Wenger beneficial in transition
By GREG LUCA | Aug. 15, 2011There were times last season when sixth-year senior Dan Wenger wasn’t sure if he’d ever play football again.
There were times last season when sixth-year senior Dan Wenger wasn’t sure if he’d ever play football again.
Before last season, Jon Bostic could hear doubts creeping through his mind. Where do you see yourself fitting, he thought. Can you really play at the college level?
As the five core members of Florida’s defensive line leaned over microphones in front of a sea of reporters at media day, they joked about their potential nicknames and junior Omar Hunter’s Chick-fil-A-induced love handles.
In his 52 years as a student, assistant athletics director and, finally, athletics historian at the University of Florida, Norm Carlson has witnessed nearly every concrete and brick fueled evolution in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Omarius Hines didn’t know how to answer. Or didn’t want to. Or, well …
Andre Debose isn’t used to this. He isn’t used to special teams being his only outlet. He isn’t used to being an afterthought.
The players in the Gators secondary lack experience, but they are sheer athletes. Head coach Will Muschamp wouldn’t have it any other way.
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By the end of the UF sports calendar year, 10 women’s athletes walked away as national champions.
While some might say Kyle Murphy is destined to be a West Coast guy, the offensive tackle said he is still open to colleges all over the country.
With an opening draw against Miami looming just 15 days away, Florida soccer became the first team on campus Wednesday to hit the practice pitch.
Each UF athlete named on the All-alligatorSports team has pushed the boundaries and flirted with the limitations of what a collegian can do in competition.
Fans love to gloat. They love to boast.
For Ocean Lakes High (Va.) defensive end Eli Harold, today is significant.
MTV’s “The Challenge: Rivals” is the best damn show on TV not starring Larry David.
Friday Night Lights is marketed as one of the nation’s grandest showcases for top-tier high school football players.
The university announced Tuesday that running back Jeff Demps will return to the football team this fall.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — With the mid-July sun beating down on the two football fields at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex over the weekend, 64 of the nation’s top high school football players participated in an inter-regional battle for touch football supremacy.
Routinely referred to as the fastest man in college football, Florida running back Jeff Demps has an alter ego, one that has always come second to football.
For the second time in just over a year, Florida safety Matt Elam was cited in downtown Gainesville for underage alcohol possession.