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Picks Column: Kentucky
Sep. 22, 2011With a 12-hour road trip to beautiful Lexington, Ky., on the horizon, we’re going to get right to it this week.
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Hedberg aims to build on record-setting performance
By LANDON WATNICK< | Sep. 22, 2011In her first collegiate tournament, Camilla Hedberg tied for third individually and broke the record for the lowest 54-hole total in UF history (208).
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Gators focus on building team chemistry before home meet
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Sep. 22, 2011With its long, grueling runs, cross country is not typically known as a sport that exudes team chemistry. But with a regular morning routine in place, UF's women's squad is trying to replace individualism with a group mentality.
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Proof is in the numbers: Brantley untested
By GREG LUCA | Sep. 22, 2011For all the pressure and scrutiny John Brantley was under in 2010, Florida’s senior quarterback might have the easiest job in football right now.
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Matchup with Georgia has different meaning for Speese
By JOHN BOOTHE | Sep. 22, 2011By her junior year of high school, Annie Speese’s road to playing soccer for Georgia was seemingly mapped out.
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Gators preparing for tough match at home against Kentucky
Sep. 22, 2011Through seven home games this season, Florida has played host to two teams ranked in the AVCA Top 25. But it’s tonight’s matchup with an unranked Kentucky team that has UF coach Mary Wise dialed in.
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Notebook: Roberson prepares for games, Muschamp says Rainey deserves Heisman talk
By MATT WATTS | Sep. 21, 2011Before Marcus Roberson could start as a true freshman, he had to learn how to properly prepare for a game, not just physically, but mentally.
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Stark contrast between Weis and Addazio as coordinator
Sep. 21, 2011Charlie Weis is a miserable, miserable man. And that should make you very happy.
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Gators’ special teams, blocked punts key to Kentucky game
By TOM GREEN | Sep. 21, 2011Kentucky coach Joker Phillips knows his team has a real challenge on its hands this weekend.
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The Mailbag: Andre DeBOOM, role reversals and flea-flickers galore
Sep. 21, 2011We’re back at it again with another edition of The Mailbag. We don’t want to delay you from the awesome submissions this week, so let’s get right to it.
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Rodgers seeing increased role after switching to defense
By JOSH JURNOVOY< | Sep. 21, 2011It is a significant accomplishment for a soccer player to surpass her minute total from the previous season in less than seven games.
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Notebook: Plenty wrong with Gators’ offense, Weis says; Elam pleads no contest to July charge
By TOM GREEN | Sep. 20, 2011Florida may be 3-0 and off to a fast start in the Southeastern Conference, but offensive coordinator Charlie Weis is not pleased with Florida’s progress on offense.
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Powell adjusting to complex scheme
By GREG LUCA | Sep. 20, 2011At the snap of the ball, sophomore linebacker Ronald Powell fires out of his three-point stance.
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UF taking what defense allows? Not a chance
By MATT WATTS | Sep. 20, 2011It started against Florida Atlantic in the opener, carried over into the UAB game, and came to a head after beating Tennessee.
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No. 6 Gators’ offense features ‘diverse goal-scoring group’
By JOHN BOOTHE | Sep. 20, 2011Following each of Florida’s nine non-conference games, a video had to be posted online to keep other teams around the Southeastern Conference informed on the Gators’ play.
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Hlaselo formally charged with first-degree felony sexual battery
By JOHN BOOTHE | Sep. 20, 2011A former UF track and field athlete accused of sexually assaulting a woman in June has moved one step closer to resolving his case after the State Attorney’s Office filed formal charges against him last week.
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Notebook: Gators’ first-quarter success hinges on designed play calls, Finley to return against UK
Sep. 19, 2011Florida’s offense has thrived from the opening act in each game, in part because the players have received simple instructions: follow the script.
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Bostic, Jenkins quietly leading UF’s top-ranked rush defense
By MATT WATTS | Sep. 19, 2011On the Gators’ defense, some players are more visible than others.
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Maye taking different path
By Kelly Price | Sep. 19, 2011ST. PETERSBURG — Marcus Maye lights up most fields he steps on — even the barely-lit ones.
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The Rally: Does Florida’s offense need to get its receivers involved?
By TOM GREEN | Sep. 19, 2011Tom: We’re three games into Will Muschamp’s first season and finally have our first Southeastern Conference game under our belts, so we’re starting to get an idea of Florida’s offensive identity. To this point, it’s been a heavy dose of running backs, both on handoffs and in the passing game, but the receivers have been a non-factor.
