MIAMI GARDENS — Florida got away with living dangerously in 2012. Saturday did not prove as kind. The No. 12 Gators’ (1-1) stout defense could not make up for a mistake-prone offense in a 21-16 loss to the Hurricanes (2-0) in Sun Life Stadium.
Spending the last two years under the tutelage of Chloe Mann and Betsy Smith, middle blocker Simone Antwi proved on Saturday that she has been a good student.
The misty weather and an hour-long rain delay didn’t seem to faze Pamela Begic on the field in the Gators’ first ever meeting with the Sooners.
For Quinton Dunbar, No. 12 Florida’s matchup with Miami on Saturday at noon in Sun Life Stadium is a homecoming — to a place he could not wait to escape.
The Gators continued their solid start to the 2013 season Thursday.
Some players just have “it.”
The alligatorSports crew embarks on its first road trip of the 2013 season this weekend, heading down the Florida Turnpike to Miami — the general home area of a few of our staff members. While down there, we plan to check out the farm that grows Adam Pincuses. We heard rumors of a radiation leak in the area during early 1992, so we’ll keep you posted. Either way, we expect a pretty exciting trek down to the Magic City. Last year’s inaugural road destination — College Station, Texas, — gave us the collegiate debut of Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel as well as a pretty terrifying I-10 standoff with a pissed-off cattle-truck driver. If you’re traveling down along with us, stay cool, be safe and hit up your South Florida friends for a Sun Pass. This week, we have Joe Morgan and Phil Heilman debating the Georgia-South Carolina game.
For coach Becky Burleigh and the Gators, 2013 has been a year of many firsts.
With the speed and power of a runaway freight train, Miami’s Duke Johnson is almost impossible to stop on a football field.
D.J. Humphries (right MCL sprain) returned to practice on Wednesday, coach Will Muschamp said during the weekly Southeastern Conference Coaches Media Teleconference.
Florida-Miami was once a huge rivalry, but you wouldn’t know it if you looked at the schedules from the last decade. The two teams have played each other only five times this century. All but one of those were during the Ron Zook era.
Florida offensive coordinator Brent Pease hears what people say about his offense. But when describing his scheme, stay away from one adjective in particular.
Tyler Moore played his first game for Florida on Saturday, but he made himself known to Gators fans for the wrong reason early in the second quarter.
Henry Russell Sanders said it first.
When Florida swept Duke in three straight sets to capture the Campus USA Credit Union Invite on Sunday, they walked away with more than a trophy.
With the loss of five consistent playmakers to graduation following last season, Florida entered 2013 without definitive answers at key positions.
Gideon Ajagbe did not play a snap for the Gators in 2012.
Despite the Gators’ perfect 3-0 record to begin the season, coach Mary Wise said the team still has a laundry list of imperfections that must be corrected before the Big Four Classic starts Saturday.
After winning last year’s Southeastern Conference title, Florida’s women have not wavered.
Safety Josh Evans (9) tackles wideout Dorial Green-Beckham (15) during Florida’s 14-7 win against Missouri on Nov. 3 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
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