Gators advance to play for tourney championship
By MATT WATTS< | Nov. 27, 2010The Gators missed their first seven free throw attempts in what was another abysmal shooting night against South Alabama in the Dead River Company Classic on Friday.
The Gators missed their first seven free throw attempts in what was another abysmal shooting night against South Alabama in the Dead River Company Classic on Friday.
Despite the Gators’ well-documented struggles this season (they rank 71st in the nation for total offense), offensive coordinator Steve Addazio said his players have not strayed from the plan.
Like classes this week, we have decided to keep this edition of the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column short.
The distance between bad and worse for the Gators’ season comes down to Saturday in Tallahassee.
Coach Amanda Butler stuck to her word, and the Gators came out running against North Florida on Tuesday in the O’Connell Center. But the start wasn’t what they envisioned.
November weather usually doesn’t bode well for outdoor swimming. But with Tallahassee temperatures in the low 70s, the Seminoles hosted the Gators roof-less.
Florida has one last opportunity to improve aspects of its game before the start of the NCAA Tournament.
After being thrown out of Saturday’s game, Carl Moore will play against FSU.
LAKELAND — With just minutes remaining in his senior season, Jeff Driskel took a snap from his own 9-yard line and dropped back to pass. As Lakeland High defenders bore down on him, the four-star quarterback rolled out to his left to avoid pressure. Running out of time and room, he shed one defender in the backfield and jetted down the left sideline before juking a defensive back in the Dreadnaughts’ secondary. Ninety-one yards later, Driskel accounted for his fifth touchdown of the night, and what would be his last for Oviedo Hagerty High.
Inexperience breeds mistakes. It’s inevitable.
Usually the Gators compete in the confines of an echoing, indoor natatorium. But today’s meet will be a little twisted.
For the past two races of Florida’s season, everything seemed to go right.
This blowout win was exactly what the Gators needed.
If Jordan Reed has gotten this far without a full grasp of Florida’s playbook, imagine what he could do if he ever picked up the offense.
This weekend the Gators treaded in the waters of the 1996 Olympics, rising to place in the top five of the Georgia Tech Invitational’s 13 competing teams. The men’s team finished in second while the women secured the third-place spot.
Florida took the first step in salvaging its disappointing season against Appalachian State on Saturday in the The Swamp.
Heading into today’s national championship race, Genevieve LaCaze knows the Gators will have to lean on more than a strong performance from their top-three runners to capture their first NCAA title.
Running onto Florida Field for the last time, Mike Pouncey hid his face in his helmet.
After securing at least a share of the Southeastern Conference title last weekend, the Florida volleyball team did not waste any time in winning the title outright.