Digital Managing Editor Max Bernstein is a fourth-year sports and media journalism major and sports management minor, and is the Summer 2026 Digital Managing Editor at The Alligator. Now in his eighth semester with The Alligator, Max previously served in roles including Sports Editor, Assistant Sports Editor and Football Reporter. He has also made appearances on the Paul Finebaum Show. In the rare moments Max isn't working, he's usually with his girlfriend Reese, watching sports with his fraternity brothers or missing his family and his two cats.
Following a lost 2025 season under former head coach Billy Napier and interim head coach Billy Gonzales, where the Gators dropped to a 4-8 record, Florida football is ready to turn over a new leaf.
The 2027 recruiting trail has been nothing shy of a commitment cycle chock-full of blue-chip prospects and touted talents.
Three days. Seven rounds. Two hundred and fifty-seven picks. Seven Gators. At the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, hundreds of collegiate players’ lifelong dreams came true as they were selected by one of 32 organizations.
The first Florida player off the board of this year's NFL Draft isn't any surprise.
Heading into April 18’s Four on the Floor meet for the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics National Championship, Florida had plenty of momentum as it looked for its fourth national championship and first in 11 years.
After falling short of the Four on the Floor in 2025, Skylar Draser had the idea for the Florida gymnastics team to create their own version of Tim Tebow’s “The Promise” heading into the 2026 season.
Under the bright lights of Dickies Arena Thursday afternoon, No. 3 Florida showed up and showed out in the first NCAA Gymnastics Tournament semifinal.
11 years. That’s how it's been since Florida reached the pinnacle of collegiate gymnastics.
After months of apprehension surrounding Florida football’s new-look defensive scheme under Brad White, the Gators took to the field to display their progress and in the annual Orange & Blue Spring Game.
However, Saturday's exhibition proved to have far more substance, as many players emerged on the offensive front. The flashes from some in particular provided a priming glimpse into the Gators’ first fall under Jon Sumrall and offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner.
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