Assistant Sports Editor Max is a junior sports journalism student in his seventh semester at The Alligator. He serves as The Alligator's assistant sports editor and football beat coordinator. He previously served as The Alligator's sports editor and as a reporter for football, women's tennis, volleyball, lacrosse and sports enterprise. He also has made multiple appearances on the Paul Finebaum Show. Max wants to shoutout his cats, Scooter and Zoe, and niche former Florida Panthers players (shoutout Maxim Mamin).
Under the gaze of 68 personnel from all 32 NFL teams, 13 Gators returned to Gainesville for Florida Football's 2026 Pro Day.
With the Gators season now over, several issues plagued UF in its defeat. Here are five areas that cost Florida a chance at the Sweet 16.
On Selection Sunday, Florida found out its fate. The Gators (26-7) were named the No. 1 seed in the South Region of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. But one key element remained unclear: UF’s first round matchup.
The Florida Gators now know their path to a second consecutive national championship. The Gators (26-7) were named as the No. 1 seed in the South Region of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Florida fell to Vanderbilt 91-74 in the semifinals to make an earlier-than-expected exit. As it turns its focus now to the NCAA Tournament, here are five areas Florida must improve on from the tournament to make it back to the national championship.
Senior Jocelyn Erickson has had a decorated collegiate career thus far. But the 2024 NFCA Division I Softball Player of the Year and SEC Player of the Year has turned it up a whole other notch in 2026.
Florida lacrosse has faced a gauntlet in non-conference play to kick off its 2026 season. After four ranked games in which UF went 2-2, the Gators had one more tune-up game before their monumental clash against No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Tuesday.
From the moment the Florida Gators took the mat Friday night for their regular-season finale, it was clear that they were ready to make a statement.
Stepping up to the podium Thursday following practice, sophomore wide receiver Vernell Brown III had changed. He trimmed his hair down to the shortest length since he joined Florida last spring. He changed his number from No. 8 to the famed No. 1, worn by past Gator greats including Percy Harvin. But one area of Brown did not change: His work ethic.
With a chance to capture their eighth Southeastern Conference regular-season championship title in program history and the program’s first since 2014, the Florida Gators were firing on all cylinders Saturday night.
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