Gators shocked in loss to Rebels
Sep. 28, 2008There were 41 seconds left, and Jeremy Foley didn't want to watch anymore.
There were 41 seconds left, and Jeremy Foley didn't want to watch anymore.
Amid the buzz of a presidential debate and football upset, the Gators found a way to leave their mark on Oxford, Miss.
When some of its upperclassmen addressed the rest of the UF soccer team on Tuesday, the other players listened closely.
The Gators (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) loss to Mississippi Saturday caused them to fall eight spots in the new Associated Press poll. UF checks in at No.12 this week , while Georgia falls to No. 11. Alabama jumps up to No. 2 after their win in Athens, Ga. and former No. 1 Southern California slides to No.9 following its loss to Oregon State.
It was an up-and-down day for Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin.
It only takes a few hours for a plate of armor to become an Achilles' heel.
The Gators, fresh of their 3-0 (25-19- 25-17, 25-21) win against Arkansas, make the trip to Oxford, Miss. Sunday to take on the Rebels. UF is 26-0 against Mississippi under coach Mary Wise. The Rebels (6-5, 2-0 SEC) are coming off a 3-1 win against South Carolina Friday night. The Gamecocks had won 10 straight matches before the loss. Mississippi is led by freshman outside hitter Katie Norris who is averaging three kills per set this season.
After two rounds at the Mason Rudolph Women's Championship in Franklin, Tenn., the women's golf team is sitting in seventh place.
Kelly Murphy had a match for the record books.
Coach Urban Meyer had a succinct explanation for senior kicker Jonathan Phillips' blocked extra point in the fourth quarter.
UF coach Urban Meyer thought about kicking a field goal. But in the end, he felt more comfortable putting the ball in the hands of his Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback.
Entering the season, the idea that UF's offense could possibly cost the defense a game would be ludicrous.
Talk all you want about Mississippi's quarterback, Jevan Snead. I won't be.
Before the future of UF's offense was centered on Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin, it was focused on a strong-armed Texan named Jevan Snead.
Patience isn't a virtue that Callie Rivers is fond of.
Megan Kerns didn't just score the winning overtime goal for UF on Friday night against Georgia. She did it with a knot the size of a golf ball on her forehead.
If you're measured by the company you keep, the UF men's golf team should be regarded in high esteem starting Sunday.
Apparently people are expecting big things from the Gators this season. At this point all of the major preseason basketball magazines have been released, and the consensus seems to be that UF is heading back to the NCAA Tournament after missing out on the Big Dance last season for the first time in 10 years.