Notebook: Driskel prepared for road contest against Alabama
By RICHARD JOHNSON | Sep. 15, 2014Quarterback Jeff Driskel was not ready to play when he stepped onto the field for the first non-garbage time snap of his career.
Quarterback Jeff Driskel was not ready to play when he stepped onto the field for the first non-garbage time snap of his career.
Forget everything said about Georgia being the new frontrunner to win the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division. South Carolina — two weeks after being walloped by Texas A&M at home — pulled out a gutsy 38-35 win at home to stay alive in the SEC East race.
Florida concluded its first tournament of the season Sunday by bringing home two singles titles while still leaving room for improvement in doubles play.
The first round of the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C., at the Yeamans Hall Course has come to an end, and the No. 17 Florida women’s golf team is sitting in the middle of the field in 14th place. The Gators finished the day at 9-over-par, which is 15 shots behind clubhouse leader Wake Forest. Coach Emily Glaser said, the teams score doesn’t echo how well the team played.
Two days after suffering its second loss of the season to No. 4 Stanford, Florida looked to rebound Sunday and put on a strong performance as it visited New Mexico.
The Gators’ secondary couldn’t decide what it wanted to be Saturday night.
Fans buzzed about Demarcus Robinson following Florida’s 36-30 triple overtime victory over Kentucky.
When Florida took to the field for its Southeastern Conference opener against Kentucky on Saturday, it looked nothing like the team that showed up against Eastern Michigan one week earlier.
What the SEC Network is trying to do is akin to attempting to launch a food truck that sells specialty burgers in the parking lot of a McDonald’s that’s run by your father.
The question of “what if?” will haunt Kentucky (2-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) fans for years to come.
In the history of its program, only two non-conference opponents have ever defeated Southern California at home.
With just two minutes and 47 seconds into overtime, Florida lost its chance of defeating Stanford.
The Gators opened the season in dominating fashion Friday at the 2014 Duke Fab Four Invite, showing promise for this year and providing a glimpse of the future of UF women’s tennis.
Looking to continue its recent run of success at the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C., the Florida women’s golf team is preparing itself for the first tournament of fall. UF will be sending a lineup that includes former tournament champion, senior Camilla Hedberg, and freshman Taylor Tomlinson.
When Florida needed a point against San Diego on Thursday, it went to Rhamat Alhassan.
The Gator Nation has been smiling all week following Florida’s 65-0 extravaganza against Eastern Michigan Saturday. But as any offensive line coach would say: the offense is only as good as the execution along the front five.
The only way Betsy Middleton envisions her team becoming elite is if it competes against quality opponents.
At the start of the season, Florida had three running backs listed as the possible starters for its season opener against Eastern Michigan — Matt Jones, Kelvin Taylor and Mack Brown.
Every new season brings with it a fresh start and clean slate, but for this year’s installment of the Florida women’s tennis team, there is more freshness than usual.
Like any young team searching for confidence, credibility and an identity, Florida is looking to test itself.