As a typical rivalry week goes in college football, nothing goes as expected. Let’s take a look back at the final week of the regular season and see how it affects Championship Saturday next weekend.
TALLAHASSEE — As Treon Harris lined the Florida offense up with fourth and the ballgame to go, I scanned the crowd of 82,485 at Doak Campbell Stadium. My eyes met briefly with a female Florida State fan, and she smiled at me. It wasn’t one of those happy smiles, it was a nervous one, an "oh crap there’s still a chance we might lose this game," kind of smile. I just assumed she was new around these parts. Perhaps she had woken from a coma last Sunday and this was her first FSU game this season.
Nearly two months ago, Florida was dominated by Texas.
TALLAHASSEE — It wasn’t in the cards for the Gators and Will Muschamp.
By way of penalty kicks, Florida fell to Stanford on Friday night in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament, bringing an end to the Gators’ season.
Facing its second Big East opponent on the road in less than a week, the Gators were able to avoid the early pace problems that have plagued the team throughout the season and beat Georgetown 81-73 on Friday night in Washington D.C.
For the first time since 2010, Florida finished undefeated in the Southeastern Conference.
For the first 10 minutes, it appeared the Gators were going to succumb to the slow start issues that has plagued the team throughout its first three games.
After opening the season with two wins at home, Florida (2-1) lost its first game of the season on Friday, a 72-66 loss to St. John’s. The team looks to get back to its early winning ways when it takes on Charleston Southern (2-1) tonight at 7 in the O’Connell Center.
To the left and slightly above Mary Wise’s head, Kelly Murphy winds back her left arm, preparing to slam a ball across the net.
TheNo. 7 ranked Florida men’s swimming and diving team and No. 16 rankedwomen’s team won the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta this weekend.
The Gators are one win away from the Final Four.
For Will Muschamp, his time is almost up.
On Friday, Florida outright clinched its 21st Southeastern Conference title in program history.
As its competition rapidly improves, Florida isn’t shying away. In fact, the Gators could be playing some of their best soccer of the season.
It all started with a single phone call.
After missing out on a bowl game last season for the first time since 1990, the Gators became bowl eligible again on Saturday.
Mike McNeely used to wear his number, the player Will Muschamp holds up as an example for silver spooned scholarship athletes scored the final touchdown of the Will Muschamp era in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
With its win over Ole Miss on Friday night, Florida volleyball clinched the Southeastern Conference title outright.
Led by a classic Savannah Jordan performance, Florida stamped its ticket to the Sweet Sixteen on Friday night, defeating California 3-1 at Donald R. Dizney stadium in one of the most riveting contests of the Gators’ season.
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