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.
It is a significant accomplishment for a soccer player to surpass her minute total from the previous season in less than seven games.
Florida 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.
At the snap of the ball, sophomore linebacker Ronald Powell fires out of his three-point stance.
It started against Florida Atlantic in the opener, carried over into the UAB game, and came to a head after beating Tennessee.
Following 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.
A 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.
Florida’s offense has thrived from the opening act in each game, in part because the players have received simple instructions: follow the script.
On the Gators’ defense, some players are more visible than others.
ST. PETERSBURG — Marcus Maye lights up most fields he steps on — even the barely-lit ones.
Tom: 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.
It was a different atmosphere with a different feel and different stakes for Florida, but it was the same old, same old for Chris Rainey.
Maybe the Gators didn’t approach Saturday’s matchup against the Volunteers like any other game.
Florida coach Will Muschamp was thrilled after beating Tennessee 33-23 in The Swamp on Saturday, but he wasn’t happy with the excessive number of penalties the Gators racked up.
With light rain slicking the field in Lawrence, Kan., just before warm-ups, all the Gators had to do Sunday was find an open shot and watch as the Jayhawks let the game slip right through their fingers.
Florida won the Olympia Fields Invitational last season with a score of 5-over par.
To err is human, but the Gators are slowly overcoming that.
If the Florida men’s tennis team can continue to display the form it showed in its opening weekend of play, this may be a year to remember.
It was a different atmosphere with a different feel and different stakes for Florida, but it was the same old, same old for Chris Rainey.
Although its overall quality of play has fallen, the UF men’s golf team remains tied for 10th place after its second day of action.
After coasting through an easy first day against FAU at the Gator Invitational, UF men’s tennis coach Andy Jackson correctly predicted UCF would be able to provide a tougher test.