understood the thrill of college game day. My parents were never particularly big football fans, let alone college football. Even though I grew up in Miami, I only went to one University of Miami football game (don’t worry, I believe orange goes much better with blue than green), and even then, the atmosphere wasn’t as impressive as what I have already experienced here.
In college football, punishments can come for a slew of reasons and range from fines to suspensions. When Florida redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Brendan Bett was ejected for spitting on USF junior offensive lineman Cole Skinner, head coach Billy Napier looked for remorse, kept the discipline internal and allowed Bett to continue play in UF’s third game of the season.
UF's ice hockey team rolls back into town late into the night after games at their home rink — 90 minutes away, in Jacksonville. Some players are trying to make a local rink a reality.
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