Gators outblocked again in sweep of Razorbacks
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Sep. 20, 2009There was more on the line than usual for Florida.
There was more on the line than usual for Florida.
As Florida's defense jogged onto the field clutching to a 23-13 lead with 6:01 remaining in the fourth quarter against rival Tennessee, All-America linebacker Brandon Spikes watched from the sideline.
Young people can be so impatient.
The UF men's golf team finished its opening tournament of the season in sixth place at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational.
Beating Tennessee never felt so disappointing.
Tennessee walked away from The Swamp with a loss, but it may have laid the foundation for how to slow down Florida's potent offense.
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As Florida's defense jogged onto the field clutching to a 23-13 lead with 6:01 remaining in the fourth quarter against rival Tennessee, All-American linebacker Brandon Spikes watched from the sideline.
It was no Swamp smackdown, but No. 1 Florida did enough to win its school-record 13th straight game Saturday night 23-13.
Florida's secondary said all week it was looking forward to playing against mistake-prone Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton.
Few college football programs have as polarizing of an effect as the mighty Pirates of East Carolina.
Running back Emmanuel Moody is still working to regain his coaches' full trust after fumbling last week.
For the past four years, the men's and women's cross country teams have won their first meet, and this year looks to be no different.
Just looking at the stats from Friday's match, it would seem as if the Gators cruised to an easy three-set victory.
Before their last match against No. 3 Washington, coach Mary Wise said it wasn't often that the Gators were forced to take the underdog role, as they did in that showdown.
For Kayla Bala, tonight could have been the first time she played in James G. Pressly Stadium.