The Florida Gators went into Knoxville hoping to knock off the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers, but suffered a 73-61 defeat. Grant Williams paced the Volunteers with 16 points and 6 rebounds, while Admiral Schofield added 14 points and 6 rebounds. Five different Volunteers had 9 or more points. Noah Locke …
Read More »No. 1 Tennessee Faces Major Road Challenge Against South Carolina
The Tennessee Volunteers have maintained their top ranking among the college basketball world for the second straight week. Being deemed as the top team in the country is exciting in the moment. However, every team is going to come at you with major intensity and do everything they possibly can …
Read More »Grant Williams’ heroics leads top-ranked Tennessee to OT win
Vanderbilt fans watched in agony as Grant Williams finished a three-point play with 31.6 seconds left to close out an 88-83 overtime win for top-ranked Tennessee Wednesday night. Williams’ career-high 43 points left the Commodores at 9-9 and still winless in the SEC, while Tennessee improved to 17-1 and is …
Read More »Thoughts on the Gators’ Defense After Loss to Tennessee
A home loss to Tennessee isn’t great, but Florida basketball showed continued signs of promise on the defensive end. Defense Has Been a Strength All Season There’s no hiding it: the Gators have had a relatively disappointing season thus far. Some tough losses, however, have somewhat covered up the fact …
Read More »No. 3 Tennessee Defeats Florida in Thriller
The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Florida Gators by a score of 78-67. KeVaughn Allen led the Gators with 18 points on 6-9 shooting (5-6 from three), while Noah Locke added 16 points with four threes. Grant Williams dominated for the Volunteers with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists on …
Read More »Kentucky Looks for First Road Win Versus Tennessee Since 1984
The No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats will battle SEC-foe Tennessee in Knoxville looking for their third win since 1984. The Wildcats look to bounce back from a 34-17 loss to No. 5 Georgia that ended a chance of playing in the SEC Championship. On the other hand, the Volunteers accumulated only …
Read More »Volunteers Hold Off Late Run by Gators to Secure Big SEC Win
The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Florida Gators 62-57 on Wednesday night. The Volunteers now sit two games behind the Auburn Tigers for first place in the SEC. They also hold a comfortable two-game lead over six different teams, who all sit at 8-7 in the conference. Grant Williams and Admiral …
Read More »Rocky Top Rebuild: From The Ground Up
Tennessee’s recent history The Tennessee Volunteers’ coaching search is looking a lot like their last football season, unpredictable and disappointing. Over the last couple of seasons, rumors have swirled that head football coach Butch Jones was on the hot seat. However, the ending to his coaching career did not come …
Read More »McElwain Press Conference Recap
Success or Average? Some may argue that Jim McElwain’s first two years at the helm of the football program have been a success, while others may politely (or impolitely) disagree. McElwain has led the Gators to a 20-9 record, with only one non-ranked loss to Arkansas last year. However, the …
Read More »Gator Baseball Drops Second Straight in Extra Innings to Tennessee, Falls 3-2
For the second straight day, the Gator baseball team went to extra innings with Tennessee. And for the second straight time, the Gators lost a one-run game to the Vols in 10 innings. Florida fell 3-2 to Tennessee on Saturday night at McKethan Stadium, one night after losing to them …
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