The No. 25 Florida Gators (2-1, 1-0 SEC) have given up 226 yards per game through the air which is good for the 62nd best rank in FBS — a 22-spot jump from last season where they finished 84th in the nation.
Week two of the NFL season is in the rearview and several former Florida Gators have found their bearings this season. A mix of young players finding their way at the highest level and veterans making an impact for big teams represented the Gators this week.
Florida offensive linemen Damieon George Jr. and Micah Mazzccua and tight end Dante Zanders will be suspended for the first half against the Charlotte 49ers following a late-game altercation against the Tennessee Volunteers Saturday.
Former Gators outfielder Wyatt Langford is expected to earn promotion to Triple-A with the Round Rock Express Tuesday, according to Kennedi Landry, the Rangers beat writer for MLB.com.
Becoming the voice of a team is an opportunity in sports sought out by thousands. For Sean Kelley, this opportunity came last year with the Florida Gators. Now, he takes his experience with him from year one into year two.
The No. 25 Florida Gators (2-1, 1-0 SEC) defeated the now-No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers (2-1, 0-1 SEC) 29-16 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Sept. 16. The matchup marked the second largest crowd in the Swamp in the Tennessee-Florida matchup at 90,751 people.
The sound of 10,323 Florida fans chanting “Let’s Go Gators” echoed through the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Sunday afternoon as the No. 3 Florida Gators (8-1) fell 3-2 to the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers (9-0). The number set a new record for the most attended volleyball game in UF program history.
The Florida Gators Men’s Golf team had their first tournament of the 2023-24 season this weekend. The team hit the road to travel to Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago for the Fighting Illini Invitational. UF finished the tournament ninth out of 15 teams that competed.
The Florida Gators (2-1, 1-0 SEC) defeated the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers (2-1, 0-1 SEC) 29-16 Saturday night in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. UF used a 20-point second quarter to race to an insurmountable first-half lead and secure head coach Billy Napier’s first win over a rival.
Gators freshman wide receiver Eugene Wilson III will miss the remainder of Florida's game against the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers.
I sat down with Caleb Jarreau, the sports editor at The Daily Beacon, the independent student newspaper at the University of Tennessee, to break down the matchup.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (8-0) will look to take down the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers (8-0) Sunday at home in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Both teams come to the match unbeaten. Florida has only dropped seven sets and Wisconsin has only been defeated in six so far into the 2023 season.
The Florida Gators (4-2-2, 0-1 SEC) fell to the Missouri Tigers (5-1-2, 1-0 SEC) Friday night at Donald R. Dizney Stadium. The Gators set a new record high in attendance for this first match of SEC play with 1,283 fans.
The Volunteers (2-0) are the first Southeastern Conference opponent the Florida Gators (1-1) will play this season and are undefeated entering the weekend matchup. Tennessee hasn’t defeated Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, though, since 2003.
After a two week hold on the season, Florida Gators running made their Fall 2023 debut on their home course at the Mountain Dew Invitational. Fifteen total colleges competed with all 15 competing on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s. This totaled to 178 runners in the men’s 7800 meter race and 139 in the women’s 3 mile, with Florida’s men’s team finishing in 3rd and the women’s in 1st.
Friday will be Luke Poulter’s opportunity to embark on his own journey as he tees off for the first time as a Florida Gator.
Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Jamari Lyons and redshirt sophomore linebacker Scooby Williams made their presence known in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (8-0) beat the Florida State Seminoles (5-4) 3-2 on the road in Tallahassee. Senior outside hitter AC Fitzpatrick led the way for UF with a career-high 18 kills.
The Florida Gators women’s golf team began their season Monday. The team traveled to the Yeamans Hall Club in Charleston, South Carolina, for the Cougar Classic. UF finished the tournament seventh out of 17 teams that participated.
After 11 successful seasons, former head coach Bryan Shelton stepped down to spend more time coaching his son, Ben Shelton, who reached the semifinal of the US Open Sept. 8. Three weeks after Bryan Shelton stepped down, UF Athletic Director Scott Stricklin hired Steinberg for the upcoming season.
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