Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
We inform. You decide.
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Sports

Jeff Driskel (6) reacts after rushing for a first down during Florida's 30-27 loss to LSU on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Sports

Air Jordan: Four talking points for the Florida-Missouri game

Florida (3-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) can still very well win the SEC East and make it to the conference championship in Atlanta for the first time since 2009. They have four SEC matchups remaining on the schedule — all of which are against Eastern Division rivals. The first of those games is against Missouri (4-2, 1-1 SEC) on Saturday night in the Swamp at 7. Here are four points to watch out for when the Gators face their second set of Tigers in as many weeks.


Freshman Caeleb Dressel jumps into the pool at the start of the 200-yard breaststroke event during Day 3 of the 2014 Pinch A Penny Invitational
Sports

Florida’s swim team remains unbeaten against LSU all-time

Make it a combined 36-0 all-time for UF’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving team (M: 1-0, 1-0 Southeastern conference; W: 2-0, 2-0 SEC) against LSU (M: 0-1, 0-1 SEC; W 1-1, 0-1 SEC) as the Florida men’s squad defeated the Tigers by a score of 162.5-122.5 while the women won 166-134 on Friday afternoon.


Sports

UF golf in sixth at Tar Heel Invitational

Freshman Taylor Tomlinson continues to impress in her short time as collegiate golfer, as she led the way for the Florida women’s golf team after the first round of the Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C.



Powered by SNworks Solutions by The State News
All Content © 2026 The Independent Florida Alligator and Campus Communications, Inc.