Veterans, newcomers fighting for time in deep Florida lineup
By JOHN BOOTHE | Aug. 23, 2011Last season, UF coach Becky Burleigh had more players on the roster than in any of her previous 15 years at Florida, but it still wasn’t enough.
Last season, UF coach Becky Burleigh had more players on the roster than in any of her previous 15 years at Florida, but it still wasn’t enough.
Wide receiver Quinton Dunbar was helpless last season.
If the Florida coaching staff accidentally found itself lining up alongside their players, Jaye Howard knows who he’d want to pick up.
Greg: Apparently the Gators are stepping up to challenge the Miami Heat for the title of most overrated team in Florida.
Mary Wise just wants it to be 2009 again.
Senior forward Tahnai Annis knows how it feels to contribute as a freshman.
Coach Will Muschamp said Saturday that he is standing behind wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill despite the assistant’s connection to the University of Miami scandal that was unearthed last week.
With a new semester and a new football season around the corner, the Gators aren’t the only ones “trying to get better each and every day.”
After two achingly close chances at a first career goal during the Gators’ two-game swing in Miami, freshman Tessa Andujar wasn’t going to miss her next opportunity.
If there’s one thing Brooke Chancey has learned as a career backup goalie at UF, it’s that she has to earn every minute she gets on the pitch.
CWS Run Ends On Sour Note: Florida’s baseball team rode Preston Tucker’s bat and a strong pitching staff to its first SEC Tournament Title since 1991. But the season will be remembered by a sweep at the hands of South Carolina in the CWS Finals in Omaha, Neb.
John Brantley is all too familiar with the rigors of a Southeastern Conference schedule.
Already thin on the offensive line with just 13 scholarship players, Florida needs three guys whose careers have been marred by setbacks to step up this season.
When asked which defensive back has given him the most trouble during fall camp, quarterback John Brantley couldn’t give a name.
Cooped up in a hospital bed in late July, about a week away from training camp, punter David Lerner answered his phone. It was Will Muschamp.
Florida volleyball coach Mary Wise walked into her team’s practice facility one day over the summer and saw an elaborate practice plan drawn out. Clueless to who may have crafted the lengthy workout, the veteran coach thought a local club team was really pushing itself.
The loss still lingers in their heads every day. Whether it’s on the court or in the weight room, there is no shortage of reminders.
The story of how Phil Gaimon got a tattoo of a big, blue bar of soap on his right bicep starts like most late-night adventures — with a bad decision.